14 DAY TRIAL // It’s been almost a year since LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian admitted to having an affair by filing for divorce from their partners at the time. Though Rimes’ ex has kept a very low profile since the separation, Cibrian’s wife will not go away that easily, regularly talking to the media about the affair and the subsequent separation. Because of this, LeAnn has fired off a cease and desist letter, E! News informs.
In recent weeks, both Rimes and Glanville have kept to themselves as to the affair that made tabloid fodder when it was uncovered by one of the most popular glossy mags. This is precisely what makes Rimes’ letter that odd, especially since she’s set to take Glanville to court should she not respond to it in the specified period of time. One source from the singer’s camp, for instance, says she’s sick of seeing her name “slandered” in the media, which is why she decided to send her the letter.
“A source close to Rimes’ soon-to-be divorced beau, Eddie Cibrian, tells E! News exclusively that the country songbird’s lawyers sent a cease and desist letter to his estranged missus, Brandi Glanville, Thursday citing allegations of slander. Should Cibrian’s ex not respond to the note in five days, the letter stated, Rimes will move forward with a lawsuit. Reliable Glanville sources, however, deny any wrongdoing on her part... ‘Brandi has been nothing but nice to LeAnn,’ says the source. ‘She let her kids go to Mexico with them, and she is genuinely happy that they like her. If they didn’t, then she would be upset’,” E! writes.
“Apparently, according to the source, Rimes’ slander allegations stem from before Eddie and Brandi even split. Around that time, Glanville reportedly told the press Rimes was ‘stalking’ her then-husband, but as the source explains, she was unaware of the Lifetime movie costars’ affair, and only made those statements before Cibrian broke the news to her. In response to Glanville’s denial of anything slanderous, a source from Rimes’ camp reveals to E! News that the letter was indeed sent, and comes ‘after months and months of Brandi speaking about LeAnn in the press and telling lies. This is a reaction, and something she felt was necessary to do to protect herself’,” the e-zine further says.
All this time, other reports claim that divorce of Cibrian and Glanville is this close to being final. Reps for the three stars would not comment on their clients’ personal life when contacted in reference to the cease and desist story.