It’s LeAnn Rimes’ birthday. Today. Not yesterday. Not this past weekend. Not a week ago. Today. I’ll totally understand if you didn’t even realize that LeAnn’s birthday was today, because LeAnn has been tweeting about her 30th birthday for – NO JOKE – more than a month. We even covered some of her “early birthday celebrations” last week, in which LeAnn wore a bikini and drank tequila, which… happens pretty much every day in LeAnn’s life. Anyway, “somehow” LeAnn managed to get People Magazine to cover her 30th birthday party (one of many), and People wrote up a nice article and they even managed to get some exclusive video (which you can see here).

When LeAnn Rimes turns 30 on Tuesday, she won’t be missing her 20s one bit.

“Die, 20s, die!” was the theme of the country star’s birthday party, which she celebrated with 20 friends and family members at a private Laguna Beach, Calif., home on Aug. 18.

“I’ve been ready to leave my 20s behind,” she tells PEOPLE. “I had so many amazing things happen in my 20s, and I also had a lot of hard lessons to learn.”

“I really have been truly excited about turning 30. I’m ready to be stronger than ever. It’s a new chapter,” adds Rimes, who shared an exclusive video of her birthday bash with PEOPLE.

Rimes’s husband, Eddie Cibrian, was there to give his wife a kiss after she blew out the candles on a birthday cake, which was topped with a mini-version of Rimes in a bikini standing atop a coffin. “I’m stompin’ on my 20s, stompin’ ‘em out,” she says.

Rimes, who is gearing up for the upcoming release of her latest studio album, Spitfire and a fall tour, says she found the cake topper designed by a friend “hysterical.”

“It’s funny that people have this obsession with me in a bikini,” she explains. “I’m on the beach. What am I supposed to wear?”

“I grew up with chronic psoriasis my whole life and the last six years is the first time I’ve actually been super healthy: my skin is clear, I’m taking care of myself, and since I’m turning 30, between psoriasis and my [bottom] sagging, I only have a few more years to do it so I might as well wear one,” she says with a laugh.

Birthday Gifts
In addition to the sweet smooch, Cibrian, gave his wife another early birthday present: a rose gold and diamond Cartier “Love” bracelet.

“I’ve always wanted one. I cried so hard when he gave it to me,” says Rimes. “He’s always so thoughtful.”

Another memorable present? “A friend I’ve known since I was 15 had everyone make a little video about their favorite memory of me, and he put it all together. It made me cry for half a day,” says the birthday girl. “I have a beautiful life – I am lucky.”

[From People]

LOL. Just… LOL. There are so many details that made me giggle. Like, the exhaustive explanation of why she always wears bikinis – she’s on the beach! She can only wear bikinis for a few more years! She has skin problems! She’s just like us! Etc. But I love the part about her birthday present. I wonder how Eddie knew what she wanted for her birthday? Maybe he knew because she picked it out, bought it and told him to wrap it and give it to her for her birthday? Because seriously, can Eddie even afford to buy a Cartier bracelet? That being said, I can’t believe LeAnn hasn’t tweeted a photo of the bracelet yet. Remember when she tweeted a photo of her fug-as-hell “anniversary ring”? I miss LeAnn’s photos. Truly. She’s just launched a new members-only site in which members have to pay $12 for the privilege of seeing LeAnn’s exclusive photos and reading her mind-numbing thoughts. I was going to offer some kind of prize for anyone who wants to join the site and forward me all of LeAnn’s thoughts and photos, but really… I don’t think this will last very long. Her TMI will come back to Twitter soon enough.

Thirty years of smooth sailing on the S.S. Cray-Cray:

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Last weekend, we got a tip about LeAnn Rimes, and I dutifully reported on it. It seems that several months ago (back in March), LeAnn called up a “hater” who dared to be vocal with her anti-LeAnn feelings. LeAnn called the “hater” – a woman named Kimberly Smiley – and LeAnn proceeded to vent for more than 20 minutes about how misunderstood she is, how Brandi Glanville is “vindictive” etc etc. I was able to embed some of the edited recordings in my previous post, but I can’t figure out to embed the entire recording, so you’ll just have to GO HERE to hear the whole thing. It was recorded by Kimberly Smiley, apparently without LeAnn’s knowledge, and the whole thing is coming to a head now. Smiley was interviewed by HuffPo, and LeAnn is taking this whole thing so seriously that her lawyer even issued a statement about it:

Kimberly Smiley says she was amazed when she answered her phone on March 26 and was greeted by LeAnn Rimes. Smiley says Rimes was at lunch with two of her acquaintances from Twitter, who provided the singer with her phone number.

