1. Malinda Gayle McCready was an American country music singer.
26 Facts About Mindy McCready
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When she was 18, Mindy McCready moved to Nashville, where she was signed by BNA Records.
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The next year, Mindy McCready released the album If I Don't Stay the Night.
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Mindy McCready released her self-titled album with Capitol in 2002 to disappointing sales and was dropped by Capitol later that year.
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In May 2008, Mindy McCready released the single "I'm Still Here" via her official website.
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Mindy McCready announced that she had been working on a documentary, a new album, and a reality show.
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Mindy McCready's critically acclaimed fifth album, I'm Still Here, was released in March 2010.
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In June 2009, Mindy McCready signed on to appear on the reality series Celebrity Rehab with Dr Drew.
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Mindy McCready later discussed her recovery and possible studio work with Todd Gaither on a March 2010 episode of The View.
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In mid-2011, Mindy McCready appeared on an episode of each of Celebrity Close Calls and Celebrity Ghost Stories.
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In 1997, Mindy McCready became engaged to actor Dean Cain; the couple ended their engagement and separated the following year.
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Mindy McCready was hospitalized for a drug overdose after consuming a large amount of undisclosed drugs with alcohol.
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In March 2006, Mindy McCready gave birth to a son, Zander Ryan Mindy McCready.
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On May 25,2010, Mindy McCready was hospitalized in Cape Coral, Florida, for a possible drug overdose; she may have had a reaction to Darvocet her mother had given her.
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Mindy McCready was released later that day and returned home.
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In November 2008, Mindy McCready spoke in more detail to Inside Edition about her affair with Clemens.
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Mindy McCready stated that their relationship lasted for a decade, ending when Clemens refused to marry her.
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In May 2005, Mindy McCready was stopped by Nashville police for speeding, then arrested and charged with driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license.
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Mindy McCready was finally arrested in Florida and returned to Tennessee.
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Mindy McCready faced a hearing later that year on charges of violating her probation on a drug charge by failing to check in with her probation officer and leaving the state without permission to go to Florida.
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In July 2007, Mindy McCready was arrested in her hometown of Fort Myers, Florida, and charged with battery and resisting arrest for an apparent scuffle with her mother.
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In June 2008, Mindy McCready was arrested in Tennessee for violating the terms of her probation set in September 2007.
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Mindy McCready was associated with and allegedly victimized by con man Jonathan Roda.
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On February 17,2013, Mindy McCready's neighbors called the Sheriff's Office of Cleburne County, Arkansas, reporting gunshots.
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Mindy McCready was found dead on her front porch from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the same place where David Wilson, her former boyfriend and the father of her younger son, had fatally shot himself one month prior.
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Mindy McCready shot and killed Wilson's pet dog before her suicide.