LeAnn Rimes has come under fire for making a rape joke.
The 32-year-old singer - who is married to actor Eddie Cibrian - crassly quipped that she lost her virginity by raping her then-boyfriend in a new interview and, unsurprisingly, the controversial star has faced a torrent of abuse over her tasteless comment.
31 August 2014
LeAnn was quizzed about her first sexual encounter by Joan Rivers on her internet talk show series, 'In Bed with Joan', and responded: "I was in Monte Carlo and I was 15? I know, it's kind of a bulls**t story. I was 16. There you go."
Pressed further if the experience was "nice" or "bad", the country crooner said: "Well, he was my boyfriend for like three-and-a-half years. He was fine. I think I raped him. I think that's how it happened."
The 'How Do I Live' songstress - who earlier in the interview joked that her drink may have been spiked - has been heavily criticised on social media since the interview was released earlier this week.
One outraged Twitter user wrote: "Really @leannrimes a rape and roofies joke? Classy."
Another user felt LeAnn was trying to create controversy to pull in viewers for her an Eddie's VH1 reality show.
They wrote: "If you didn't know how much of a low life @leannrimes is, using RAPE to try to get someone to watch her show should convince you. #Ignore (sic)"
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