Mindy McCready admitted to in-patient facility

Entertainment Tonight, Thursday, February 7, 2013, 3:10pm (PST)

By Entertainment Tonight

• Following the death of Mindy McCready's boyfriend David Wilson on Jan. 13, ET has now learned that the country star has been admitted to an in-patient facility.

  RELATED: Last year's biggest celebrity scandals

  A rep for McCready confirmed the news today, going on to add, "While taking appropriate, much needed and deserved time to grieve, [McCready's] sons have been placed in foster homes where they are comfortable and cared for. We have no further statement at this time."

  McCready has two sons: 6-year-old Zander (fathered by McCready's ex Billy McKnight) and 9-month-old Zayne (who she had with now-deceased boyfriend David Wilson).

  This news comes after McCready spoke to Today last week, denying any involvement with the shooting that resulted in Wilson's death.

  RELATED: Mindy McCready denies killing boyfriend

  Wilson, a record producer, was initially rushed to the hospital after suffering a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound that did not immediately kill him. McCready recalled how she discovered him after the shooting. "I just started screaming, calling 911. I laid down next to him and just pleaded with him not to die." The singer said Wilson "was responding" after the shooting, but only making sounds, not words.

  McCready, 37, had several successful country albums in the '90s, but her career was later overshadowed by domestic abuse issues, drug and DUI arrests and a suicide attempt.

  MORE FROM WONDERWALL:

  Best TMI tweets

  Most famous celeb pets

  Celeb flashers