Country star Sara Evans has married former University of Alabama quarterback Jay Barker, the AP reports.
Lori Genes, the singer’s publicist at Sony BMG Nashville, told The Associated Press on Monday that Evans and Barker had married but didn’t provide details of the wedding. People magazine reported on its Web site that the outdoor ceremony took place Saturday on a farm in Franklin, Tennessee.
The 37-year-old singer filed for divorce from Craig Schelske in October 2006 after 13 years of marriage. The divorce was completed last September.
Barker led Alabama to a national championship in 1992 and hosts a radio show in Birmingham.
I didn’t even know they were dating, to be honest. Then again, those of you who weren’t attending the University of Alabama or fans of its football team sixteen years ago, as I was, have likely never heard of Jay Barker.
Source: “Sara Evans has married former Alabama quarterback” (AP/YahooNews). Photos: CMT and Bumpshack
Somehow, Britney Spears losing her virginity at the age of 14… didn’t make the list.
10. Reese Witherspoon
Reese’s brother was arrested for sexual battery
On October 5, 2002, Reese Witherspoon’s older brother, John, was arrested after he entered a Nashville neighbor’s home and tried to undress and kiss a woman while she slept. John, 34, pled guilty to lesser charges, and according to his attorney, he “took her word for it,” because he was drunk and blacked out on the night in question. Reese, 31, helped her brother after he finished his two years on probation by making him her personal assistant on the ironically titled film Our Family Trouble.
9. Gavin Rossdale
Gavin had a secret love child
In 2004, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale, 42, were happily married and planning for a baby. But that October, Gwen got shocking news — Gavin’s 15-year-old goddaughter was actually his love child with former flame Pearl Lowe. “He stopped returning my calls,” Pearl says. DNA tests confirmed that Daisy Lowe was in fact his daughter. Gwen, 38, was said to be devastated, but soon after announced she was pregnant with her and Gavin’s baby Kingston, now 18 months. “You get through the rocky times,” Gwen has said.
8. Michelle Williams
Michelle’s dad faces tax evasion charges
Michelle Williams has been estranged from her father, Larry, since she was 15, but she’s still upset that the IRS charged the 64-year-old stock market trader with evading $1.5 million in taxes after he flew to Australia. “It’s a strange thing having one’s father locked up, but you get used to it,” Michelle, 27, says. When he was arrested in May 2006, it wasn’t lost on Michelle that her dad was detained in her ex Heath Ledger’s native country. “Of all places,” she says. “It’s like, could you pick somewhere else to be arrested?”
7. Woody Harrelson
Woody’s father was a convicted hit man
Woody Harrelson was only 7-years-old when his father, Charles, killed a Texas businessman and was put in jail. “I don’t feel he was much of a father,” says Woody. “He took no part in my upbringing.” Later, while Woody was attending college, his father was arrested again for the murder of a federal judge. Charles denied it and appealed to his son for support. “He was no saint,” says Woody, 46. “But I think he’s innocent of that killing.” Charles died in March while serving two life sentences.
6. Sara Evans
Sara claimed her husband had kinky desires
When country singer Sara Evans’ marriage to Craig Schelske fell apart last year, she aired his dirty laundry in court papers. Sara, 36, alleged that her husband of 13 years “kept a list of ads seeking casual and ménage-a-trois sex and had nude photos of himself indulging in sexual acts with other women,” on their home computer. Sara’s biggest concern was that their children Avery, 8, Olivia, 4, and Audrey, 3, were being exposed to the smutty shots. After Craig made shocking claims about Sara, they both agreed to drop their allegations and resolve their divorce “amicably.”
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Growing up, Tobey Maguire’s home life was far from perfect. At the age of 3, his parents split and he was forced to live with other family members. Then, in 1993, when Tobey was 18, his down-on-his-luck dad, Vincent, a cook, robbed a California bank and served two years in prison. Says a family friend of the shocking situation: “Tobey is aware his dad made a rash decision which cost him dearly. He was broke and has been a model citizen ever since.” Tobey, 32, learned a valuable lesson. “Growing up the way I did, I have a very serious ambition to make money and have some security,” he says.
4. Orlando Bloom
Orlando didn’t know who his real dad was
Growing up in Canterbury, Kent, England, Orlando Bloom believed that author and civil rights activist Harry Bloom was his father. Harry died when Orlando was only 4, and family friend Colin Stone became his legal guardian. It wasn’t until Orlando was a teenager that his mom, Sonia, admitted that Colin was actually his biological dad. “As long as I can remember, Colin has been a good friend, but I always thought Harry was my real father,” says Orlando, 30. “I don’t remember much about Harry, but my mother always speaks highly of him,” he says.
