LeAnn Rimes releases a video to announce her tour: embarrassing or cute?

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I’ve gotten some requests to cover this so… sigh. Let’s do it. LeAnn Rimes is really starting to amp up the promotion for LeAnn & Eddie, the VH1 reality show. She really hopes that this show will jump-start her country music career so that she can have some money coming in – at the moment, the money is just going out. Mostly to buy Eddie “presents.” So, she’s trying this whole “touring” thing again and this is how she announced it:

I guess this is supposed to be cute? But I’m just embarrassed for her. I’m embarrassed that I watched this mess and that I listened to that “song.” It’s not schadenfreude either – I’m not pleased that she’s failing. I’m just embarrassed.

Meanwhile, Life & Style has a story this week about the VH1 show. Allegedly, Eddie is “secretly humiliated” by LeAnn’s antics and their marriage is seriously on the rocks. LeAnn spends a lot of time on camera engaging in “drunken tirades, crude behavior and inappropriate talk” in front of his kids. Eddie “doesn’t even want to promote” the show. Here’s the funniest quote: “She thinks it’s normal to get into bed and burp and fart under the covers and waft it toward Eddie. He doesn’t want his wife to look that way for the world to see…. Then at one point on the show, she says something ridiculous about sex to the kids, and Eddie tries to stop her.” She needs to stop wafting the farts towards him and just shove his head under the covers and dutch oven him. For what it’s worth, Gossip Cop’s sources say the story is full of lies.

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  1. Tracy says:

    I hope they live miserably ever after. They deserve each other. I for one will not be watching that mess of a show.

    • Kelliekat says:

      Yep, an entire show bashing his ex-wife: the object of Leann’s years of stalking and bullying and the mother of his kids.
      They also use the boys as props promote themselves and the show.
      Do not watch.

  2. HappyMom says:

    I’m not even going to waste my time watching the clip much less the show. Tacky, crass and vulgar. Eddie definitely has a type. And he’s gross. Ick to all of it.

    • ParisPucker says:

      you spared some valuable seconds from your life, which I want back btw. She is just so CLUELESS at how uninteresting and how *not relevant* she is. That video was just downright terrible. Even a frenemie should have told her how bad it was. It was an excuse to promote her ‘improved looks’ and to show herself off in a bikini…AGAIN. Please stop. Really. May she please find a therapist, sort out her issues privately and please spare us from the narcissistic antics. QUESTION: Does she really have that fan base out there? Will these shows be empty? Am not trying to be snarky – it’s a serious question. It’s like Latoya Jackson coming to your town and expecting a sold-out show. Am I right, or am I right???!?

      • briargal says:

        Therapy won’t work for her because she will always do whatever she wants to do. In her own delusional mind she is so perfect just the way she is. It wasn’t her fault that Eddie fell for her!!! He just couldn’t resist her and her beautiful body! (In reality–MONEY) She doesn’t think she needs help as her mommy has always said she is a perfect little angel! Her mommy should have had therapy a long time ago and dragged her little angel along with her! Mommy let her run wild and think she could no way do anything wrong. No wonder she still thinks that way!

      • Christin says:

        In 2012 post-tweehab interviews, she mentioned being in therapy for years. I guess we can debate the effectiveness, but that was her claim. She waxed on about her missed childhood, lack of tools, etc. and mentioned years of therapy sessions.

      • briargal says:

        Yeah she has claimed therapy but based on how reliable anything is that comes out of her mouth (in other words all the other lies), can we believe this??? And she should still be in a rubber room with a straight jacket-like bikini on!

        And based on how well her rehab worked a couple years ago, she didn’t learn anything in therapy either!

      • Christin says:

        Well, there is that saying about how you can lead a horse to water…

        Am I the only one who would rather see LaToya in concert, if forced to make a choice between the two? She would probably actually show up, and her talk between songs might be more interesting. Maybe.

      • meh says:

        I actually believe her claim that she has been in therapy for years considering how much she loves talking about herself. I’m sure to her a therapist is a captive (paid) audience. Now the effectiveness of her therapy… well that is another question entirely.

  3. Calabar says:

    I always forget she is such a good singer. She could have survived this scandal, if she just shut -up. But she refuses to, and this VH1 show will be a disaster.

    People will always remember you as a home-wrecker, if you never shut up about it and are always shoving it in our face.

