Y’ALL. LeAnn Rimes is finally looking back at the pop culture equivalent of a flaming cowboy soap opera: her iconic cheating scandal with now-hubby Eddie βCertified Hottieβ Cibrian β and sheβs got THOUGHTS, baby. And maybe a few regrets. And maybe a chakra crystal.
Hereβs the tea served extra sweet with a shot of wild west drama:
Back in the prehistoric times of 2010 (when TikTok was just the sound your Nokia made), LeAnn and Eddie were both married to other people when they decided to skip the loyalty and go full Lifetime movie. Fast forward through a few hundred tabloid covers, one scorched-earth divorce, and a lot of sad cowboy ballads later β theyβre now happily married, moisturized, and thriving.
BUT WAIT. The drama ghost still haunts.
In a new podcasty soul-search-y interview with Flow Space (which sounds like a yoga studio but is actually a vibe check for the spiritually fried), LeAnn opened up about the tsunami of hate she got hit with post-affair. Spoiler: it was giving internet cancelation before cancel culture had a name.
βI realized very quickly that there are a LOT of women whoβve been hurt,β she said, presumably while staring deeply into a healing crystal shaped like a broken heart. βIβve been cheated on too, so I totally get that pain… but I was also just this shiny celebrity target that people YEETED their rage at. It wasnβt all mine to carry!β
Translation: Sis said she got caught in a hurricane of hurt feelings that were bigger than just one country song and a sexy Hallmark actor with cheekbones so sharp they could cut glass.
And to be fair, sheβs not entirely wrong. She owned up to her part in the drama β but made it clear sheβs not here to carry the emotional baggage of the entire betrayed sisterhood of the traveling rage tweets.
βI know what Iβm responsible for,β she added. βBut the worldβs pain?? Not my carry-on item, babes.β
And honestly? Iconic behavior. Therapy-core. Boundaries on fleek. β¨
So what have we learned, kids?
1. Cheating is bad, but being the main character in your own redemption arc is β¨kinda slayβ¨.
2. Donβt project your trauma onto strangers, especially not on celebs with microphones and a podcast invite.
3. If you’re gonna ruin a marriage, at least do it with someone hot enough to make People Magazineβs βSexiest Men of 2009.β
Anyway, LeAnn is booked, unbothered, and emotionally evolved β and somewhere, Brandi Glanville is probably rage-tweeting in all caps while drinking a cocktail named after her own heartbreak.
Let the drama rest in peace⦠or Netflix, whichever calls first.
#CheatersButMakeItSpiritual
#YeehawAndYikes
#NotMyPainToCarryDotCom
