barrino230.jpgFantasia Barrino is now recovering in a North Carolina hospital after an overdose of "aspirin and a sleep aid." Her manager, Brian Dickens says, "She was dehydrated and exhausted at the time" she took the pills.

Earlier this week, the former American Idol champ was named in a lawsuit when a North Carolina woman accused the singer of having an affair with her husband in addition to making a sex tape with a married man.

In response to these claims, Fantasia's manager released this statement to X17online:

    Fantasia has always been an open book. Honesty, self-respect, and personal responsibility are values she wears proudly.

    Fantasia believed Mr. Cook when he told her he was not happy in his marriage and his heart was not in it. She believed him when he told her he and Mrs. Cook separated in the late summer of 2009.

    She believed Mr. Cook when he told her he lived elsewhere. He even took her there. One of Mr. Cook’s most redeeming qualities was his complete devotion to his children. Fantasia fell in love with Mr. Cook and believed that he loved her.

    Fantasia and Mr. Cook dated on and off for about eleven months. The pressure of the constant media attention was hard on their relationship. Fantasia gave inconsistent interviews about the status of her relationship with Mr. Cook because sometimes they were on and sometimes they were off. When they were on, they spent most of their time together when she was not traveling with work.

    Fantasia read Mrs. Cook’s Complaint against Mr. Cook for the first time yesterday. She knows some of the allegations in Mrs. Cook's complaint are totally false. There are others she strongly doubts. There is plenty she does not know.

    Fantasia is heartbroken and is sorry for any pain she may have caused. Yesterday, she was totally overwhelmed by the lawsuit and the media attention.


As for the singer's current condition, Dickens says, "Fantasia is stable now. She will be released from the hospital soon." He goes on to say, "This is not the hardest thing Fantasia has endured. Fantasia will be stronger, smarter, and better for it."