    • Kiddo says:

      Yeah, sometime in the last several months I saw some video of her singing as a kid. She was more than competent and had a great range. I never knew about that part of her history. It’s a shame, really, that she decided to abandon the focus on her gift and to resort to so much fame-whoring instead.

      • Vee says:

        She has a great voice. When living in Nashville while married in her 20’s, she had lots of friends in the industry, she was very well liked and respected. It’s such a shame she has thrown all that respect and good will away.

      • Kayl says:

        Go YouTube “Blue”, she has amazing vocals.

      • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

        She was also cute before she started with the plastic surgery. And talented. What a shame.

    • Jess says:

      She threw it all away for a guy who rarely works and constantly makes her look like an idiot, such a shame she has ruined her career. No man is worth that, and she’s gonna be in the same situation as Tori spelling before long, scrambling for money and heartbroken over a cheating husband.

    • Christin says:

      If she had kept her personal life more private and focused on her voice and being likeable, she’d likely still have a decent career.

      IMO, this reality show will do very little except expose more people to how ridiculous their life is (through their own choices and behavior).

    • Chicagogurl says:

      I actually loved some of her songs and now I can’t stand listen to her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z-XvUU83rk — she should have really stuck with country/rockabilly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIZ3m5hkkk4

      This one is older but has her raw vocals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ULzgFTVTPA

      Such as shame to waste this talent on vapid and crazy.

    • Lahdidahbaby says:

      Yup, she has a great voice. Too bad she lost her dignity so happily and continues to remind the public of all the reasons to disrespect or dislike her. If she would just shut up and sing she might still have a chance to resurrect her career, but she has chosen the lowest common denominator for her fame: cheezy, sleazy, famewhoring. Her decision.

  4. eva says:

    Karinge!

  5. Happy21 says:

    Ugh. I loathe this woman and would never in a gazillion years watch a show with her in it OR go to her concert. She is vile, annoying, self absorbed and annoying (oh I already said that!)

    • Brin says:

      Totally agree with you.

    • briargal says:

      Manistee MIchigan–not Minnesota dumb LeAss!–is only a couple hours from me and I’m thinking she is doing the concert at a casino there. I, at first, was thinking I should go and boo her or wear a t-shirt saying Team Brandi. But I am with you– I would never go to one of her concerts. I will contact my local country music stations and ask them to not promote her concert. Not even to give away all the free tickets I’m sure the casino will be giving out just to have people show up. And I will contact the casino and let them know how sickening it is to have her signed. As stupid as she is, maybe she will go to Minnesota–sorry all you people in Minnesota–but I don’t want her here!

  6. dorothy says:

    Didn’t watch it. Not interested, not sure that anyone else is either.

    • TheOriginalKitten says:

      Smart move. I watched and I so much wish I could un-watch.

      • Dinah says:

        TOK, I share your sentiment. I couldn’t help but notice that even when she tries to appear affable, she cannot to save her life. All, and I mean ALL, of her expressions are just so nasty & bitter.

        Also, I remember vaguely her childhood hit. Comparing her vocal skill set from then to now, the deterioration is shocking. Didn’t appreciate her then, cannot stomach her now.

    • Size Does Matter says:

      Just judging by the image, because I’m not watching the video, if the grinch is chased by an elf on the beach and nobody watches, is it still cringe-worthy?

  7. TheOriginalKitten says:

    You know what this clip kind of reminds me of?

    The videos of Hank Bassett’s transsexual lover, Ava Sabrina London.

    Meanne and Ava make the same cheesy Sexay Faces as they stare into the camera. Gross.

  8. Laura says:

    That video was silly, However, despite the how silly it was, it DID remind me of what an incredible singing voice LeAnn has. I really hope that after the reality show with Eddie that she gets back into the studio and does what she does best – which is sing!

  9. Brown says:

    That was the most cringeworthy thing I’ve watched in recent memory, which is saying something since I’ve been forced to sit through multiple episodes of Ridiculousness on MTV over the past 3 weeks by a houseguest.

  10. debra says:

    I can think of alot of words to describe this, but “cute” isn’t one of them… I hope people aren’t crazy enough to part with their hard-earned money to buy tickets for her tour.. she cancels more shows than she performs

  11. stacey says:

    Her face…is so scary. She was always a homely little girl, but when she was with Dean her face thinned out and she could fix herself up to look alright. Now…the plastic surgery, the fake lashes, the botox, the botox scowl she’s always got going on with her angry eyebrows…She looks like a freak.