3. Halle Berry
Halle’s dad was abusive
Halle Berry’s parents divorced when she was a toddler. But her mom, Judith, invited her dad, Jerome, to move back into their Ohio home when Halle was 10 because she felt her daughters needed a father figure. Halle calls that year “the worst of my life,” because of Jerome’s violent behavior. “He abused my mother and my sister Heidi constantly,” she admits. Although she wasn’t harmed, “I was dealing with a lot of guilt,” Halle, 41, says.
2. Charlize Theron
Charlize’s mom killed her father
On June 21, 1991, Charlize Theron’s dad returned to their South African home after a long night of drinking. “My dad had a disease,” Charlize, 32, says. “He was an alcoholic.” Charlize says her dad never physically harmed her, but admits “he was a verbal abuser.” So when he fired a shotgun into the then 15-year-old’s bedroom, her mom, Gerda, shot and killed her husband. The court ruled it self-defense. “If my daughter was in the same situation, I’d do the same thing,” admits Charlize.
1. Nicole Richie
Nicole’s real dad was in Lionel’s band
Nicole Richie has always known Lionel and Brenda Richie as her mom and dad. But her real parents were actually members of Lionel’s band, who gave her up when she was 3-years-old. “My parents were friends with Lionel and they trusted that they would be better able to provide for me,” reveals Nicole, 26. So the Simple Life star — who was officially adopted when she was 9, a year before Lionel and Brenda divorced — was raised in an upscale LA suburb, where she met best friend Paris Hilton and dealt with her famous dad’s constant absence. “When Nicole came along, I was gone,” Lionel, 58, admits. Though her teens were rocky — she went to rehab for heroin addiction — Nicole is now very close with Brenda and Lionel.
Country singer and TV dance star Sara Evans is claiming that her husband of thirteen years is an adulterer, addicted to porn, occasionally combines the two.
Country singer Sara Evans alleges in divorce papers that her husband committed adultery, was verbally and emotionally abusive, drank excessively and frequently watched pornography in their home. Evans, 35, filed for divorce Thursday from Craig Schelske and announced through a spokesman that she was quitting ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” “to give her family full attention at this difficult time.” The couple married in 1993 and have three children ages 7, 3 and 2.
Schelske, 43 and currently unemployed, ran for Congress as a Republican from Oregon’s 5th District in 2002. He is a native of Salem, Ore.
Schelske denied all of the allegations in statement issued Friday night. “I have made the decision to forgive Sara for the unfortunate campaign that she and her publicity advisors are currently waging,” he said in the statement. “Sara has unfortunately become a dramatically different person over the last year and it is something we have struggled to deal with. Sadly, it appears we have failed.”
In the filing in state court in suburban Franklin, where the couple has a home, Evans alleges that Schelske watched pornography on the couples’ computers and has at least 100 nude photographs of himself in a state of arousal. She also alleges that several photographs show Schelske having sex with other women.
According to the court documents, the oldest of the couple’s children confronted Schelske when he was watching pornographic material on the television in their home.
That’s very disturbing. And just think, he might have become a Republican congressman!
Dancing with the Stars hopeful, Sara Evans, has decided to quit the popular reality series effective immediately. A source tells Us that Evans has decided to leave ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” for personal reasons. “She is in the middle of a nasty divorce and it is too much for her to keep going,” says the source.
Eyewitness News has confirmed that Sara Evans a contestant from the ABC show ‘Dancing With The Stars’ will be leaving. Evans has not explained her reasoning for leaving the show, but she will make an apperance on Tuesday’s show to explain her departure. The show airs at 8pm on ABC7.
On the other hand, after beautifully waltzing for his darling “soon-to-be-wed” daughter, Jerry Springer is still ALIVE & KICKING! He survives week #5 with the Samba. I still think he could very well win this competition… the crowd just loves him.
Faith Hill is the most beautiful woman in country music, according to a fan poll.
Faith Hill is country music’s most beautiful woman, according to a reader poll released Friday in Country Weekly magazine. “To thousands of fans, Faith embodies the ideal woman who really `has it all’ — classic beauty, a superstar career, a great marriage to Tim McGraw and three lovely daughters,” the article says. “No other country star projects a sexier, more stunning image.”
Her husband, McGraw, finished No. 4 in the magazine’s recent poll on country’s sexiest man, with Keith Urban topping the list.
Rounding out the top 5 most beautiful women in order were Sara Evans, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride and Shania Twain. Besides Underwood, two other newcomers made the list: Jennifer Nettles (No. 6) and Miranda Lambert (No. 8). Also in the top 10 were Terri Clark (No. 7), Trisha Yearwood (No. 9) and Reba McEntire and Gretchen Wilson (tie, No. 10)
Personally, I’d put Shania Twain at the top of this particular list. But Faith Hill is undeniably beautiful.
Lori Genes, the singer’s publicist at Sony BMG Nashville, told The Associated Press on Monday that Evans and Barker had married but didn’t provide details of the wedding. People magazine reported on its Web site that the outdoor ceremony took place Saturday on a farm in Franklin, Tennessee.
