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Teacher Sued By LeAnn Rimes Blasts Star: She's Not Going To Like What Comes Out In This Lawsuit

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Source: Splash News

Oct. 18 2012, Published 3:00 p.m. ET

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By David Perel - Executive Vice President/Managing Editor Breaking Celebrity News

The teacher sued by LeAnn Rimes for allegedly taping a phone call without the singer's permission tells Breaking Celebrity News in an exclusive interview that she will not settle the lawsuit and vows that LeAnn is not going to like the information that will be revealed during the proceedings.

In an impassioned new interview, Kim Smiley said she had thought about the possibility of trying to settle the lawsuit and then rejected the idea.

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"My husband and I talked (about settling the suit) and we both feel that it's important to clear our names. If it was just about recording the call, that'd be different, but she's claiming harassment, and that I caused her to go to 'rehab,'" Smiley told Breaking Celebrity News exclusively.

What's more, Rimes will be in for some unpleasant surprises in litigation, claims Smiley who adds that one high-powered lawyer she spoke to said that Rimes "has no case, as d