    Her body is impressive, she looks like she works hard for it. But is it just me or does she have the Kate Gosselin tummy-tuck look to her mid section? Leann’s belly button is really high and something is weird with her non-existant waist…

    As for Eddie/Leann break up rumors, I think Eddie will never leave her, at least not in the forseeable future. Leann lost the weight she gained last year and Eddie is a lazy fool who seems content living off her income. And Leann indulges Eddie’s hatred for Brandi and its clear from the TV promos that they really love to bitch about and plot against Brandi together. It’s a game/hobby for them. If he left Leann for another chick, guaranteed the next chick would find it creepy and annoying how much Eddie obsessively hates his ex wife Brandi. No way would the next chick indulge him in such behavior.

    • Jess says:

      Exactly, I think it’s obvious Eddie uses LeAnn not only for money but to get back at Brandi for leaving him. Most women could see that he’s obsessed with her and would run.

  12. Arock says:

    What the fuq was that?
    Her in a bikini listing mid size cities? Is this a trailer park geography lesson?
    If I sit on the couch in my underware and yell out names like Richmond va! Colombia Sc! Bellevue WA! Winslow AZ! Would it be video worthy? (For the record I do have great tits and they’re all mine)
    The loathe runs deep and hard for this trick.

    • Brin says:

      LMAO!!

    • claire says:

      The best part is one of the cities is spelled wrong and she sings wrong one of the states, since she apparently doesn’t know MI is for Michigan, not Minnesota! Soooooo budget!!

      Seriously, though. She HAS to get new material. You can’t over and over say you don’t pay attention to tabloids, then trot out yet again tabloid stuff as your material. I mean, we get it. People call you a HO, people say you’re crazy, people make fun of you wearing bikinis all the time – you don’t need to talk about it constantly! Why couldn’t she just do a normal cute on-topic Christmas thing? Because she’s obsessed with tabloid talk!

  13. Celeste says:

    She should have worn a Grinch costume. She’s got the face for it.
    Oh, and she should give up the dream of having long, lean legs like Brandi. She looks ridiculous pretending like she does.

    • Tamra says:

      Love this.. This made me laugh out loud.. It is the truth.. She has the face of the Grinch.. Brandi, honey, I hope this makes your week. lollolllollol

  14. Leslie says:

    Couldn’t she hire a professional team to put together a promo video? This is so low budget with misspellings, that Monotype Corsiva font, and her even singing the wrong states. Guess nobody bothered to edit it. Or maybe LeAnn’s the one who edited it.

    • briargal says:

      With her lack of education it’s not surprising about the incorrect spelling and bad knowledge of geography!

  15. bettyrose says:

    I actually heard How Do I Live on the radio the other day …and I guess it’s the first time I’ve really heard the lyrics…quite the study in highly dysfunctional co-dependency.

    • ParisPucker says:

      LOL! How very true…had never really thought about it until now

      • bettyrose says:

        And I realize that she didn’t write the song, but she did get famous from it – and how weird is it that this song totally describes her current relationship?!

  16. Whitney says:

    Wow. I almost feel embarrassed for her. Almost.

  17. briargal says:

    Sorry but I just cannot watch/listen to anything this lying cheap trick does. But I have to say, she does not have the comprehension to know how embarrassing she is. Her mental and emotional state is still in the teens and I’m sure she thinks she is sooooooo cute and cool! In reality she is totally an embarrassment to the country music world and just to the population in general. She doesn’t realize that people are laughing AT her and her antics. Except of course for her bio-mom who, wanting those checks to keep coming in, is telling her how clever and ingenious she was coming up with the promo idea. Pathetic is the word for LeAss!!

  18. Jess says:

    Oh my god, watched the video and my stomach was turning with embarrassment for her. What in the world was she thinking???

  19. Talita says:

    This woman is a joke.

  20. Bravocueen says:

    OMG if this video promoting her tour is anything like her “reality” show. . .

  21. Pumpkin Pie says:

    I only managed to watch something like 30 seconds. Sorry, but yikes

    • bettyrose says:

      Then you missed the elves begging her to keep her robe on, but her ripping it off any way and streaking down the beach in a teeny bikini while the elves chase her begging her with the robe, begging her to cover up. No lie.

