After 18 years of marriage
Musician Scott Stapp is getting a divorce
Scott Stapp with his wife on the red carpet in Los Angeles.
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They married in 2006 and have three children together: Now the marriage of singer Scott Stapp and his wife has apparently finally failed.
After 18 years of marriage, Scott Stapp, 50, and his wife Jaclyn, 43, have separated. “Out of respect for the family, Scott wants to get through this difficult time privately,” People magazine quotes a spokesman for the rock star. According to the report, both Scott Stapp and his wife filed for divorce, apparently months ago. An alleged insider told the magazine, “Scott and Jaclyn had realized the marriage was over, but they continued to try to make it work.” Now the relationship is said to have finally failed.
Has his wife filed for divorce several times?
A spokesman for the 43-year-old explained according to the US celebrity portal “TMZ” also that she has had “a long struggle” in her relationship with Scott Stapp. Although she never imagined that she would one day divorce him, she now wants a new start, they say. The model had allegedly filed for divorce twice before, but withdrew the application each time.
The Creed frontman and Jaclyn Stapp are parents of three children: They have daughter Milan, 17, and sons Daniel, 13, and Anthony, 6. With his ex-wife Hillaree Burns, with whom the musician only had a few in the late 1990s Having been married for months, Stapp also has son Jagger, 25. The singer tied the knot with Jaclyn on February 11, 2006, after they met at a gala in New York.
Breakthrough with Creed
The Florida-born musician Scott Stapp became known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Creed, which he co-founded in 1994 and with which he celebrated numerous great successes. The singer and songwriter was also the frontman of the band Art of Anarchy and has released a total of four solo albums, the last one in March of this year.