The Real Reason LeAnn Rimes Went to Rehab

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Nancy O'Dell's exclusive, news-making interview with LeAnn Rimes continues as the controversial country superstar talks about her heated sex life with hubby Eddie Cibrian and the real reason she went to rehab.

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"I feel like there's only a handful of people that could understand where I've been through as a childhood star, and now actually having a career after that," says the 30-year-old LeAnn in an interview conducted at the Sheraton Universal Hotel, the Hotel of the Stars.

"It's hard to explain, and I'm not asking for anyone's sympathy," she explains. "It's just as simple and as complicated as I need to go learn how to deal with myself, with the world, because everyone's always looking in, and I needed to figure out how to deal with it."

LeAnn voluntarily checked in to a rehab facility for a month back in August after she experienced what she called stress and anxiety, with online bullying being a contributing factor.

Watch the video for those candid details about LeAnn's sex life with hubby Eddie Cibrian and the future of their relationship; if they want children; and if she thinks she's addicted to social media.

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Then, stay tuned to ET tomorrow, when Nancy asks point blank about LeAnn's controversial live TV appearance in which she was accused of being drunk.

LeAnn's new album Spitfire, featuring the new single Borrowed, drops April 9.