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| | LeAnn Rimes: 'I?m starting to care more about me & not what anyone else thinks' | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Isn?t LeAnn Rimes supposed to be on lockdown in some mental health facility right now? Why is she giving yet another interview to People Magazine? Don?t answer that. I already know why. So, as I?m sure you?ve heard/discussed/obsessed over, LeAnn is seeking treatment for her mental health issues, which so far as anyone can determine basically boils down to ?LeAnn is addicted to Twitter? and ?LeAnn has issues with the First Amendment.? But LeAnn tells People Mag that it goes deeper than that. LeAnn thinks that her mental health issues are because she?s so selfless and she doesn?t spend enough time taking care of herself. OMG.
After just a week in treatment for anxiety and stress, LeAnn Rimes is making strides in tackling her emotional issues.
“She’s already feeling better, stronger,” a friend of the country star tells PEOPLE in its new issue.
Rimes voluntarily entered an undisclosed facility the day after her 30th birthday “to learn and develop coping mechanisms,” her rep confirmed last week.
“I’m happy and healthy. I just want to be happier and healthier more consistently,” Rimes told PEOPLE before she checked into treatment. “I don’t want to wake up and not truly be enjoying my life and these amazing things around me.”
Rimes ? who is married to actor Eddie Cibrian and has been gearing up for the release of her latest studio album Spitfire ? is expected to temporarily leave treatment for a trio of long-planned Midwest concert dates this weekend before returning to the 30-day program.
Since she launched her career as a child, “I’ve been built up and torn down, built up and torn down,” she tells PEOPLE. “It’s been difficult to tune people out, especially in the last few years.?
“Sometimes when I look in the mirror, I see a child then I look and see a woman who should be turning 60,” she said. “I’ve always taken care of anyone else, and I think I’ve buried some issues for a long time.”
She says that “Now, I’m starting to care more about me and not what anyone else thinks.”
[From Radar and People Mag]
Of course. I choose to take this at face value? meaning that I think LeAnn thinks these are honestly her biggest problems in life: that she doesn?t get enough ME TIME and that she can?t ?tune people out.? Meanwhile, The Enquirer has an extensive and exclusive story this week about the ?real? reason LeAnn is in a mental health facility. Hint: it?s not because she doesn?t get enough ?Me Time??
LeAnn Rimes checked into a ?treatment facility? after a cheating secret threatened to destroy her marriage! The 30-year-old country singer sought treatment for stress and anxiety when she learned that her husband Eddie Cibrian was still in touch with a former lover, sources say.
Cibrian cheated on his first wife, ?Real Housewives of Beverly Hills? star Brandi Glanville, with bit-part actress Scheana Marie ? and the two women had an ugly confrontation on the Bravo series. While the 39-year-old actor has cooled things with Scheana, 27, the former ?CSI: Miami? star never lost contact with her, sources say.
?Their affair is definitely over, but Eddie still has feelings for Scheana, and she?s tight with his good friends,? revealed an insider. ?Eddie is very careful when he communicates with her. He uses a member of their inner circle as an intermediary, or texts and calls from friends? phones. But someone told LeAnn, and she freaked out.?
Another close source told The ENQUIRER: ?I think LeAnn feels very threatened by this girl. She went so far as to block Scheana on Twitter.?
The Grammy winner fell for Cibrian when they were both still married, and pals believe she?s suspected him of cheating for awhile.
?LeAnn called a friend a few weeks ago sobbing hysterically about Eddie going out,? divulged the insider. ?She was home for the weekend and he didn?t stay in with her. She was crying, saying that she was so worried about what he was doing. I think Eddie feels trapped. He probably just married LeAnn for the money, and there are only so many vacations you can take before you get bored with someone.?
Eddie?s cheating ruined his first marriage to Brandi, and she had a chance to confront one of her rivals, Scheana, while at the West Hollywood restaurant SUR with her ?Housewives? co-stars.
?Brandi recognized Scheana ? who was working there as a waitress ? and straight out said to her, ?You used to sleep with my ex-husband!?? recalled a pal of Brandi. ?Amazingly, Scheana didn?t even deny it. Later on, Brandi told her friends, ?I really do feel sorry for LeAnn. Eddie will never change ? once a cheater, always a cheater.??
Meanwhile, LeAnn?s official story about going into the ?treatment facility? is that she sought help after being ?cyber-bullied? by two women on Twitter.
?She?s even filed an invasion of privacy lawsuit against them, claiming they illegally recorded a phone conversation with her and posted snippets online,? said the source.
?While LeAnn may have been upset over the Twitter postings, the truth is that she had a meltdown when she found out Eddie was still talking to his former mistress.?
