On Tuesday, we heard about Fantasia Barrino’s overdose. Apparently, she was so overcome by stress at being publicly called out for homewrecking, so she took an overdose of aspirin and sleeping pills. She ended up going to a North Carolina hospital where she detoxed for two nights, and in that time Fantasia – through her manager – released a statement admitting her affair with the married Antwaun Cook. Her manager’s statement was very Jesus-y and it basically boiled down to: I believed Antwaun when he said his marriage was already falling apart, so that’s on him, and I’ve asked God’s forgivness for f-cking a married dude, and I know that he forgives me, so if you love Jesus, you should too.

Anyway, Fantasia has been released from the hospital, and of course, her batsh-t crazy manager spoke again:

After a harrowing couple of days, Fantasia Barrino is on the mend – and out of the hospital.

The American Idol season 3 champ was hospitalized in Charlotte, N.C., Monday for an overdose of aspirin and a sleep aid, but she was released from the hospital late Wednesday, says her manager Brian Dickens.

“She has been lifted up by the outpouring of love and support from her fans,” Dickens said. “She is more committed than ever to her daughter and her work because they are her heart, her soul and inspiration.”

The medical scare came just after Barrino, 26, was named in a court filing alleging that she was having an affair with a married man. The singer denied she was responsible for breaking up the marriage of Paula and Cook. However, on Tuesday admitted having dated Cook “off and on for 11 months.”

Barrino says she believed Cook and his wife were separated, and is now “heartbroken and is sorry for any pain she may have caused.”

[From People]

She is “committed more than ever to her daughter”? Her daughter didn’t enter into her mind when she “overdosed” like a drama queen on some aspirin? You know… generally speaking, I don’t really care about the “homewrecking” issue. Those stories are fun to cover for me, and I like doing it because I think people like to read about it. But usually, on a personal level, I think most of the “she’s a homewrecker” stories aren’t so black and white, and you know, sh-t happens. But my feelings always change when there are innocent children involved in the drama of the homewrecking situation, and this Fantasia drama kind of makes me sick. I think Fantasia deserves a lot of sh-t for these self-indulgent, pity-poor-me drama queen moves, especially because she’s a mom, and she was screwing around with a married man who had children too. It just sucks. She sucks as a person.

By the way, People Magazine released their story on “Just who is Antwaun Cook?” This is the celebrity-sanctified version of events… and it’s surprisingly not stuck up Fanatasia’s ass. They seem to be on the side of Antwaun’s estranged wife, Paula. Good for them:

Two weeks ago, Antwaun Cook lived a low-profile life. A father of two sons, he managed a Charlotte, N.C., T-Mobile store and recently joined a local real estate office as an agent. But one court document and a bitter separation later, he finds himself immersed in headlines as the man who began dating Fantasia Barrino – while he was still married.

The American Idol season 3 champ, 26, initially denied she had broken up Cook’s marriage to his wife Paula but later confirmed she had been in an on-again, off-again relationship with him for 11 months.

Barrino, her manager said, believed Cook when he told her that he and his wife had “separated in the late summer of 2009.” Even back in January, the singer spoke to PEOPLE about her relationship with Cook (whom she said was “separated”) and dismissed claims he was cheating on his wife with her.

A complaint filed by Cook’s wife, however, tells a different story. According to the legal papers, the couple, who married in October 2005 and have two boys together, Christian, 6, and Jackson, 2, only started living separately on June 16, 2010.

Wife’s Allegations
Among some of the wife’s allegations: Cook and Barrino carried on an affair before she split with her husband, even making a sex tape, the two frequented “bars, restaurants, nightclubs and the like” together, and that they had matching tattoos.

An East Carolina University business alum who played football at the school and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, Cook obtained his real estate license in 2006 so he could “share the knowledge from my own ‘good’ and ‘interesting’ experiences in the homebuying and selling process,” he says on a Web site for Keller Williams Realty, the firm he joined in August.

Describing himself as “extremely motivated” on his LinkedIn profile, Cook has also had an 8-year-long career in the telecommunications industry, including his other current job as a retail sales manager for a local T-Mobile store – where he apparently first met Barrino.

In the complaint, Cook’s wife seeks custody of their two kids, along with child support and alimony. But there’s a chance even more legal action may take place. Barrino, who was hospitalized Monday for an overdose, could potentially face a lawsuit, because North Carolina is one of seven states that allows a party to sue a “homewrecker.”

So what attracted Barrino to Cook in the first place? She previously told PEOPLE she wasn’t interested in being with a guy who worked in the music industry. “He doesn’t rap or produce,” she said. “He’s from my hometown. He’s just a regular dude.”

[From People]

I’m kind of hoping Paula sues, don’t you? I doubt she will, but here’s hoping.

Header: Fantasia on June 8, 2008. Credit: WENN.