Shania Twain's marriage switcheroo
Shania Twain was supposed to have the fairy tale marriage, and maybe
she did... eventually. The story was tabloid heaven: Shania was married
to big-time music producer Mutt Lange for more than 14 years. In 2008,
they separated after he allegedly cheated on her with her best friend
and assistant, Marie-Anne Thiebaud. Marie-Anne's marriage to Nestle exec
Frederic Thiebaud also imploded at the time. Well, wouldn't you know
it, Shania ended up marrying Frederic!
Dixie Chicks vs. George W. Bush and Toby Keith
It all started with one statement to a London audience from Dixie
Chicks singer Natalie Maines in 2003: "Just so you know, we're ashamed
the president of the United States is from Texas," she told the crowd
after American troops had spent a year-and-a-half fighting the War on
Terror. This comment came not long after she'd criticized Toby Keith
for his pseudo-9/11 anthem "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue,"
saying it made country music sound "ignorant." The swipe against
President George W. Bush, though, was a bigger obstacle, as fans and
radio stations boycotted the Dixie Chicks' music, claiming they were,
for all intensive purposes, un-American. In 2006, the group released
"Not Ready To Make Nice" as a response to the controversy. The song won
three Grammys.
Jason Aldean caught cheating
Back in September 2012, Jason Aldean was caught by paparazzi kissing
"American Idol" contestant Brittany Kerr. The problem? He was married to
his high school sweetheart, Jessica Ussery, at the time. Jason
apologized and the couple put on a united front, but that only lasted a
few months before they filed for divorce. Jason and Brittany got
together shortly after (which only fanned the flames of scandal) but the
two seem in it for the long haul: They got married in March 2015.
LeAnn Rimes' affair
In late 2008, LeAnn Rimes
met a fairly obscure actor named Eddie Cibrian when they filmed a
Lifetime movie called "Northern Lights" together. They soon embarked on a
real-life affair -- both were married at the time -- that was exposed
on the cover of Us Weekly in early 2009. LeAnn divorced husband Dean
Sheremet, and Eddie divorced wife Brandi Glanville, but not before
details of their personal lives and the affair were plastered all over
the internet and magazines across the world. LeAnn and Eddie tied the
knot in 2011 and she became a stepmother to his and Brandi's two boys.
To this day, celebrity media outlets constantly play LeAnn and Brandi
against each other, although often for good reason since they have a
long history of social media feuding.
Kenny Chesney is a 'fraud'?
In May 2005, country star Kenny Chesney and actress Renee Zellweger
said "I do." Just 128 days later, they had their marriage annulled.
Renee filed legal docs in Los Angeles, citing "fraud" as the reason for
the split. Fraud. For years since, gay rumors have circled Kenny. "That
is the most unbelievable thing in the world. 'Because Renee cited fraud,
Kenny's got to be gay.' What guy who loves girls wouldn't be angry
about that s---?" he told Playboy several years later. "I didn't sign up
for that. I think people need to live their lives the way they want to,
but I'm pretty confident in the fact that I love girls. I've got a long
line of girls who could testify that I am not gay."
Spade Cooley murders his wife
This could be the biggest scandal in country music history, and you've
probably never heard of it: Spade Cooley was the self-proclaimed King of
Western Swing in the '50s. He also hosted a popular TV show. His
downfall came on April 3, 1961, when he killed his estranged wife,
savagely beating her to death. The murder took place in front of the
couple's daughter, who testified against her father in a sensational
trial. Somehow, he only served eight years in prison before being
released. In 1969, he performed a charity concert. While backstage after
the show, he suffered a massive heart attack and died.
Willie Nelson secretly fathered a child
For years, Willie Nelson thought he had seven children. It turns out he
actually had eight. In his 2012 autobiography, Willie revealed the he
had a secret family spanning three generations that he never knew
existed. "I have an old, dear friend, Mary Haney, who I'd lost touch
with but recently met again after decades," he wrote. "Turns out Mary
and I had a child together called Renee. It also turns out Renee has a
daughter, Noelle, who has a daughter, Jordan, who I am happy to now
call my great-granddaughter. My newly discovered family sure took some
time to surface."
