Current:Home > FinanceJason Isbell files for divorce from Amanda Shires after nearly 11 years of marriage: Reports -AssetPath
Jason Isbell files for divorce from Amanda Shires after nearly 11 years of marriage: Reports
View
Date:2025-04-13 15:51:58
Country stars Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires are calling it quits.
Isbell, 45, filed for divorce from Shires, 41, on Dec. 15 after 10 years of marriage, according to reports by Rolling Stone and People. The couple would have celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary this month.
The couple share a daughter, Mercy, 8.
Reps for Shires declined to comment. USA TODAY has also reached out to Isbell's rep for comment.
The former couple had played in each other's bands: Shires periodically played fiddle and sang backup for Isbell's band, the 400 Unit, and Isbell played guitar for The Highwomen, Shires' supergroup with Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris and Natalie Hemby.
Isbell told The New York Times in 2020 that growing pressures during the making of his album "Reunions" caused him to push people away, including his wife.
“At one point, I said, 'It'd be easier if somebody had cheated.' Then we could say, 'You did this,' or 'I did this,' and 'Somebody needs to be real sorry,'" Isbell told the news outlet. "But it was more like, 'We don’t know each other right now. We're not able to speak the same language.'"
Isbell gave viewers a front-row seat to the couple's strained "Reunions" studio sessions in the HBO documentary "Running With Our Eyes Closed." Directed by Sam Jones and released in April 2023, the 98-minute film focused on tense, unvarnished moments in the studio and at home as Isbell and Shires navigated marriage, parenthood and creative co-working.
Zac Brown,Kelly Yazdi to divorce after marrying earlier this year: 'Wish each other the best'
The couple celebrated a decade together last February, with Isbell writing on Instagram: "Every day I wake up and fall in love with you again."
Isbell was married to fellow musician Shonna Tucker, former bass player for Drive-By Truckers, for whom Isbell played guitar. The former couple were married from 2002 to 2007, during a time Isbell said he battled with alcoholism.
The "Killers of the Flower Moon" actor opened up about his sobriety journey of over a decade with The Nashville Tennessean last year.
"In your life and in your work, if you have the same challenges you have 10 years ago, you might not be progressing as you should," Isbell told the outlet. "Ten years ago, my challenge was to keep myself sober and keep working and keep loving my job. I'm comfortable in the world, I'm comfortable in my recovery."
Contributing: Matthew Leimkuehler, Nashville Tennessean
Maren Morrisopens up about love life after divorce from Ryan Hurd
veryGood! (933)
Related
- DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
- Olivia Munn Shares She Underwent Double Mastectomy Amid Breast Cancer Battle
- Love Is Blind's Trevor Sova Sets the Record Straight on Off-Screen Girlfriend Claims
- Suburban Seattle woman suspected of being kidnapped found dead in Mexico; suspect arrested
- US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
- South Dakota legislator calls for inquiry into Gov. Noem’s Texas dental trip and promo video
- James Colon to retire as Los Angeles Opera music director after 2025-26 season, end 20-year tenure
- C.J. Gardner-Johnson apologizes to Eagles fans for 'obnoxious' comment following reunion
- South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
- Kentucky House passes a bill aimed at putting a school choice constitutional amendment on the ballot
Ranking
- Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
- Russian military plane with 15 people on board crashes after engine catches fire during takeoff
- Wisconsin appeals court upholds conviction of 20-year-old in death of younger cousin
- Investigator says she asked Boeing’s CEO who handled panel that blew off a jet. He couldn’t help her
- Meet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
- Ex-rideshare driver accused in California antisemitic attack charged with federal hate crime
- Dorie Ann Ladner, civil rights activist who fought for justice in Mississippi and beyond, dies at 81
- House passes TikTok bill. Are TikTok's days numbered? What you need to know.
Recommendation
New Zealand official reverses visa refusal for US conservative influencer Candace Owens
Paul Alexander, Who Spent 70 Years in an Iron Lung, Dead at 78
Regents pick New Hampshire provost to replace UW-La Crosse chancellor fired over porn career
Appeals court overturns convictions of former Georgia officer who fatally shot naked man
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
You Have to See Kristen Stewart's Bold Dominatrix-Style Look
Ex-rideshare driver accused in California antisemitic attack charged with federal hate crime
How Chinese is TikTok? US lawmakers see it as China’s tool, even as it distances itself from Beijing