Country Music Divorces: See Couples Who’ve Called It Quits
Garth Brooks & Sandy Mahl
Country music icon Garth Brooks married his college sweetheart Sandy Mahl in Oklahomaon May 24, 1986 . Sadly, the couple parted ways in 1999 and finalized their divorce in December 2001 after 15 years of marriage.
LeAnn Rimes & Dean Sheremet
LeAnn Rimes and Dean Sheremet famously had a scandalous split in 2009, after LeAnn admitted she’d had an affair with Lifetime movie costar Eddie Cibrian. They were together for seven years.
Lib Hatcher Travis and Randy Travis
After 19 years together, Randy Travis and his manager/wife Elizabeth “Lib” Travis ended their marriage in 2010. Lib stayed on his manager, despite the split. In a statement, the rep says, “Elizabeth and Randy Travis have agreed to part ways. Elizabeth will remain Mr. Travis’ personal manager. They do not intend to comment any further and ask for your respect for their privacy during this time.”
Reba McEntire and Narvel Blackstock
The country music world was shook in 2015 when Reba McEntire and husband/manager Narvel Blackstock announced they were divorcing after 26 years of marriage.
Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney
It all began when the unlikely pair met in January 2005 at NBC’s “Concert of Hope” tsunami aid telethon. Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney’s instant connection. By April, they went public with their romance and a week later, stunned the world with the announcement they’d wed in a secret ceremony in the Virgin Islands. 225 days later, it was ll over.
Trisha Yearwood and Robert Reynolds
Before she married Garth, Trisha Yearwood was married to Robert Reynolds, a member of the country group The Mavericks. The pair wed in 1994 but before the new millenium, they called it quits, on October 5, 1999
