Rep: Fantasia Was 'Totally Overwhelmed' by Married Woman's Accusations

Fantasia Barrino's manager is speaking out about the former "American Idol" champ's apparent mental state prior to her hospitalization in North Carolina.


Referring to Paula Cook's legal complaint against her estranged husband Antwaun Cook, in which Mrs. Cook accuses Barrino of ruining the marriage by having an affair Mr. Cook, Barrino's manager Brian Dickens says: "Fantasia read Mrs. Cook's complaint against Mr. Cook for the first time yesterday. She knows some of the allegations in Mrs. Cook's complaint are totally false. There are others she strongly doubts. There is plenty she does not know.

"Fantasia is heartbroken and is sorry for any pain she may have caused. She was totally overwhelmed by the lawsuit and the media attention," Dickens says.

On Monday evening, the 26-year-old singer was hospitalized after taking an overdose of aspirin and a sleep aid, Dickens says. "Her injuries are not life threatening. She was dehydrated and exhausted at the time," he says, adding that Barrino is in stable condition and will be released from the hospital soon.

Dickens says that Barrino and Mr. Cook "dated on and off for about eleven months." He says Barrino "believed Mr. Cook when he told her he was not happy in his marriage and his heart was not in it. She believed him when he told her he and Mrs. Cook separated in the late summer of 2009."