“In the summer of 2010, I started following Leann on Twitter, because she supported Jimmy Wayne [a country artist who was walking across the U.S. to raise awareness for foster youth],” Smiley tells me. “I immediately noticed how much she tweeted certain people and I found it strange. I was blocked by LeAnn immediately after I started speaking to Brandi [Glanville] fans on Twitter.”

Smiley says she has since been harassed by Rimes’ Twitter fans and even had her place of employment and child’s school address posted on the social media site. But Smiley isn’t the only victim of this kind of Twitter bullying. Friends of Rimes told me that she too has felt harassed on Twitter many times. Just last week, LeAnn engaged a Twitter follower who had been attacking her via the social networking site.

“[LeAnn] really wants us to like her and see that she’s not as bad as we think,” says Smiley. “It’s very strange, if you ask me. I mean I’m just a mom, wife and teacher from a rural town in Northern California. Why would she care?”

Smiley says when Rimes called her on the phone, the singer invited her to spend time with her so she could get to know the “real LeAnn.” But still Smiley was “surprised that she thought I’d just change my mind about her and want to come hang with her.”

“Kimberly Smiley has been tweeting mean and derogatory things about LeAnn for years,” Rimes’ attorney Larry Stein told me. “A mutual friend suggested LeAnn talk to Miss Smiley in an attempt to reduce the negativity. In an attempt to conciliate, LeAnn spoke to Miss Smiley. Instead of accepting LeAnn’s kind gesture, Miss Smiley apparently, without consent, taped portions of the conversation, changed the conversation through editing and created snippets out of context to distribute to the media.”

“It is a violation of the California penal code to tape a telephone conversation without the other party’s consent. LeAnn is totally disappointed in Ms. Smiley’s treachery and has turned the entire matter over to her attorney,” adds Stein.

[From HuffPo]

First of all… “treachery”? What is this, King Lear? Second of all, I thought there was a chance that the shorter recordings could have been edited, but I listened to a few minutes of the full recording, and it sounded pretty legit to me – there were no lags, no abrupt edits, everything sounded like it was happening all at once, you know? And even if LeAnn’s words were taken out of context within the conversation, SHE IS STILL TALKING SH-T ABOUT BRANDI. She’s still directly bad-mouthing her husband’s ex-wife to someone that she has never met. She is still a delusional piece of work. She is still crazy enough to call up a “hater” and bitch her out. This is all just… crazy. I barely have the words.

Photos via LeAnn’s Twitter.

Here is a Twitter photo of LeAnn Rimes celebrating her 30th birthday with tequila. I’ve gone on LeAnn’s Twitter a few times over the past week, and she’s been tweeting constantly about her birthday – which hasn’t even happened yet. Her birthday is August 28th. Why does she get a month of celebrations again? Is it because she’s turning 30? Ugh. I HATE HATE HATE that she’s a Virgo too. She gives Virgos (like me) a bad name. LeAnn is the dark side of the Virgo sign – for the most part, we’re extremely logical and anal retentive, but some people in our sign veer off into full-blown CRAY. Anyway, LeAnn tweeted the header photo with the note, “HUGE thx to @donjulio for providing the tequila and awesome mixologist for my 30th bday!!!” I mean… yes, that’s how everyone should spend their birthday – drunk and wearing a bikini. But what’s the difference between LeAnn’s birthday celebration and her regular life?

