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For a while there, we began to wonder if Country star LeAnn Rimes was robbed of all her proper clothing, given all the teeny bikinis she flaunted this summer. A seemingly unforeseen side effect of showing the world her bod became the all rampant name calling, but LeAnn wants everyone to know she's not taking the abuse laying down.

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"It's almost bullying," LeAnn tells Ellen Degeneres of the tabloid's use of eating disorders to describe her thin frame. "They've been very irresponsible calling a lot of people, fat or anorexic or bulimic or whatever it may be. It seems like bullying now instead of really taking these diseases seriously that a lot of people are going through."

Rimes denies any sort of eating disorder, but says she's "kind of gotten over" being ticked off at the mags.

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Don't miss LeAnn's full interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today. Check your local listings.