STATEMENT: Fantasia Read Wife's Homewrecking Court Claim Then Took Overdose, Says Manager
May 28 2018, Updated 10:20 a.m. ET
Former American Idol winner Fantasia read a court complaint naming her as a homewrecker just hours before she took an overdose of aspirin and a sleep aid in an apparent suicide attempt, RadarOnline.com is reporting.
The police report was classified as “801- suicide".
In a statement released Tuesday, manager Brian Dickens admitted the singer was “overwhelmed” when she tried to kill herself.
Read the statement here
Fantasia was recently named in a lawsuit accusing her of making a sex tape with a married man, which Paula Cook alleges is one possible piece of evidence to prove the singer’s affair with her husband Antwuan.
EXCLUSIVE: Fantasia Tried To Commit Suicide -- Read The Police Report Here
But Dickens said Fantasia maintains some of the allegations in the complaint are “totally false”.
“Fantasia is heartbroken and is sorry for any pain she may have caused,” he said. “Yesterday, she was totally overwhelmed by the lawsuit and the media attention.”
Dickens added the star “believed Mr. Cook when he told her he was not happy in his marriage” and thought he had separated from his wife in the late summer of 2009.
Here is the statement in full:
Fantasia has always been an open book. Honesty, self-respect, and personal responsibility are values she wears proudly.
Fantasia believed Mr. Cook when he told her he was not happy in his marriage and his heart was not in it. She believed him when he told her he and Mrs. Cook separated in the late summer of 2009. She believed Mr. Cook when he told her he lived elsewhere. He even took her there. One of Mr. Cook’s most redeeming qualities was his complete devotion to his children. Fantasia fell in love with Mr. Cook and believed that he loved her.
Fantasia and Mr. Cook dated on and off for about eleven months. The pressure of the constant media attention was hard on their relationship. Fantasia gave inconsistent interviews about the status of her relationship with Mr. Cook because sometimes they were on and sometimes they were off. When they were on, they spent most of their time together when she was not traveling with work.
Fantasia read Mrs. Cook’s Complaint against Mr. Cook for the first time yesterday. She knows some of the allegations in Mrs. Cook's complaint are totally false. There are others she strongly doubts. There is plenty she does not know.
Fantasia is heartbroken and is sorry for any pain she may have caused. Yesterday, she was totally overwhelmed by the lawsuit and the media attention.
Last night, Fantasia was hospitalized. She took an overdose of aspirin and a sleep aid. Her injuries are not life threatening.
She was dehydrated and exhausted at the time.
Fantasia is stable now. She will be released from the hospital soon.
Fantasia is a fighter and a survivor. This is not the hardest thing Fantasia has endured.
Fantasia will be stronger, smarter, and better for it. Her work has always inspired her and served as a source of strength. Her new album, “Back To Me,” will be released on August 24th.
The lyrics to “I’m Here” say it best:
“I Believe I Have Inside Of Me
Everything That I Need To Live A Bountiful Life
With All The Love Inside Of Me
I’ll Stand As Tall As The Tallest Tree
And I’m Thankful For Each Day That I’m Given
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Both The Easy And The Hard Ones I’m Livin’
But Most Of All
Yes, I’m Thankful For Lovin’ Who I Really Am”
Fantasia sends her praise to God and her eternal gratitude to her fans, friends and family. God is good.
Dickens said Fantasia is in stable condition and will be released from the hospital soon.