[From The National Enquirer]
We covered the Scheana Marie situation back when it began to unravel, in 2009. Scheana gave interviews (which I believed) claiming to be Eddie?s mistress when he was still married to Brandi Glanville, and then she reappeared in the tabloids, seeming to claim that she and Eddie were still fooling around when Eddie and Brandi were over and he was seeing LeAnn. You can read out archives here ? she used to date John Mayer too, so I hope that tells you something. Would Eddie be dumb enough to still be in contact with his (alleged!) ex-mistress? Er. Mm. Huh.
Oh, and Radar has a story from a ?legal expert? on how LeAnn?s case against Kimberly Smiley is going to boomerang back onto LeAnn and make her medical history admissible in court. You can read that story here.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Report: LeAnn Rimes "Feeling Better, Stronger" After Week in Treatment | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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After merely a week in treatment for anxiety and stress, LeAnn Rimes is already making progress.
A friend of the 30-year-old country crooner tells PEOPLE, "She's already feeling better, stronger."
Hopefully, those feelings persist through a planned break in treatment to perform at several Midwest concerts.
Afterwards, LeAnn will return to the 30-day program which she voluntarily entered to "learn and develop coping mechanisms," according to her representative.
Prior to checking in, she told PEOPLE, "I'm happy and healthy. I just want to be happier and healthier more consistently. I don't want to wake up and not truly be enjoying my life and these amazing things around me."
Hinting at her struggles, she revealed, "I've been built up and torn down, built up and torn down. It's been difficult to tune people out, especially in the last few years."
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| | Did LeAnn Rimes call photographers to accompany her process server? | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I was just thinking this morning that I was surprised by the lack of LeAnn Rimes drama over the holiday weekend. I actually thought, ?Wow, I can?t believe no one involved in the whole LeAnn drama chose to make Labor Day their own personal Stunt Queen Day.? I was wrong! First, let?s recap the epic-ness of everything that went down last week: LeAnn went into a facility for her emotional problems, LeAnn is filing a lawsuit against her ?Twitter hater? Kim Smiley, and LeAnn facing down reports that she?s been worried about Eddie Cibrian?s wandering dong. That about sums it up for me ? LeAnn went to a 30-day treatment center (minus weekends, which just makes it sound like a spa) because of Twitter, and because in her mind, she?s being cyberbullied.
Anyway, this new story is about the Kim Smiley lawsuit – Radar reports that a process server tried to serve Kim Smiley, but the server ended up at the wrong address. The whole thing was made worse by the fact that *SOMEONE* called the photographers.
A process server working for LeAnn Rimes? team committed an embarrassing public gaffe on Monday when he attempted to serve the wrong woman with legal papers, RadarOnine.com has learned exclusively.
Rimes, who is in a 30-day treatment center for ?anxiety,? filed an invasion of privacy lawsuit against high school teacher Kim Smiley last week. The lawsuit alleges that Smiley recorded a phone conversation after Rimes called her following more than a year of clashes between pro- and anti-LeAnn forces. Smiley, a mother of six, has vowed to fight back.
On Labor Day events took an even more bizarre turn. A process server, allegedly accompanied by members of the media, showed up to serve Kim Smiley with legal documents late in the day. The only problem: they were at the home of Kim Smiley, the sister-in-law to the Kim Smiley named in the lawsuit!
?My sister-in -aw told them they had the wrong Kim and they wouldn?t believe her,? the correct Kim Smiley told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview. ?They wouldn?t leave her alone. I heard the process server was banging on the door and looking over the fence. They were having a party and my sister-in-law was so upset she took her kids and ran to the clubhouse (in the development where they live).?
?My brother was playing golf. He came back and he was angry. He told them not to show up ever again. My sister-in-law had told them it was the wrong Kim but they wouldn?t believe her.?
And another source told RadarOnline.com that the process server demanded the correct Kim Smiley?s address, which is more than an hour away from where LeAnn?s legal rep descended.
Now one major question is, did someone on LeAnn?s team tip off the media that Kim Smiley was going to be served? One person on LeAnn?s team denied knowledge of the entire situation.
But Kim told Radar: ?The media called my sister-in-law?s house in advance, saying they were going to show up. That?s what I was told. When my sister-in-law told them they had the wrong Kim they just kept going. They thought she was lying. They didn?t believe her.?
Another source close to the situation told Radar: ?If this was a public relations stunt, it was a bad one. And it sure went wrong for LeAnn.?
