8. LeAnn Rimes
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With her pitch-perfect singing voice, LeAnn Rimes won talent shows, appeared on Star Search and sang the national anthem at football games, all before her teen years. By the time she was 13, she had her first hit with the song, Blue, and the awards soon came rolling in. At 14, Rimes picked up at five Billboard Music Awards and two Grammys and her song was named Song of the Year by the Academy of Country Music.
Everything seemed rosy for the teen superstar, but in 2000, Rimes filed a lawsuit against her father, Wilbur C. Rimes, and her former manager, Lyle Walker for cheating her of $7 million over five years. The suit alleged that Rimes Senior helped himself to more than his agreed salary. The case dragged on for two years before both parties being settled out of court.
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