Roger's "Friend" Can't Deny
Mindy McCready weeps as she confirms affair with Roger Clemens
BY TERI THOMPSON, MICHAEL O'KEEFFE and NATHANIEL VINTON in New York and CHRISTIAN RED in Nashville
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
Tuesday, April 29th 2008, 3:18 AM
Mindy McCready said she couldn't 'refute' anything in the Daily News' exclusive story detailing her long affair with Roger Clemens.
McCready met Clemens when she was 15 and he was already married to wife, Debbie.
Barricaded behind tightly drawn blinds at her Nashville home Monday, country singer Mindy McCready confirmed a long-term affair with embattled pitcher Roger Clemens.
"I cannot refute anything in the story," a tearful but resolute McCready told the Daily News, which broke the story at midnight Sunday.
The News reported that the two met in a Florida karaoke bar when McCready was a 15-year-old aspiring singer and Clemens was a 28-year-old ace for the Red Sox and a married father of two.
"Yes, I have known Roger Clemens for a long time," McCready said, reading from a prepared statement. "He's a kind and caring man. He's also a legendary athlete. The central topic in the debate, however, regards his professional life, not his personal life.
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