[From Radar]
Eh. While I think there?s an element of stunt-queen-theatrics to this ? especially the part about the photographers ? I also think that there are some process servers out there who act like damn bounty hunters. Obviously, many servers only get paid for serving the correct papers to the correct people, but there?s really no excuse for the actions of this guy. My point? You can?t blame all of it on LeAnn. The process server seems douchey, for sure, but that?s on him. As for the photographers waiting for the photo op ? well of course it?s not like LeAnn Rimes has a history of calling the paparazzi for photo ops and accidentally giving them the wrong time or address, right?
Meanwhile, Kim Smiley told Radar that she?s planning to countersue LeAnn, saying: ?I plan to take my own action against her. This could impact my family and business. Somebody needs to stand up or LeAnn will continue doing this for the rest of her life. I have a right to my opinion. I have never bullied her. She blocked me on Twitter and then I took my account private, so how can I bully her if I?m blocked AND have a private account? It makes no sense. People who don?t like her have a right to their opinion. She?s a public figure. But I have never bullied her.” You can read more from Smiley?s statement here.
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| | LeAnn Rimes Seeks Damages for Leak of Conversation | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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LeAnn Rimes is fighting back against two women who released a phone conversation that Rimes allegedly participated in.
A lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday (August 30), alleges that two women "conspired to spitefully ensure that out-of-context excerpts of that recording would be disseminated to the public."
California law prohibits the taping of a phone call without both parties consent; regarding the lawsuit, Rimes's attorney said, "There has been this cyber-bullying that has been going on for a considerable period of time. These women have been merciless ? vitriolic in their attacks ? Rimes didn't like it, but she hoped things would get better."
The 30 year-old country singer had voluntarily entered a treatment facility "cope with anxiety and stress" on Wednesday (August 29), leading at least one individual close to Miss Rimes to tell People Magazine, "The events described in the lawsuit are a part of, but certainly not the only reason LeAnn has sought treatment."
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| | LeAnn Rimes files suit for invasion of privacy against her 'Twitter hater' | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Let?s discuss all of this LeAnn Rimes stuff in one post, if that?s okay. There?s no need ? in my mind ? to draw it out and have a million posts devoted to this unfolding controversy. To recap, LeAnn Rimes announced yesterday morning that she was seeking treatment for anxiety and stress. Later Thursday, Team LeAnn began the steady stream of leaks to explain WHY she was so anxious and stressed – she was being cyberbullied? And then everything started pouring out to TMZ. First, TMZ published a story that came straight from LeAnn’s lawyer, in which LeAnn was ?gearing up to sue the scumbags behind the illegal activity.? The illegal activity is the recording of LeAnn’s phone call to Kimberly Smiley – a call which LeAnn’s lawyer admits LeAnn initiated. TMZ and LeAnn’s lawyer claimed that LeAnn had been ?victimized by a gang of cyber-bullies who have been terrorizing her on Twitter ever since she hooked up with Eddie Cibrian. Stein says LeAnn recently spoke to one of the bullies on the phone … but unbeknownst to her, the bully recorded the convo … and spread bits and pieces of the recording around the Internet.?
Then, just a few hours later, TMZ had the documents from the civil suit that LeAnn filed – you can see them here. LeAnn filed suit for invasion of privacy against Kimberly Smiley and Lexi Smiley claiming that they are “supporters of Brandi Glanville” who “illegally taped a conversation with her and then spread it across the Internet.” It’s interesting that this site, Celebitchy, is named in the suit too. The relevant portion:
“Shortly thereafter, blogs such as Celebitchy.com and CrazyDaysandnights.net began posting and linking to the portions of the Unauthorized Recording… Stories accompanying posts quoted some misleading out-of-context excerpts of the Unauthorized Recording and otherwise misdescribed what occurred in the conversation. They also painted Ms. Rimes in an extremely false and negative light, saying, for example, that Ms. Rimes is “crazy and delusional” and that Ms. Rimes called Ms. Smiley to “defend herself” rather than attempt to amicably end Kimberly Smiley’s harassment of her. Defendants and others commented on these stories about the Unauthorized Recording, adding even more false and harassing statements about Ms. Rimes.”
The suit further claims that LeAnn only called Smiley “in an attempt to stop the negative Internet activity…LeAnn says she attempted to be kind and said she wanted peace.” As for the specific shout-out to Celebitchy… I?m not sure what to say. I?ve always maintained that the trolling of LeAnn Rimes by some of you (not all, but some) makes me uncomfortable. There?s a difference between laughing at this from the sidelines and actively engaging her in an attempt to make her look worse.
