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Sara Evans Says She's Reconciled With Husband Jay Barker After Divorce Filing and His Arrest

Barker was arrested in 2022 for allegedly attempting to hit Evans with his car.

In the first episode of her brand new podcast, Diving in Deep With Sara Evans, the 53-year-old country singer told her side of the 2022 altercation that led to Barker's arrest and how the couple moved past a dark time in their marriage. 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. Saying she's "happier" than she's ever been, Evans was careful to reiterate, "[Domestic abuse] is absolutely never, ever right and it's never something to be taken lightly… Every woman needs to follow her gut and do what's best for her… I truly now believe that we are going to stay together forever and be very happy, but it's not going to be without rules that I put into place."

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