Dean Sheremet

LeAnn Rimes and Dean Sheremet, who she married back in 2001, may be on the verge of splitting up, according to new reports published by In Touch Weekly.

Signing autographs for country music fans at the Nashville Convention Center on June 14, the singing star looked as if there was nowhere she’d rather be.

But 20 miles away at the couple's house in Franklin, Tenn., her husband, dancer Dean Sheremet, was reportedly not in a good mood at all.

According to an insider close to the couple, LeAnn, 26, has told him that she is ready to file for divorce - and that she’s ready to leave him.

She is said to long for her married Lifetime movie co-star Eddie Cibrian.

“Dean is completely distraught and heartbroken,” says an insider.

LeAnn Rimes and her beard husband Dean Sheremet in happier times.

Rimes and Cibrian were tied to one another earlier this year in a cheating scandal that many believed was merely a PR stunt for their movie.

However, just last month, Cibrian's wife, Brandi Glanville, bashed Rimes for "stalking" her husband and implied she was obsessed with him.

LeAnn responded that she is no stalker, laughed off the accusation and said that Brandi was defaming her in a shameless bid for attention.

But are LeAnn and Dean headed down the road to divorce? It's not the first time the lovebirds' relationship has hit a rough patch. Stay tuned.

Is LeAnn Rimes patching things up with hubby Dean Sheremet?

Was there ever anything to patch up, or was her affair a sham?

Whether she's in damage control mode or just moving on with life, the singer and actress was definitely seen sucking face with her husband in public yesterday ...

LeAnn and Dean have been married for seven years.

It has only been a few days since some scandalous gossip and video hit the Internets, allegedly showing Rimes kissing her really hot Lifetime movie co-star Eddie Cibrian.

With their movie airing last Sunday, the alleged LeAnn Rimes affair came out of nowhere a few days prior, followed by a non-denial by Rimes and a video of the two on a secret date (supposedly). It sort of reeks of a big publicity stunt to us.

As for rumors that Dean Sheremet is gay, and LeAnn is just his beard, his cousin Pebbles probably doesn't know what she's talking about. Look at the hot pic above.

After a week in which LeAnn Rimes was apparently outed for banging Eddie Cibrian while married to Dean Sheremet, a new rumor has surfaced claiming Rimes was merely her husband's beard. To be more specific, Dean is supposedly gay.

So claims his cousin Pebbles, anyway.

Yes, we're serious. A woman identifying herself as Dean Sheremet's "cousin Pebbles" phoned Michigan's Mojo in the Morning show Friday and dished about their marriage - which they admit is currently in a rough patch - and his sexuality.

LeAnn Rimes's rep responded that "There is no known cousin Pebbles."

Shocking revelation there.

Is Dean Sheremet gay? That's the latest rumor in the LeAnn Rimes cheating scandal. She's supposedly been having a steamy affair with actor Eddie Cibrian (right).

On the radio, so-called "Pebbles" declared that Dean Sheremet "doesn't care" about LeAnn Rimes' affair with Northern Lights co-star Eddie Cibrian because he's gay.

The woman added that Dean Sheremet has "been gay since he was probably five.”

Rimes' rep's response, in full: "Although Dean and LeAnn never knew they had a cousin named Pebbles, they are glad to hear she has come out of the woodwork."

"Dean and LeAnn are also interested in connecting with their other long lost family members: Fred, Wilma, Barney and Bamm-Bamm, along possible others."

Ha, well played, rep of Rimes. This still doesn't explain the video of her with Eddie Cibrian on a steamy date, but it's probably safe to say Pebbles is a fraud.

LeAnn Rimes isn't denying an allegation that she's having an affair with her TV movie co-star Eddie Cibrian, writing on her website, "This is a difficult time for me and my loved ones, but I appreciate all your continued support."

"I would like to assure you that this is a place for you to hear things directly from me and as you all know, not everything in our lives is always black and white."

Rimes, who is married to former back-up dancer Dean Sheremet, is having a steamy affair with the married Eddie Cibrian, her recent co-star in Northern Lights.

It was reported this morning that the twosome, who met on the set of their Lifetime TV movie, were caught by a security camera smooching and holding hands during a romantic dinner date in Laguna Beach, Calif., on March 7.

LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian with their respective spouses, Dean Sheremet and Brandi Glanville. Both look happy, despite rumors that they're doing someone else.

They also had a three-hour rendezvous at the Malibu Beach Inn on March 14, the celebrity news magazine reports. There were some grainy pics, too!

For his part, Dean Sheremet responded to the report Wednesday, posting the message, "I love my wife!!!" on Twitter. Well, that ought to settle things.

Eddie Cibrian, who plays Coach Diaz on Ugly Betty, has two young sons with his wife, Brandi Glanville. He has yet to comment on the rumored affair.