COUNTRY STAR MINDY MCCREADY ATTEMPTS SUICIDE WITH PILLS, ALCOHOL AND WRIST SLASHED!

Country singer Mindy McCready was hospitalised after she cut her wrists and took several pills in an apparent suicide attempt, Nashville police said.

A police report said McCready's brother discovered her at home on Wednesday. Timothy McCready told police his sister had been "very intoxicated" after a night out.

A hospital spokesperson said the singer was in stable condition. McCready attorney Lee Ofman said he did not have details about the situation and her publicist did not readily return a phone message early on Thursday.