Fantasia has garnered her share of criticism. There are skeptics who are suspicious about the timing of her latest drama. She has confessed in a “Behind the Music” special to a suicide attempt, taped new footage for her VH1 reality show and tearfully talked about her tribulations on ABC’s “Good Morning America” — all while promoting her third album, “Back to Me,” which was released this week. Publicity stunt?
She shrugs in frustration at the suggestion that the attempted suicide was a publicity stunt. She’s been criticized before, but it still gets her down.
“I didn’t need any more press or publicity. It was already going on; I wanted to be away from the press and publicity. I was sick and tired of it,” she said.
“If that was the case, there could have been other things that were done for some publicity. I feel like it (is) all nonsense,” she said. “All I can do now is move forward. I’m ready to get back on the road. … We worked so hard on this album. I just want to focus on that, and my girl, my 9-year-old daughter.”
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