Anyway, in between tweeting about her birthday and tweeting about HER boys (“Jakes’s first day of kindergarten and Mason’s first day of 4th grade! They rock! Such big boys now!!! #success”), LeAnn tweeted a link to a new interview she gave to the U-T San Diego. Enjoy:

Q. Tell us what you’ll be doing at The Salk.
A. I know I’m going to be performing with a symphony, which is something I love and don’t get to do very often. I like doing these more intimate shows because I always feel like I’m sitting in my living room, hanging out with friends. I’m sure it’s going to be a beautiful night.

Q. You’ve been performing for more than half of your life, how do you attribute your longevity as a singer?
A. It’s always been an up-and-down ride, like a roller coaster. But recently, I’ve been growing as a writer and a producer, and that keeps things interesting. I feel like as I get older and go through ups and downs in my personal life, I don’t need to explain myself so much anymore, it just naturally comes out through my music.

Q. All those recent magazine pictures of you and your family at the beach, is that here in San Diego?
A. No, we’ve been around Newport on a family reunion. It’s the first time we’ve all been together in a long time. It took 30 years to get here, but we’re here and it’s so nice.

Q. You dealt with your own scandal when you got divorced and married Eddie (Cibrian). How did you survive your personal life on display?
A. People get sick of it eventually. Now they’re waiting for us to get pregnant and the magazines write all these stories about us that aren’t true. But it’s just part of what I do. I didn’t have to deal with it when I was younger because this whole reality television/tabloid world wasn’t so big then. People are always going to talk and say what they want and they can have at it. My husband, my family and I, we have our own truth and that’s the one that matters.

Q. You’re turning 30 soon, how are you feeling about it?
A. I’m excited, it’s something that’s going to be a whole new beginning, a whole new chapter. I’m working on a new album and it’s a labor of love, I’m so happy with it.

Q. Can you give us any details about the record (which is planned to be released in February)?
A. I don’t think people have ever seen me this honest. I’m excited for everyone to hear my truth about the way I see things and the way I live my life. I think you’ll understand a lot more about me after you listen.

[From U-T San Diego]

I could parse her statement about “surviving with her personal life on display” for a long, long time. LeAnn actually didn’t sound as full-blown crazy as she usually does when answering that kind of question, although I did chuckle at, “Now they’re waiting for us to get pregnant and the magazines write all these stories about us that aren’t true.” I read the tabloids every week – she doesn’t have to worry about the tabloid coverage, like, at all. She barely registers at this point in the tabloids. It’s the blogs she has to worry about. But how funny is “My husband, my family and I, we have our own truth and that’s the one that matters”? “Our own truth”?

I wonder what LeAnn’s cake will look like?

Photos courtesy of WENN and LeAnn’s Twitter.

I say this all the time, but I guess I have to reiterate it once again: I think LeAnn Rimes has mental health issues, I believe LeAnn is crazy and delusional and it wouldn’t surprise me at all if her Single White Female-ing of Brandi Glanville went a lot further than we know. Now, all of that being said, some of the people who hate on LeAnn Rimes are just as crazy. Of course, if you just leave LeAnn alone, she’ll still be crazy and she’ll still do and say delusional things. But the reaction should be to simply laugh and/or say, “Wow, I hope she gets some help.” The reaction should not be, “Let me Twitter-stalk LeAnn and make it my life’s mission to expose her cray-cray.” Her cray does not need to be “exposed”. The jig is up. All of us know that she’s cray.

So there’s this blog called “The Curious Case of LeAnn Rimes” also known as “lunaticleannrimes”. We got a tip that this blog had a juicy story about LeAnn – and if it’s true, it is pretty juicy. Apparently, LeAnn had lunch with some of her “fans” in Malibu… some time this month (I don’t know when exactly, the date on the blogpost is from yesterday) – you can see some photos from the lunch here. While at lunch with her “fans”, LeAnn allegedly called a stranger. The stranger (a woman) was someone who had tweeted some negative stuff about LeAnn, so LeAnn decided to call this woman up and defend herself. There are some heavily edited recordings of the alleged phone call – you can hear them here. I can’t figure out if I’ve properly embedded the recordings at all, so if the following recordings don’t work, you’ll just have to go to the site to hear them.