Here are some other LeAnn stories, in no particular order:
*Radar reports that LeAnn might be in the midst of some kind of breakdown because she suspected that Eddie was fooling around on her. A source told Radar, ?LeAnn called a friend of hers a few weeks ago sobbing hysterically about Eddie going out. She was home for the weekend and he didn?t stay in with her and she was crying saying that she was so worried about what he was doing when he wasn?t with her. LeAnn is beyond stressed about the cracks in her relationship with Eddie and she has been really scared that he is cheating on her.”
*For what it?s worth, Gossip Cop tries to deny the Radar story about Eddie?s wandering dong. Eddie?s rep said, ?There is absolutely no truth to that story whatsoever.? And an unnamed source told Gossip Cop that LeAnn seriously just went to get treatment for her anxiety.
*LeAnn?s people went to TMZ to reiterate the story that she actually is seeking help for mental health issues, and she?s definitely not in a rehab facility to deal with a drug or alcohol addiction, or an eating disorder. TMZ?s sources say that LeAnn is getting help with ?a severe inability to cope with anxiety and stress.? TMZ also plays the poor-LeAnn card, saying that LeAnn has been in ?meltdown mode? over ?a war she’s been having with a group of people who are upset about her relationship with Eddie Cibrian. The group has gone after her in a big way on Twitter, and LeAnn — rather than ignoring them — has fought back. We’re told the stress has been unbearable for her and she wanted help.?
*In this facility, LeAnn will be going home on weekends, and she?s allowed to make phone calls. She will be ?going home? this weekend. I hope Eddie packs up his girls by then!
*A source tells Us Weekly that LeAnn ?has a lot of mental anguish over how she is perceived? [She has] this constant feeling of being punished for something. She feels like society has never forgiven her. She has this overwhelming need to be loved and respected.” As her music career failed, “she became focused on being a celebrity. She’s incredibly hard on herself, but she doesn?t realize the decisions she has made.” So, she acts neurotic because she’s so worried that people are calling her crazy.
*Brandi Glanville has issued a statement about LeAnn entering a treatment facility. Brandi?s statement: “I totally support LeAnn’s decision to enter rehab — my top priority is my children, and at the end of the day we are a family. LeAnn is their stepmom, and they love her. I am wishing her all the best and I hope she will find what she is looking for while in rehab.” Classy.
*Radar reports that Eddie wanted LeAnn off of Twitter. He hoped that she would eventually wean herself off ?over-sharing about Eddie’s kids, posting countless bikini pics, interacting with fans on the site, and even gets into fights with followers.? A source told Radar, ?Eddie hates Twitter and doesn?t want LeAnn to be on there and writing so much. He would ask her to not meet people through Twitter and wanted her to get off of there. He thought she was out of control and not able to handle what she was doing.?
Vintage LeAnn, just because:
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| | LeAnn Rimes Checks Herself into Rehab | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Yeeeah |
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LeAnn Rimes made sure to let the media know that she had just checked herself into rehab to deal with the “anxiety and stress” issues in her life. Somewhere, Amy Winehouse just rolled her eyes and snorted with disgust. People Magazine says:
“LeAnn has voluntarily entered a 30 day in-patient treatment facility to cope with anxiety and stress,” her rep Marcel Parisea [said].
“While there will be speculation regarding her treatment, she is simply there to learn and develop coping mechanisms. While privacy isn’t expected, it’s certainly appreciated.”
Though Rimes has been the victim of body bullying in the past, her rep confirms she is not seeking treatment for an eating disorder or substance abuse.
“This is just a time for me to emotionally check out for a second and take care of myself and come back in 30 days as the best 30-year-old woman I can be,” LeAnn said.
Well, I’m glad to see she’s finally taking a little time for herself. Who KNOWS how long it’s been since she’s done that. Between all the vacations and tweeting and having her likeness made in fondant, life can really get overwhelming sometimes.
Get a more colorful version of LeAnn’s graphic print bikini from Missoni, or stick to neutrals with this Diane von Furstenburg version.
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| | LeAnn Rimes Went to Rehab for Stress | | Added 12 years ago | Source: The Blemish |
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Okay, maybe not necessarily rehab but a 30 day in-patient treatment facility that will help her deal with anxiety and stress. Her rep told PEOPLE,”While there will be speculation regarding her treatment, she is simply there to learn and develop coping mechanisms. While privacy isn’t expected, it’s certainly appreciated.”
LeAnn checked in a day after the 30th birthday.”This is just a time for me to emotionally check out for a second and take care of myself and come back in 30 days as the best 30-year-old woman I can be.”
Supposedly this has nothing to do with an alleged eating disorder or substance abuse. She’s just… stressed. That’s why she’s checking into a 30-day program. Which makes complete sense and isn’t weird at all.
