The world of country music was shocked when Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert announced their divorce after just four years of marriage. What was even more shocking was how fast the divorce happened. The couple was divorced before they even announced that they were separated.
Blake did explain how this was possible. The two divorced in Oklahoma. Since there were no children involved, it was easy to push the separation through the courts.
The two also had a prenuptial agreement, which meant it was easy to separate the finances, especially anything that they brought into the marriage. It took around 10 days after filing for divorce for it to be granted by the courts.
Rumors of Infidelity Quickly Spread
Since the divorce, the two have moved on. Blake is with Gwen Stefani and Miranda Lambert is married to Brendan McLoughlin.
The two are still friends despite their marriage not working out. They were “cool” with each other shortly after the divorce. They both took the opinion that “it is what it is.”
There were plenty of rumors about why the split happened, with many looking to blame Gwen Stefani. After all, Gwen and Blake announced their relationship shortly afterward. However, Blake denies rumors of an affair, saying that it was during The Voice Season 9 that they developed feelings for each other.
Instead, it looks to have been the other way around. Blake confirmed that the album he recorded shortly after the split, She’s Got a Way with Words, included a lot of lyrics connected to what he was going through in his divorce.
There are lines about how a partner lied and cheated, and he shared that he wrote the songs when at rock bottom. He needed to get the feelings out so that people could empathize with him.
Friends close to Miranda deny that she cheated. Miranda also denies that she had an affair.
While there were rumors that the two split because they couldn’t agree on having children, that hasn’t been confirmed. Blake always said that the power of already being divorced when they announced their split was that the rumor mill wouldn’t have as much time to churn in between separation updates.
Are Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert Still Friends?
Sources tell a different story. While Blake says they are friends, sources close to them say that they are not.
Instead, it looks like the two try to avoid each other as much as possible, especially when they are in Nashville. That’s not easy to do, though.
Miranda also reportedly doesn’t like Gwen (and vice versa). The two will have their friends check to see if each other is at an event, according to Yahoo! Entertainment. Their friends think everyone involved should move on considering the divorce was almost 10 years ago now!
It’s possible that Miranda doesn’t have anything against the now-married couple. Instead, some friends suggest that she just wants to avoid an awkward situation. That isn’t always possible due to all of them being in the same circle in the music business, but Miranda tries her best.