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In the recordings, Alleged LeAnn tells the “hater” to “trust” her, she could have fought back against “vindictive” Brandi, says that Brandi is “vindictive as f—king sh-t” and calls the hater “incredibly f—king rude” as she denies that she just called Brandi “vindictive”. It’s all pretty… crazy. If that is LeAnn. Which still hasn’t been verified.

By the way, LeAnn tweeted this bikini photo of herself and Bill Medley on Friday. Does anyone else think her bolt-ons look… less bolt-on-y? Did she get them fixed?

Older photos of LeAnn:

Photos courtesy of LeAnn’s Twitter, Fame/Flynet.

I do have moments where I feel some sympathy towards LeAnn Rimes. I know, I know, go ahead and yell at me. I think LeAnn is willfully delusional and crazy as all get out, but she has to deal with both fans and “enemies” who can battle her crazy-for-crazy. A great example? LeAnn puts her insanity out into the world via her Twitter feed every single day. LeAnn is ALWAYS on Twitter. It’s pretty much her life. The problem is that when someone puts so much of herself into Twitter, when someone trolls that person, it’s really difficult for someone like LeAnn to simply ignore it. Yes, someone trolled LeAnn and she fed into it. And it was… just a mess, from start to finish:

LeAnn Rimes is on the defense! The social media savvy singer got engulfed in a nasty Twitter battle with a follower on Wednesday, after they slammed her for her homewrecking ways – and RadarOnline.com has the details.

After Laura James mentioned Rimes in a Tweet, noting that she “cheated with Ed & broke up her marriage and his,” the country star immediately rushed to defend herself and her marriage to Eddie Cibrian.

“correction…we broke up our own marriages,” she responded, also stating that “people have nothing better to do than judge something they know nothing about.”

“Well, then u better prove to others what u did was right by staying together so u can get ur fan base back. Otherwise the breakups & your marriage were all for nothing,” James spat back at LeAnn. “And u might not want to believe this but ur fans hate u & ur career is in the shi**er. while Ed smells like a rose through all of this! Hope ya have a prenup bc that is all he wanted is ur money. Good luck to you.”

“excuse me? I have nothing to ‘prove’ we are happy and my fans are wonderful and no one is perfect. All I need to speak to about me and my sins is the good lord,” responded LeAnn. “Remember you can’t break what’s already broken. I’m not anything like what you read about. It’s all lies and anything you’ve read about no matter who or where it comes from….well, let’s just say its a game for so many to hurt others. Time to move on, everyone else has.”

[From Radar]

Now, I went through LeAnn’s Twitter feed for like a full five minutes (five whackadoodle minutes that I will never get back), and I couldn’t find any of these tweets. Somehow, The Mail managed to get screencaps of them, which you can see here. Even without the screencaps, I already believed the story though. Because A) LeAnn is dumb enough to feed the trolls and B) All of this sounds like Classic LeAnn. She even included some of her mantras: “No one is perfect” and “You can’t break what’s already broken” and “it’s all lies”. My favorite is “All I need to speak to about me and my sins is the good lord.” That’s right, y’all. Only the good lord can judge LeAnn because it’s all lies except for the true stuff but that only happened because no one is perfect and because both marriages were already broken!! Y’ALL!!! Anyway, please, stop trolling LeAnn. In the end, you’re just feeding her persecution complex. And when LeAnn feels persecuted, she just maniacally tweets random crap about bullying, interspersed with bikini photos. And no one needs that.

Photos courtesy of LeAnn’s Twitter.

LeAnn Rimes has been going through some dental drama. It feels like this drama has been going on forever – hasn’t she been canceling “concerts” all over the place because of her teeth issues? But last week the dental drama took on a new sense of urgency as LeAnn basically live-tweeted her procedures and her recoveries. You can read about last week’s drama here. Apparently, LeAnn is still in the midst of even more dental drama this week too. But that didn’t stop her from putting on a bikini and tweeting the header photo from the beach with the note, “Nothing like the beach! It cleanses the soul. Sun and sand heals all”. This is in between tweets about how much pain she’s in and how she’s on the beach playing volleyball. Because why not? Some selected tweets:

If you’ve made it your life’s mission to judge another’s you seriously need to find a new mission and get your own life.

