Barker was arrested in 2022 for allegedly attempting to hit Evans with his car.
is opening up like never before, detailing the reasons she has decided to stay in her marriage to Jay Barker after filing for divorce in 2021. , the 53-year-old country singer told her side of thethat led to Barker's arrest and how the couple moved past a dark time in their marriage.
"I was determined that my children would not go through another divorce. Also, he raised them," she said of Barker. However, Evans noted that she was"very submissive" in the relationship, alleging that Barker"loved" that. Claiming that Barker's seven-year NFL career gave him"war-like PTSD because it's so violent," she noted that privately they'd have big fights but her children were never aware of them.
"The safety of being married to me, knowing that I'm a soft place to land, I think the safety of that backfired a little bit," she said. Evans said they separated in July 2020 after a"horrible fight" that"scared" her, but the singer said she was"devastated" by the decision. Slowly the estranged couple began having secret meetups and in January 2022, she said he hit"rock bottom.
Evans said her daughter called the police, but the singer still didn't feel Barker was a threat to her. "Unfortunately, headlines and quick-to-publish news stories do not adequately capture the full context and complex fabric of our lives," he added."I love my family dearly, and at this difficult time, I respectfully ask for privacy for the sake of my family and especially for our kids."
"And when we go to marriage counseling, we have to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth," she insisted.
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