Country Music Divorces: The Most Heartbreaking Splits Of All-Time

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July 20, 2015 4:05PM EDT

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Country Music Divorces: See Couples Who’ve Called It Quits

Country Music Divorces: See Couples Who’ve Called It Quits

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Garth Brooks & Sandy Mahl

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.

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LeAnn Rimes & Dean Sheremet

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.

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Lib Hatcher Travis and Randy Travis

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.”

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Reba McEntire and Narvel Blackstock

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.

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Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney

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.

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Trisha Yearwood and Robert Reynolds

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

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