On the beach trying to recuperate. Chronic pain is horrible but the beach makes it better somehow.

Surgery tmrw and back on the beach….wasn’t the original plan but it worked out like it should. I am grateful for a peaceful place to heal. Maybe one day soon I can fully explain. Much love to you all.

Surgery successful! About to finally be able to relax. I feel a lot better today after this surgery. Thank you GOD! Thx for all your kindness & prayers!

[Via LeAnn’s Twitter]

You know what strikes me most about her bolt-on & bikini photo? Her mouth looks the same. No puffiness, no bruising, nothing to indicate this major oral surgery that has been going down. I do like that her mustache is glistening in the beachy sunlight, though. I always love that.

Oh, and LeAnn has changed her avatar since the last time I looked at her Twitter feed. This is her new photo:

I know it’s for the “NO H8” campaign and everything, but LeAnn makes everything about LEANN, right? She’s so shallow and narcissistic, she honestly believes that she is the ultimate victim in every situation, so I’m assuming that “NO H8” is basically about “Don’t bully LeAnn by pointing out how delusional and crazy she is.” Also – I’m sorry, but NO ONE should push out their bolt-ons and angle their ribcage like that for a promotional photo for a bullying campaign. It seems less like “stop bullying” and more like “We turned this photo shoot into some kinky sex game involving duct tape and bolt-on cleavage.”

Photos courtesy of LeAnn’s Twitter.

Yeah. I totally spoke too soon when I wrote Wednesday’s post about LeAnn Rimes actually managing to go on vacation without getting pap’d constantly. Here are photos of LeAnn throughout the week, on vacation in what the photo agency describes as “on the dock of cabin… in Los Angeles.” Are LeAnn and Eddie actually in LA? Does LA have woodsy areas by a lake-looking body of water? Because I have a conspiracy theory – LeAnn and Eddie are on vacation *somewhere* and LeAnn just arranged for this photo shoot with a particular photographer and she’s pretty much bankrolling the whole exertion for everybody, paparazzo included. Anyway, I just thought I’d admit it – I was wrong. LeAnn hasn’t changed her crazy, famewhore ways one little bit. She still demands paparazzi attention even when she’s on vacation, and even if she pretty much has to pay the photographer to take her photo.

Anyway, I think these photos span three days of pose-harding on the dock. I spy at least five wardrobe changes or variations – LeAnn had to make sure the photographers got different shots in different outfits! There were two bikinis in the mix (although it didn’t seem warm enough for bikinis, but whatever), one pair of jeans, one jacket, and one star-spangled crop cover-up. I’m sure all of you eagle-eyed LeAnn/Brandi-watchers will have the details on which items LeAnn has copied from Brandi. I eagerly await your analysis.

Oh, and is it just me, or is that an especially sketchy bolt-on situation happening here? That fluttery bikini makes it seem like LeAnn’s bolt-ons have migrated higher on her chest and then off to the side. It’s almost enough to make me feel pity for Eddie. Almost.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

In these sultry summer days in the midst of one of America’s worst heat waves and droughts in history, it’s sometimes nice to check in with one of our favorite people, even if she’s not doing much. I should note this: I’m only covering LeAnn Rimes because we got a request and because it’s so mind-numbingly slow today, not because LeAnn has been doing anything particularly insane or psycho. If anything, LeAnn has been surprisingly low-key over the past week. She’s on vacation, and she’s only been tweeting, like, a half-dozen times a day. She’s been tweeting photos (like the header), but she’s managed to actually go a week without calling the paparazzi to photograph her in a skimpy bikini. SHOCK. Of course, LeAnn still wants her fans to know what’s up:

This is the most relaxed I’ve been in a while. The lake is for sure my vacation spot. I sit on the end of the dock all day. The boys are in heaven….big ones and little ones. Love it when everyone’s at peace with nothing but smiles on their faces.

[Via LeAnn’s Twitter]

Translation: “It’s too cold to strut around in only a bikini and the paps refused to come when I called because they’re all staking out Katie Holmes’s apartment in NYC.”

