The Voice UK's LeAnn Rimes sued her own dad for £5million in bitter battle

LeAnn Rimes, who is simply a justice connected ITV's The Voice UK, has been embroiled successful a fig of scandals passim her beingness - including suing her ain dada for millions of pounds

LeAnn Rimes has had her just stock of controversies. The US prima precocious joined The Voice UK arsenic a coach, pursuing the departure of Olly Murs and Anne-Marie – alongside chap newbies Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones from McFly. However, galore mightiness not cognize that the state singer, who was precocious moved to tears by a contestant's heartfelt performance, has been progressive successful respective scandals implicit the years, reports OK!.

She's been happily wedded to Eddie Cibrian for 13 years, despite their narration opening amidst scandal. Both were already hitched erstwhile they met - LeAnn to backup dancer Dean Sheremet and Eddie to TV celeb Brandi Glanville. Their paths archetypal crossed portion shooting a Lifetime movie, Northern Lights, successful 2009, which ignited an affair. But this wasn't LeAnn's archetypal nationalist scandal.

She was antecedently tangled up successful a melodramatic ineligible quality with her begetter Wilbur, accusing him of swindling her retired of net portion she was inactive underage. LeAnn changeable to stardom astatine the tender property of 13 aft releasing her massively fashionable azygous Blue, with her vocation managed by her dada Wilbur and mum Belinda. A twelvemonth later, her parents divided up.

In 2000, erstwhile Rimes was conscionable 17, MTV reported that she was suing her begetter and erstwhile manager for a whopping $7 cardinal (£5 million). It was besides noted that it was Rimes' parent who filed the lawsuit, arsenic the vocalist was inactive a insignificant astatine the time. Before the particulate settled, Wilbur deed backmost with a countersuit, pointing fingers astatine LeAnn's lavish spending, alleging that she had an contented with splurging. The state prima aboriginal opened up: "I was being called a spoiled brat by immoderate people. But, you know, radical don't cognize me."

In 2002, the ineligible play concluded with a settlement, with Wilbur expressing alleviation astatine the time: "It is hard to explicit conscionable however blessed I americium that each of the ineligible troubles betwixt my girl and I are over." Reflecting connected the tumultuous times with ABC News successful 2005, LeAnn shared: "I've ne'er hated my dad. I conscionable wanted a dad. I conjecture I conscionable truly disliked wherever helium was successful my life. I conscionable wanted him to beryllium my father."

The father-daughter duo mended fences successful clip for Rimes' nuptials to her archetypal hubby Dean Sheremet, with Wilbur having the honour of walking LeAnn down the aisle. Meanwhile, LeAnn has been stealing hearts nationwide, showcasing her seasoned expertise arsenic she takes connected the relation of mentor connected ITV's The Voice UK.

Off-screen, the 41 twelvemonth aged songstress is blissfully wed to Eddie, celebrating 13 years of marriage. Before Eddie came into the picture, LeAnn's bosom belonged to dancer Dean. She's candidly discussed her divided from Dean, adjacent delving into however the affectional turmoil affected her value during that period.