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    Mindy McCready: 'I Did Not Steal My Child'

    Mindy McCready tells Access Hollywood that despite reports, she and her 5-year-old son are not missing.

    "I am working with lawyers to try to get all this straightened out," she told Access Hollywood in an e-mail on Wednesday. "I did not steal my child, as it would be impossible for me to kidnap what already belongs to me! There never was any missing persons report and never an Amber Alert."

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    According to the Associated Press, however, the Department of Children and Families said a missing persons report was filed in Florida on Tuesday.

    The DCF told the AP that the report was filed after the singer took her son, Zander, from the singer's father's home. McCready's mother reportedly has custody of the child.

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    A judge has ordered McCready to return Zander by Thursday, the AP reported.

    Country star McCready has battled addiction and a series of personal issues over the years.

    In April 2010, she told Access about her stint on VH1's "Celebrity Rehab," explaining her diagnosis from Dr. Drew Pinksy.

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    "Dr. Drew in giving me a diagnosis, diagnosed me as a person who has co-dependency. The new age term is a 'love addict,'" she told Access at the time. "It leads you into the wrong relationships and you go from one horrible relationship to another. Then I started drinking too much."

    In December 2008, the singer was hospitalized after cutting her wrists and taking several pills.

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    84 comments

    • A Yahoo! User  •  Cleveland, United States  •  5 mths ago
      As big a loser as I think she is for a mother, since I do not hear mention of the father in this article. He must be a bigger loser yet. Thank God for the grandmother. Poor boy!!
      • A Yahoo! User 5 mths ago
        thank you for proving that you are so narrow minded, you leave it up the a news article to form your opinion.

        you're a very sad little person.
      • A Yahoo! User 5 mths ago
        Yes I did let the news form my opinion of her. I just can't remember whether it was the news of the alcohol abuse, the drug abuse, the domestic violence, or the pornagraphy career that led me to believe that she was a poor mother and role model. I apologize for my narrow mindedness. NOT!!!!!
      • A Yahoo! User 5 mths ago
        OMG another NOT! comment?

        Seriously, have I time traveled back to '91? Is Kurt Cobain alive? Is MC Hammer at the top of the charts? Is Meg Ryan cute again?

        Hello?
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Cleveland, United States  •  5 mths ago
      You can't steal something that belongs to you I beg to differ a court found you to be not fit to have full custody of your son for whatever reason if it was unjust you fight it in the legal system you don't take your child. Your poor decisions got you into this & I am glad you are seeking help I hope it turns out in your favor but you can't just do what you want when you want it seems that is part of why you are in the perdicament you are at this time.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      I'm praying for you Mindy, but if you don't have legal custody of your son, then he doesn't "belong" to you. There are good reasons why you don't have custody of your son at the moment.
      • A Yahoo! User 5 mths ago
        That child is hers regardless of who has the child!
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      If her only diagnosis is from Dr. Drew, there is no hope for a recovery. All she will get is a bunch of hashed up excuses for bad behavior. Dr. Drew is an A #1 quack.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      Why is she going to Dr. Drew instead of someone who will ot put her business out there for the world. I am not saying that there is nothing wrong with her, or she didn't participate in it, but the world does not need to know your business via a reality show.
      • A Yahoo! User 5 mths ago
        Probably because she does'nt have insurance and they are paid to be on the show. To go to a decent treatment facility here in the States costs 20k plus. Just my guess.
      • A Yahoo! User 5 mths ago
        She opted to be on the reality show. There is a whole other side of the PRC that is not on the show. By sharing their stories, people who are going thru the same kinds of issues have the opportunity to see that they are not alone and they may just seek help.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      I think the so called "Doctor Drew" is far from one... It is not good practice to show a persons soul for your own gain and notoriety!
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      If this had been a husband he'd be locked up for a long time.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      This woman is a mess- "love addict"= loser. Let's call things for what they are, I'm sick of all these ridiculous labels for #$%$
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      Selfish woman! return that baby to his grandma and let him alone until you get your life together!
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      Mindy, do the right thing for you and your child ... Return him to your Mother's house, and then continue with your plan: "I am working with lawyers to try to get all this straightened out". Your current direction will only result in more problems for you and your little boy.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Dallas, United States  •  5 mths ago
      "Country star"? Since when?
      • A Yahoo! User 5 mths ago
        1996
      • A Yahoo! User 5 mths ago
        since 1996
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Wallingford, United States  •  5 mths ago
      If the dad had taken them, he'd have been arrested, beaten, and held in jail without lawyer access until his court date some time next summer. But no, a mom slides, and they give lame, empty threats that they may do something or else. Same for child support. My ex owes me 30,000 in back child support, they won't make her pay. Deadbeat moms suck.
      • A Yahoo! User 5 mths ago
        Well said.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      What happened to this chick? She use to be kind of hot not I wouldn't touch her with someone else's junk. Just another swanky crackhead
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Monterey Park, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Dr. Drew is probably a great therapist, but now that he's found reallity fame he's just a part of the Hollywood machine that breeds idiotic shows for idiotic people to both follow and be a part of. Case in point: Mindy McCready.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      Never heard of her.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      "Dr. Drew in giving me a diagnosis, diagnosed me as a person who has co-dependency. The new age term is a 'love addict,'"

      And you know it's totally scientific if Dr. Drew said it.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Glendora, United States  •  5 mths ago
      mindy got beat up by the baby daddy. she was warned to stay away. got papers on him. went to him & got preggers after she bashed him on tv -oprah- and she is the victim. her own brother said she was a mess
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Carlsbad, United States  •  5 mths ago
      It's always someone else's fault. bring Oprah back. Isn't she the queen of someone else is to blame. Take that child away from her so it has a chance. #1 you don't own a child, you love it, teach it, feed it, care for it. your a crappy parent.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Greenville, United States  •  5 mths ago
      she must be a one hell of a good mom for her mother to have custody of the child-(crickettes chirping)
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      Mindy--If you really want help, check yourself into Betty Ford or a facility that is Hazelden related. Reality shows or celebrity treatment centers that advertise on TV are the "easier softer way". AA and Al-Anon are out there for you too--and there are sober country music folks out there that can hook you up with meetings that will respect your privacy. Your son needs a positive, loving atmosphere...not chaos and drama. Give him the chance to grow up emotionally healthy and return him now.
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