Now, you may ask yourself, “When is LeAnn NOT on vacation?” Well, she had a particular reason – she finished recording her newest album. She even gave her Twitter followers a little preview, writing, “One more tiny share…… Cannot wait for you all to hear the rest!!!!”

Blah. I wonder if this album will sell as poorly as her last one? Probably. Remember when we made fun of Jessica Simpson for singing at a chili cook-off? That’s where LeAnn’s career is right now. She’s looking to diversify, perhaps get herself a reality show judging gig. Which honestly wouldn’t be the worst idea, you know? People will tune in just to see how insane she is.

Meanwhile, LeAnn was doing some work with the NO H8 campaign last week – because you know she’s bullied FOR REAL, y’all. It’s not that people are like, “OMG, LeAnn is insane” when she does something insane. It’s that she’s being BULLIED.

Photos courtesy of LeAnn’s Twitter.

These are some new photos of LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian taking a “ride” on his Harley yesterday. Should I even bother analyzing the body language in these photos? Eh. As always, LeAnn looks like she’s trying to prove something, like, “OMG, my husband is such a badass and I’m his sexy biker babe!” Her outfit is particularly horrendous – does her shirt really say “Crème de la crème”? Ugh. FALSE ADVERTISING.

I checked LeAnn’s Twitter to see what she’s been tweeting about lately, and I was surprised to see that she’s been keeping her tweets to a minimum over the past week. That’s so surprising – even during holidays, LeAnn finds a way to make, on average, about 20 tweets a day. She did telegraph her intentions to be a biker babe though, tweeting on Friday night, “Night beauties! Gotta get these crazy allergies to go away. Got a Harley ride to enjoy with my baby tmrw. Sweet dreams!!!”

She also tweeted about getting a sushi lunch with “Eddie and the boys. The boys made up for this morning cause they sat like little angels at the dentist office for an hr. They even came in to check to make sure I was ok. They are smooth tonight….@darrellbrown ,my sweets, takeout and a music session on our couch. I need to RELAX!! Long day!! Happy Friday night. Stay safe!!!” Oh, and she was doing interviews while looking after Mason and Jake too: “HA HA…. Doing interviews with two boys in the house and you’re the only one here playing referee….you totally forget what you’re saying while trying to keep everyone alive interesting interviews to say the least.” Oh, I can’t wait for those interviews to come out. You know there will be some Bonus Mom gems in there.

She tweeted this video of Eddie and her BFF Darrell “rocking out” in the front of an SUV while she sat in the back. She’s not allowed to sit in the front with Eddie? LOL.

In other LeAnn news, she’s going to make an appearance on The Talk tomorrow, Monday. I don’t know why? Maybe something about an album. And did you know? All of this time, I didn’t know she had a Pomeranian puppy named Virgo! It’s true – Virgo has been around for years, apparently. She tweeted a photo of him a few days ago too:

Photos courtesy of LeAnn’s Twitter and Pacific Coast News.

MOTHER OF GOD.

LeAnn Rimes tweeted the header photo yesterday with the message, “My new look…..gotta love the old app!!!!!” So… there’s an app that turns people into duck-faced brunette psychos? Because she’s channeling Stephen King’s Carrie in this photo. Like, she totally has dirty pillows. Her dirty pillows are wonky and lop-sided, and they’re bolted-on to her bony chestplate. But still, dirty pillows. What’s with the lips? I don’t even know. I will say this… I don’t think the lips are the product of an “app”. I think she got lip injections. LeAnn was tweeting photos all of last night, and this is the one that makes me think she got some recent lip work done:

See? Between the wonky dirty pillows and the lip injections, LeAnn is really hellbent on making herself over into the rather typical-looking Hollywood blonde. It’s kind of sad.

Anyway, as I mentioned in the other LeAnn post, LeAnn was out last night to sing with the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles. She brought Eddie along because, per her Tweet, “My baby is off of wrk today and gets to see the show w/ the @GMCLA I’m sure all these boys are happy he’s here too HA”. Oh, Eddie was “off work”? WTF? Whatever, LeAnn.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet, LeAnn’s Twitter.