  22. DTX says:

    Him in that pink, used-car salesman from the 70’s suit and that smug-ass “Trust Me!” jerkface is a perfect reflection of how normal, healthy, well adjusted women see him: SLEAZEBALL

    She is in total denial to think that all these women secretly want that douche.

  23. anne_000 says:

    The L&S excerpt says that the kids are on LR’s show? How can that be? The boys are not allowed on BG’s show at all, not even as shadows. If EC has them on their show, then I hope the show gets an injunction forcing them to go back to the editing room.

    Some people keep saying LR has a good voice. But what’s a voice when there’s no mind in her head that can discern the quality of songs to sing?

    • claire says:

      I don’t think she has a great voice.
      Scratch that. I believe underneath the warbling of unintelligible lyrics with badly placed overdone runs and mispronunciations, that there is a good voice. But her style is to sing in that awful way now. I’m sure she thinks she’s too good for any vocal coaching.

      • briargal says:

        Has she ever had any coaching ? Or is her singing just a gift from God like her mommy told her??!! I think there are a lot of better singers out there–Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood just to name two!!

      • claire says:

        I would be surprised to hear that she had. At least any time in the last 15 years. Maybe when she was 11. Overall, she’s just had so much smoke blown up her ass that I’m sure she doesn’t think she would ever need it. And she overlooks the quality of her singing by focusing on the hate being due to people being jealous, Brandi turned people against her, etc. But the thing about her indecipherable lyrics has been a criticism for many years, pre-Eddie. There was also a lot of criticism in her earlier career about how they were having a young girl sing adult lyrics and she didn’t have the emotion or soul to successfully carry the songs. I suspect that might be why she started getting worse with pronunciation and runs – she thinks it’s injecting emotion.

      • Christin says:

        The enunciation and vocal acrobatics have been present for years. I prefer Trisha’s version of How Do I Live for that reason.

        In my personal opinion, she was very young and overhyped (parents and others had to keep that money flowing while they could). She really has had a lot of people feeding the ego for years, so it’s no wonder there are hints of smugness in her appearances from many years ago.

        She would be more liked if she would accept she is not an a-list singer. She had her day and was lucky enough to greatly profit from it.

      • briargal says:

        @Claire–Laughed at your remark about “so much smoke blown up her ass”! So true and it’s no wonder she thinks she is so great and can do no wrong! Pathetic delusional life!

      • SAPPHIRE says:

        MeAnn has actually said she has never had vocal coaching and was quite proud of it!

  24. Ginger says:

    Ugh. Made it halfway and then shut it down. Damn, she has such a great voice. What a waste. Girl, get your “stuff” together.

  25. NerdMomma says:

    I swing from apathy on this girl (I find her voice unpleasant) to hate, but now I’ve reached a different mindset. I think I love her. She is so ridiculous. She provides endless entertainment. I will watch the heck out of her show. I don’t know why she does this to herself but it’s not my problem. Carry on, Leann

  26. Leslie says:

    Poor LeAnn. She is so dysfunctional that she doesn’t see what idiots she and her out-of-work husband are. I wouldn’t watch this fake show if you paid me.

  27. Ming says:

    Wow. Embarrassing. I think she did this video just to show off all her workouts and “dancing” have paid of.
    Fail.

  28. Mandy says:

    that is 2 minutes of my life I’ll never get back… I want it back! That was just embarrassing… and ridiculous… who funds this crap?

  29. lindy says:

    I don’t “hate” any celebrity, but this woman makes me sick. She is a puss-filled boil on the ass of humanity.

  30. Michele says:

    She looks like a drunk, trailer-trash raised hooker as usual. She’s getting slammed on Daily Mail again for this low budget disaster. The paper itself Daily Mail slammed her in their headline.

    Must be embarrassing mentioning all those “who the F knows where they are” towns that she’s forced to perform at since doesn’t have enough fans for actual venues. (For those of you who may live in those towns, no offense. I too live in a “who the F knows where that is” town .)

  31. MY TWO CENTS says:

    This is a lame attempt to promote her “craziness” for their reality show. She is trying to gain any kind of attention as usual. Doesn’t care if it’s negative or positive. Why else would she make a video about a few casino appearances throughout small town America and call it a “Christmas tour”? Besides the fact Christmas is still 5 frickin months away! This idiot makes herself look like a joke. Nobody else has to do or say a thing. No wonder her career is circling the toilet. She always kills me how she tweets about being out on tour after she performs at three casinos in a row. This trick must be so obnoxious to sit and listen to over dinner. I can only imagine what Eddie’s friends really think of her. I don’t think Eddie has a large enough brain to realize anything. I am sure he is thinking about his latest ho interaction as she relentlessly carries on about how great she is in every way.

