The New York Daily News reported late Sunday that "sources" say Roger Clemens had an ongoing sexual relationship with country singer Mindy McCready. Clemens' lawyer acknowledges the existence of the relationship but disputes that there was any "inappropriate relationship."Here's the money graf from the News:
Roger Clemens carried on a decade-long affair with country star Mindy McCready, a romance that began when McCready was a 15-year-old aspiring singer performing in a karaoke bar and Clemens was a 28-year-old Red Sox ace and married father of two, several sources have told the Daily News.Ohhh. Well. 15, huh? Yes, that would be awkward. It would also be awkward if, as the source claims, it was "love at first sight" when the two met in a Florida bar while McCready was singing and Roger was with his Red Sox teammates. Naturally, Clemens' ever Fletch Lives-looking lawyer, Rusty Hardin, is issuing strict denials of the sexual aspect of the relationship.
'He flatly denies having had any kind of an inappropriate relationship with her,' Hardin said. 'He's considered her a close family friend. ... He has never had a sexual relationship with her.'Regardless of whether there is/was/has been any sexual manner of interaction between the two, this is going to be Hardin's response, so there's not much to read into there. But if the Daily News' sources are accurate, things could get awkward, especially considering there are allegations of trips to Las Vegas, partying with Monica Lewinsky and Michael Jordan and "bundles of cash in FedEx packages" sent from Clemens to McCready.Hardin said the Rocket's wife, Debbie, knew McCready and that the singer had traveled on his plane.
The Mitchell Report: the gift that keeps on giving. Sigh.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-28-2008 @ 6:19AM
SBG said...
So, he had an intimate relationship since she was 15? He should be in jail.
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5-19-2008 @ 7:38PM
Geo said...
wonder if he ever "Struck-out" here...
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4-28-2008 @ 10:14AM
ken said...
SteriodClemens with a 15 yr old @ 28 well legal age in Massachusetts consent law is 16 that makes steriodClemens a pedophile also beside's a RIOD head
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4-29-2008 @ 9:05PM
ken said...
steriodClemens with a 15 yr old @ 28 well legal age in Massachusetts consent law is 16 that makes steriodClemens a pedophile also beside's a RIOD head
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4-28-2008 @ 11:09AM
nunya said...
I don't believe this. Yeah she was maybe a friend but 'sexually' involved, naah. First off McCready has a huge drug problem and was constantly put in jail in the 90's. You never heard about him when all this happened. Nice try!
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4-28-2008 @ 11:36AM
Eliot Khuner said...
Let's correct this bad grammar now!
First paragraph has this mistake:
"... activity between he and McCready..."
Should read:
"... activity between HIM and McCready..."
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5-04-2008 @ 11:28AM
fireblossom said...
If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck and sounds like a duck it's a lying steroid mad jerk.
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4-28-2008 @ 12:20PM
Mike said...
Roger, please say it ain't so! This is hero worship crash 'n burn time...again!
Ouch.
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4-28-2008 @ 12:25PM
GoBaby said...
I don't care if this is true or not. It is great reading. "Bundles of cash in FedEx boxes, partying with Monica Lewinsky, Michael Jordan" Mindy with drug problems, Roger with 'alleged' roid needles in his butt...Dear Lord, can this get any better???
Keep it coming.
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4-28-2008 @ 12:26PM
TheOldMan said...
Actually, Mr. Khuner, the grammatically correct rendering of that phrasing should be, "any sexual activity between McCready and him." If you're going to publicly criticize, know your stuff!
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4-28-2008 @ 12:34PM
aktomiman said...
Between is a preposition and thus it should read:
"between him (not he) and McReady".
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4-28-2008 @ 7:55PM
JonGFoster said...
Yes, yes, we all "know" that Roger is a liar. But we also know that bimbo drug addict z-list celebrities will say/do anything to try to get back up onto the c-list. I don't know if she can sing, but she knows how to get publicity when she needs it. If you want to weigh in on his guilt/innocence, vote in the poll at Such a Cheater: http://www.suchacheater.com/roger-clemens-cheated-with-mindy-mccready/196/
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4-28-2008 @ 1:05PM
JQPub said...
In some remote outposts she would have been considered over the hill.
Besides, Dub can be called upon to be his prospective pardoner, partner.
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4-29-2008 @ 8:11PM
prosandbagger said...
who cares he's old news and a jerk ,,off
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5-01-2008 @ 10:34AM
Shirl said...
the world has a sex craze spirit over it, gosh we got the mess in texas with the sex offenders, we got all these movie stars having babies with everybody,you never hear anything about the big-shots just like larry king, an old man having babies like Trump that They will NEVER live to raise, makes me sick!all of its sex problems, I know I have a realtive that has married about 5 times got kids all over the place, he is old and marrys these young girls, WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE VERSE AND (VOW)> TO GOD> TILL DEATH DO US PART, HOW MANY TIMES DO INDIVIDUALS SAY THIS TO GOD AND (TO HOW MANY PEOPLE)?
DISGUSTING, GET SOME CHRIISTANITY AND LIVE THE GOOD LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!
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5-01-2008 @ 10:48AM
Shirl said...
McCready HERE IN OUR TOWN WHERE SHE IS SUPPOSE TO RESIDE? THEY HAVE HAULED HER IN DRUNK DRIVING AND DRIVING UNDER DRUGS OTHER THAN THE #1> (DRUG-ALCOHOL)
SHE DOESNT EVEN GET ALONG WITH HER OWN-MOTHER, WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT HER, SHES NUTS!!!!!!! JUST WHAT HE NEEDS, NUTS DONT FALL TO FAR FROM THE TREE!!!!!!!!!
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