Blake Shelton leaves first wife for Miranda Lambert
Blake Shelton met Miranda Lambert
at CMT's 100 Greatest Duets Concert in 2005. He was smitten. The
problem was, he was also married. His first marriage didn't last long
after he met Miranda, as he filed for divorce. "I've never had that kind
of experience with anybody," he said in an episode of "Behind the
Music." "I was a married guy, you know? Standing up there and singing
with somebody and going, 'Man, this shouldn't be happening.' Looking
back on that, I was falling in love with her, right there on stage." He
and Miranda started their romance right after that and they eventually
got married. They divorced in 2015 and just a few months later, he moved
on with his "The Voice" co-star Gwen Stefani.
Hank Williams Jr. compares President Obama to Hitler
For 22 years, Hank Williams Jr. was known for one line: "Are you ready
for some football?" The country singer had his hits, yes, but for two
decades he provided the opening song for Monday Night Football. That
was, until he compared President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler. His intro
to the primetime game was pulled immediately. In an appearance on Fox
News' "Fox and Friends," Hank referred to a golf game that the president
and then-House Speaker John Boehner had played against Vice President
Joe Biden and Ohio Gov. John Kasich as "one of the biggest political
mistakes ever." Asked what he didn't like about it, he said, "Come on,
come on. That'd be like Hitler playing golf with [Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin] Netanyahu. Okay. Not hardly." He later apologized, but the
damage had been done.
Taylor Swift interrupted by Kanye West
The interruption heard 'round the world is possibly more infamous today than it was in 2009. Taylor Swift (she was a country artist then) had just received the award for Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards when Kanye West
stormed the stage while she was speaking, grabbed the mic and shouted,
"Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, Imma let you finish, but Beyonce
has one of the best videos of all time. One of the best videos of all
time!" The feud has been played out a million times. They eventually
patched things up and seemed to be on great terms, actually, until Kanye
released his song "Famous" in February 2016. In it, he claimed he might
have sex with Taylor, called her the B-word and took credit for her
fame. Feud = back on.
Randy Travis found naked and drunk
Randy Travis was arrested for public intoxication in February 2012.
About six months later, police busted him again, but this time, the
headlines were much more sensational: The country legend was found
naked, drunk and passed out in the middle of the street near his Trans
Am, which had been crashed in a nearby ditch. Days after that incident,
he got into a fight with a man in a church parking lot. In early 2013,
he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and got probation and
rehab time. But that summer, things took a turn for the worse: Randy was
hospitalized with a heart issue and suffered a devastating stroke a few
days later. Although he survived, he's had to re-learn to walk and play
guitar as his recovery continues.
LeAnn Rimes sues father for $7 million
It's LeAnn Rimes, again. In 2000 when she was 17, the child star sued
her father and former co-manager, alleging the two men had swindled at
least $7 million from her over a span of five years. Her dad
counter-sued. Somehow, the two were able to eventually get past their
differences. "My dad and I have been through a lot together and we've
come out the other side of it with a relationship. It's pretty amazing,"
she said in 2014.
Billy Joe Shaver shot a man in the face
On March 31, 2007, outlaw country artist Billy Joe Shaver stopped by a
Waco, Texas, bar to get a drink. He ended up shooting a man in the face.
In 2010, he was on trial for aggravated assault. On the stand, Billy
admitted to the shooting, but said he did it in self-defense. The singer
said the victim (before he was shot) stirred his drink with a pocket
blade. He then wiped it on the singer's shirt and asked him to come
outside. "I felt he was gonna kill me," Billy testified. "He was a big
bully, the worst I ever seen -- a big, bad one. And I been all around
the world." Billy -- who's written songs for Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and
Elvis Presley -- was found not guilty.
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