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Mindy McCready will discuss her relationship with Roger Clemens on upcoming reality show.

Mindy McCready says she will tell the world about her relationship with Roger Clemens on a reality series slated for January, including that her long-term affair with the former Yankee pitcher kick-started a downward spiral when it came to her future relationships with men.

"He was the first person I fell madly in love with," McCready told the Daily News, referring to Clemens. "But having a person promise you the world and then not give it to you, that's the worst kind of abuse a person can suffer."

McCready, 33, is part of a rogue's gallery of celebrities who will appear on VH1's "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew," scheduled to air in early 2010. McCready will appear with actress Mackenzie Phillips, former madam Heidi Fleiss, actor Tom Sizemore and former NBA star Dennis Rodman, among others. McCready is treated on the show for co-dependency and said Clemens comes up during her on-show treatment.

"Dr. Drew and his team point out that a man like Roger Clemens is responsible for paving the way for what my relationships with men would be like," McCready said.

The News first reported in April 2008 that McCready had a lengthy, on-again, off-again relationship with the Rocket that began when she was 15 and lasted into 2006. McCready confirmed again Monday that she met Clemens in 1991, during spring training, a few months before she would turn 16. "I was 15 when we met," she said.

As The News has reported, McCready met Clemens at a Fort Myers, Fla., karaoke bar and spent the night with him in his hotel room, although she said they did not have sex then.

Following the reports about his relationship with McCready last year, Clemens made a public apology for what he termed "mistakes in my personal life for which I am sorry," although he did not say what the mistakes were. "I have apologized to my family and apologize to my fans," Clemens went on to say. "Like everyone, I have flaws. I have sometimes made choices which have not been right."

Clemens' attorney Rusty Hardin described McCready as a family friend of the Clemenses.

Clemens testified before Congress in February last year that he never used performance-enhancing drugs, and is still under investigation for perjury. A Washington grand jury is weighing whether to indict Clemens. Clemens filed a defamation case against his chief accuser, former trainer Brian McNamee, in January 2008, raising issues of character and credibility. McCready could be deposed regarding her relationship with Clemens, if McNamee's attorneys determine it is relevant to their subsequent countersuit.