LeAnn Rimes is a horrible driver. That’s my conclusion. In August, she got into a fender bender in Brentwood, California – and she left the scene! Police questioned LeAnn after the incident, and that’s when she handed over her insurance documents. Police investigated whether or not to charge her with a hit-and-run, and that case was just closed after ruling that no crime was committed. Did LeAnn learn her lesson? It appears so, because she just got into yet another fender bender yesterday in Santa Monica. This time, she waited around and exchanged information with the other driver where the accident occurred. Both times, LeAnn (through her spokesperson) blamed the paparazzi: “Due to the overzealous and very dangerous paparazzi following her, LeAnn was involved in a minor car accident. The police were called and fortunately everyone is safe.” Eh. Just hire a car and driver, you can afford it.

Speaking of what LeAnn has bought and paid for, sources are telling In Touch Weekly that several people are now “warning” LeAnn about Eddie Cibrian’s wandering eye. This goes against all of the glowing coverage LeAnn has bought for herself about how she and Eddie have a real kind of love, and how they’re going to get married and have babies. Eddie’s former costars and LeAnn’s friends are worried that Eddie isn’t going to be interested in all of that:

LeAnn Rimes may be ready to settle down with her hot new beau, Eddie Cibrian, but those who know him fear that he’s not as serious about the relationship.

“He’s a womanizer who may cheat on her like other women he’s been with,” one of his former co-stars tells In Touch, adding that since he landed a role on CSI: Miami, Eddie is likely to go back to his old ways.

“Now that he’s on a new show, he’s probably not going to settle down. He just got out of a marriage,” says the insider. “He’ll have long days on the set, so you know he’ll be hooking up on that set – that’s his nature, it seems.”

LeAnn’s friends are also worried. “She has changed so much since being with Eddie – she wants to have kids and marry him,” says one pal. “She’s changed her whole world for him. But once a cheater, always a cheater. He’s going to break her heart.”

Eddie’s rep strongly denies the story, saying, “It’s a shame that people want to make false future accusations.”

[From In Touch Weekly, print edition, September 28 2009]

I would argue that Eddie doesn’t just have a taste for his costars, his type seems to be “two legs and a pulse”. Other than that, I agree with In Touch’s sources. I think LeAnn stalked the hell out of Eddie, and her devotion to him destroyed both of their marriages. Now that Eddie has his freedom, LeAnn is just his rebound, perhaps even his sugar-mama in case he gets financially creamed in his divorce. And I really do think Brandi Glanville, Eddie’s ex, knows the score. She looks thrilled with the turn of events. By the way, I love Eddie’s rep’s statement. “False future accusations” is the best phrase ever, replacing “unfair fishbowl”.

Leann Rimes is shown on 9/17/09. These photos are captioned “Santa Monica police officers help LeAnn Rimes unload luggage and golf clubs from her SUV outside her home.” How did that happen? Credit: WENN.com