Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are deeply in love — and they don’t miss a chance to say it. The pair tied the knot in 2005, but they met nearly two decades prior when they were still married to other people. After forming a friendship in 1987, Brooks asked Yearwood to sing on his 1990 album, No Fences , which helped jumpstart her musical career.
Brooks and Yearwood didn’t start dating until 2001, shortly after Garth’s divorce from Sandy Mahl . Yearwood, meanwhile, split from her second husband, Robert Reynolds , in 1999. She was previously married to Christoper Latham from 1987 to 1991.
During a 2016 interview with Parade , Yearwood said she thinks her relationship with Brooks was “meant to be” and that their long friendship provided “a great base” for their romance. In October 2024, Brooks was accused of sexual assault and battery by a woman who worked as a hairstylist and makeup artist for him and Yearwood. According to court documents obtained by CNN , the woman, who was identified as Jane Roe, claimed that Brooks made “repeated remarks” to her about “having a threesome” with Yearwood.
Brooks denied the allegations in the filing. Keep scrolling for a look at Brooks and Yearwood’s sweetest quotes about their marriage: During a joint interview with Parade in 2016, Yearwood said that she and Brooks were together “99 percent” of the time. “We don’t spend very many nights apart,” she said.
Brooks added of Yearwood: “I just want to be wher.