Kimberly
Smiley, who is being sued by LeAnn Rimes for invasion of privacy plans to take
her own legal action against the singer.
A woman
being sued by LeAnn Rimes plans to take her own legal action against the
singer.
The
30-year-old star - who checked into a rehab facility to receive treatment for
stress and anxiety earlier this week - is suing teacher Kimberly Smiley for
invasion of privacy and accused her of bullying her on twitter, but the
Californian mother-of-four insists she hasn't done anything wrong and needs to
''stand up'' to the 'How Do I Live?' hitmaker.
Kimberly
said: ''I plan to take my own action against her. This could impact my family
and business. Somebody needs to stand up or LeAnn will continue doing this for
the rest of her life.
''I have
a right to my opinion. I have never bullied her. She blocked me on Twitter and
then I took my account private, so how can I bully her if I'm blocked and have
a private account? It makes no sense.
''People
who don't like her have a right to their opinion. She's a public figure. But I
have never bullied her.
''One of
her people said I was sending derogatory tweets to her for years. That's
false.''
Kimberly's
daughter Lexi, 19, was also named in the lawsuit and is devastated by the
action.
Kimberly
added to RadarOnline.com: ''My daughter was in tears over the lawsuit. This
could affect her future employment.''
LeAnn is
suing Kimberly and Lexi because she claims a call she made to discuss the
alleged comments on twitter was recorded and made public.
According
to Kimberly, the singer called her ''rude'' and ''berated'' her on the phone.
She
said: ''She called me. She was trying to berate me into liking her. When she
didn't get her way she got frustrated.
''She
called me 'incredibly f***ing rude.' She was really mad. I guess she is used to
people bowing down to her but I'm not that kind of person. She's not used to
people standing their ground.
''It
seemed odd that she was calling me.''
According
to Kimberly, LeAnn opened the call by saying ''Hey bitch, it's LeAnn. You have
five f***ing minutes to say whatever you want to me.''
LeAnn's
lawsuit claims Kimberly repeatedly ''insulted, taunted and provoked Ms. Rimes''
during the phone call earlier this year, but the accused insists it is a
''complete lie''.
Source: MSN.Com
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