  32. briargal says:

    Did anyone happen to see the thing they did on TV about Willie Nelson? He’s is 80 and doing 200 shows per year. Sure makes LeAss’s piddly little tour look pretty bad–oh wait, people want to see and hear Willie. Sorry, my bad!

    • Christin says:

      Dolly is nearing 70, actively touring and could outwork her any day of the week. Oh, and Dolly is common sense smart but doesn’t have to brag about herself constantly.

  33. K-Rock says:

    What did I just watch? o_0 And why did I watch it?

  34. Zooyork says:

    Omg rofl rofl rofl I can’t breathe! Laughing about the farting!

  35. Zooyork says:

    I think her short assistant Kiki is one of the elves.

  36. Getalife says:

    The clip is shockingly bad, but people will always complain regardless. I don’t even like Leann but enough is enough. People are obsessed with criticizing her every move. Give her no attention. The Brandi fans at times are the saddest bunch on Twitter. Tweets day in and day out. One whom I won’t name who is going to boycott the show has a picture of Leann and Eddie’s reality show as her twitter header background. It advertises the time, date and channel of when the show will be on. Boycotting yet that’s the background on her twitter. The irony is astounding.

    • Deanne says:

      She’s brought it onto herself. Shes the one who puts herself out there constantly. She’s desperate to have the accolades and attention she had twenty years ago, when she was someone in the music industry. She can’t act like a desperate, attention seeker and expect everyone to like it and praise her. Brandi fans certainly aren’t the saddest. There are a few fans from both camps that seem more invested than may be healthy, but LeAnn has fans who do the same type of things with their Twitter accounts and worse. They mistakenly believe LeAnn is their real friend and that they have a close relationship with her. Even her close friends and employees have harassed and abused Brandi in the past on Twitter. Not defended LeAnn but straight up harassed Brandi. A lot of people who don’t like LeAnn, aren’t even Brandi fans. It isn’t mutually exclusive territory. LeAnn would die if she wasn’t getting attention. She seems to revel in it, even if it’s negative.

  37. Deanne says:

    That was embarrassingly bad. I can’t stand the woman, but I’m seriously humiliated for her. Is she really so lacking in self awareness, that she thinks this catastrophe is cute and clever? My kids have produced better movies for school projects, using iMovie. There are spelling mistakes in the graphics and she doesn’t even sing the right states. Who from her team allowed this crap to be made? Has she even got a team anymore? I know she doesn’t have a record deal, so who’s paying for the Christmas album? If this POS is the best promotion she can afford, money must be dwindling because that was about as low rent as it gets. TV critics walked out the screening of their show and trashed it on Twitter, calling it things like grim, boring, ridiculously petty and incredibly bad, just to name a few. LeAnn, being the deluded soul she is, will of course tweet about what great feedback they are getting and how much everyone loves the show.

    • Christin says:

      Sometimes I wonder if the ‘team’ consists of the kids’ classmates. All the adults seem to be yes people depending on her for freebies, fun and getting a tiny piece of the d-list spotlight.

    • Kelliekat says:

      “Is she so lacking in self awareness?”
      You can stop right there.
      Yes.

  38. Kylesbackfat says:

    I love these pics comparing Eddie’s body language with LeAnn and Brandi. Scroll down: http://www.gossiprocks.com/forum/latest-gossip/big-fat-liars-leann-rimes-eddie-cibrian-go-public-page351-110874.html

  39. nk868 says:

    wait guys look at the buzzfeed article and all of the comments i’m dying

    http://www.buzzfeed.com/vh1/11-signs-leann-rimes-and-eddie-cibrians-relationship-is-just?b=1

    • Deanne says:

      She likes to claim that she only has a few “haters”, but those comments prove otherwise. Most of her identity is based on her own delusions. She’s thinks she’s still a relevant, top selling rartist, who won the love of a successful, hot, actor. Everyone’s jealous of her and wishes they were her. From what I gleaned, a lot of people are either disgusted by this couple, don’t care about this couple and in fact, a lot don’t even know who he is. Considering the fact that tv critics skewered it and many even walked out of the screening for the show, her claims of mostly positive feedback is another one of her delusions.