Blake Shelton News: Country Singer Suing Over False Rehab Stories, He's 'Had Enough' [PHOTO]
Blake Shelton has finally had enough of false stories that he has been on a downward spiral since announcing his divorce from Miranda Lambert this summer-and is now suing the magazine that has often been publishing the most false reports about him.
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Shelton has filed a defamation lawsuit against In Touch Weekly over their former cover story that claimed he was drinking heavily post-divorce and headed to rehab, and he is seeking more than $1 million in damages over the story, which he says is absolutely false.
The lawsuit, filed officially against Bauer Publishing Co., claims the magazine has been repeatedly publishing false information about Shelton since the divorce-and the singer has finally decided he has had enough of the fake stories.
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"Blake Shelton as has enough," the lawsuit says. "Mr. Shelton is not in rehab and has no plans to go to rehab. To be clear: Mr. Shelton has not hit rock bottom."
Shelton did reportedly first seek a retraction for the story but received no response , which led to the lawsuit.
In addition to the damages he is seeking, Shelton has also reportedly asked for an injunction that would prevent the magazine from repeating allegations in the disputed story.
Shelton previously addressed the stories on his Twitter page, joking with his fans that he had been updating them from the rehab he was so clearly in at the time.