PREACH IT! Fantasia Barrino's suicide attempt: Once more with feeling?

Remember Fantasia Barrino’s suicide attempt? The one that was not a mere "cry for help" but rather a serious bid on behalf of the troubled singer to end her life?

Oh, you missed that? Well, no worries! Because the producers behind Barrino’s reality series have captured the entire nightmare on film and plan to air it.

All the details -- the whole painful ordeal, in fact -- will be featured during the second season of "Fantasia for Real" on VH1.

Per People mag: "The new season, which kicks off Sunday on VH1 (10 p.m. ET), follows the incident from the 911 phone call to a teary-eyed Barrino at the hospital, where she woke up after overdosing on aspirin and a sleep aid."

Classy.

If Barrino is hoping to somehow boost her image or enhance her credibility with fans, this ...

... is a huge misstep. Online commenters are already second-guessing Barrino’s motives on the night in question. And if Barrino is just trying to keep things honest, well, we're not sure how the footage helps in that arena either.

Recovery, no matter what kind, isn't easily achieved under a klieg light.

— Leslie Gornstein

Photo: Fantasia Barrino on Aug. 25 in Los Angeles, two weeks after her suicide attempt in North Carolina. Credit: Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times.

Related dispatches from the Ministry of Gossip:

Fantasia's alleged boyfriend Antwuan Cook moves out

Fantasia released from the hospital; 911 call goes public

Fantasia overdose reported by police as a suicide attempt

Fantasia Barrino hospitalized for overdose of medication

Fantasia Barrino accused of adultery, sex tape in N.C. divorce filing [poll]

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Comments

[ras]

fantasia is the best american idol ever

[me]

Umph, umph, umph!

[Queen]

Your article, if you want to call it it, it very..shall I say CLASSLESS. To even think that someone would attempt suicide for publicity is totally....STUPID. For real, you and every other person who has such thoughts need serious help. The camera were not present at the time of the incident; however, VH1 did film at the hospital partly because these events happened in her real life therefore should be apart of her reality show..get it. Anyway, people like you are always quick to judge but fail to understand that one day the ultimate judge will judge you.

[willham]

I agree, she was the best american idol EVER.
She knows how to belt out the tunes. You go girl!!

[LCOY]

I have lost all respect for her
She's a talentless ho

[LCOY]

Very suspicious that her manager was there--dialing 911
Sounds like a set up sorry to all the poor little stupid girls who adore her
She's white trash with a low IQ
And hideous to look at

Jennifer Hudsen is a woman with class and dignity
who has really suffered!

[riesen2b]

You came to the same conclusion that I did. Pretty desperate move on her part to attract attention.

[ssw]

I think the manager had somehting to do with this, when the story first came out, he was on the phone with 911 and said he was calling from maryland, but while on the phone with 911, he's relaying messages to the ppl in the background to take fantasia out of the shower. I am very suspicious of him. Sad to think she did this to boost her sales, if that is the case, and it's looking like it very well may be the case. Also, she says she could have damaged her kidney, i thought if you took too many aspirin it would damage your liver????

[Ashylon]

@LCOY: you may never know what anyone is going through in their life. Fantasia is a very talented and high spirited person. For someone to judge another person you have to first live in their shoes. You speak as if celebrities aren't human and that just because they are on your tv set that they have to be perfect. Thats the point of it being a reality show so that you see what happens in her life UNCENSORED!!! Dont judge her at all. I support her and her career 100% no matter what she does if God is willing to forgive her and give her a second chance....so am I.