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| | LeAnn Rimes Seeks "Stress & Anxiety" Treatment | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Placing a priority on her physical and mental well-being, LeAnn Rimes has decided to seek professional help at an undisclosed health facility.
The now 30-year-old country singer is said to be addressing anxiety and stress
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| | LeAnn Rimes enters treatment facility to deal with 'anxiety and stress?: OMG?! | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Oh. My. GOD. People Magazine is reporting exclusively that LeAnn Rimes has entered an ?in-patient treatment facility? to deal with ?anxiety and stress?. This isn?t idle speculation either ? it comes directly from her rep. LeAnn JUST turned 30 years old two days ago, after celebrating her birthday for a month soaked with booze and bikinis. LeAnn made sure that both Us Weekly and People Magazine got exclusives on her birthday celebrations too ? even after having a party sponsored by a tequila company, LeAnn still made sure that Us Weekly detailed how she ?decided to forgo hosting a blowout bash in favor of a cozy dinner date at Nobu in Malibu? with Eddie Cibrian ? read Us Weekly?s story from two days ago here if you want to see how LeAnn was pushing a certain kind of image just earlier this week. So, is this really about ?anxiety and stress?? Or is it about booze? Or is it about something else entirely?
LeAnn Rimes is seeking help to address emotional issues.
“LeAnn has voluntarily entered a 30 day in-patient treatment facility to cope with anxiety and stress,” her rep Marcel Pariseau tells PEOPLE in an exclusive statement. “While there will be speculation regarding her treatment, she is simply there to learn and develop coping mechanisms. While privacy isn’t expected, it’s certainly appreciated.”
Rimes ? who checked in on Wednesday, the day after her 30th birthday ? tells PEOPLE she hopes to emerge from treatment with better tools to deal with the life she’ll be returning to.
“This is just a time for me to emotionally check out for a second and take care of myself and come back in 30 days as the best 30-year-old woman I can be,” she says.
“All the things in my life will be there when I get out, but you know what? I’m hoping they’re not going to affect me as much,” she adds. “I’ll have the tools to know how to deal with them.”
Rimes’s husband Eddie Cibrian, 39, tells PEOPLE he’s giving his wife his full support and praises her courage.
“My wife is the most remarkable and courageous woman I know,” says Cibrian. “I am so proud of her for having the strength to finally take some time for herself. I will be with her every step of the way.”
Though Rimes has been the victim of body bullying in the past, her rep confirms she is not seeking treatment for an eating disorder or substance abuse.
The country star ? who has been gearing up for the upcoming release of her latest studio album, Spitfire and a fall tour ? will continue to perform in September during breaks from treatment. “The facility has granted her permission to keep her weekend tour obligations, as LeAnn doesn’t want to disappoint her fans,” adds her rep. “She will report back after each weekend.”
[From People]
It feels like LeAnn is actively encouraging us to see her as some kind of victim, like she?s been under so much stress and she?s had so much anxiety because (in her mind) she?s being ?bullied?. So? I tend to think this probably is a ?rehab for mental health issues? rather than ?rehab for booze problems?. That being said, I do think the timing is provocative, especially considering it was pretty much business as usual for LeAnn lately ? she just launched her new membership-only website and she?s going to have to begin promoting her new album soon. Could it be that LeAnn simply doesn?t want to go out and hustle anymore, thus all of the ?stress? and anxiety? If that?s the case? she SHOULD take time off. She?s been working and hustling since she was a kid. Why not take a step back?
Of course, I have another theory too, but it?s pretty mean. So I won?t say it now. I do wonder how Eddie will spend his 30 LeAnn-free days, though.
Photos courtesy of WENN, LeAnn?s Twitter.
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| | LeAnn Rimes' Romantic 30th Birthday Celebration with Eddie Cibrian | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Ready for a night full of romantic celebration, LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian enjoyed an intimate dinner date in honor of LeAnn's 30th birthday at Nobu's Malibu, California restaurant last night (August 28).
Clad in a off-the-shoulder gray top, chunky gold chain necklace, high-slit black maxi skirt and stylish fringe-trimmed booties, the country cutie was all smiles as she and her hunky "Sunset Beach" hubby walked to their reservation hand-in-hand.
Obviously overjoyed with the outpouring of love for her special day, LeAnn took to her Twitter to acknowledge her well-wishers, writing, "If there's one thing I know, it's that I'm loved. Thank you all my family, friend's and fans for all the b-day wishes!"
Prior to Tuesday night's outing, Miss Rimes partied it up with 20 of her closest family and friends on August 18th- where she gleefully welcomed her milestone year with the "Die, 20s, die" themed bash.
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