LeAnn Rimes, whose powerful voice catapulted her to country music stardom as a child, says it's time she spoke for herself.
The Grammy Award-winning singer, now 18, filed a federal lawsuit last week seeking to void a contract with Curb Records Inc. of Nashville, Tenn. The deal had been struck by Rimes' parents on her behalf when she was 12.
"LeAnn simply wants to be her own person. She wants to speak for herself, and she wants to make her own deals," said her attorney, Tom Rhodus.
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Rimes also filed suit earlier this year asking for $7 million in earnings allegedly siphoned off by her father and a former manager. Both men have denied the allegations.