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Mandy Moore denouces hurtful gossip

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Singer-actress Mandy Moore says she's "saddened" by lies being spread about her via the Internet but says a public rebuttal would only fuel the fire.

Several celebrity Web sites reported Moore, 21, had checked into a Connecticut rehab facility to deal with "a specific and personal problem," E! Online reported Thursday.

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An angry Moore fought back via her Web site, MandyMoore.com:

"Earlier this week, I was apprised of a wonderful piece of gossip that I was in rehab ... nice! As I sit here at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Los Angeles drinking my English Breakfast Latte, (quite a distance from a supposed Connecticut rehab center I have apparently checked myself into), I am so saddened that people stretch as far as they do in attempting to spread gossip that, at the end of the day, is just downright hurtful.

"Regardless, I'm not going to respond anymore publicly than here on my own Web site as it would probably make the originators of this ridiculousness happy and fuel their little fire."

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