Trouble In Paradise
With her career in the music industry being successful and her career in the acting industry just beginning to take off, Reba McEntire had a crazy schedule. All of the interviews, events, and performances took her time for her husband away. The conflict within their plans led them to fight all the time which eventually pushed them to file for divorce. In the middle of 1987, Battles thought that everything was not right anymore and asked his wife to get a divorce. Reba was crushed by what happened because even though they did not end up being on good terms, he really loved Charlie. Well, she had nothing else to do other than focusing on herself and keep on working for her career.
Tragedy Struck
Another thing that put Reba in a very dark and sad place was the plane crash tragedy that took away eight of her band members’ lives. She was actually sleeping the moment it happened, so she woke up the next day to a piece of terrifying news. It was not an easy year for Reba McEntire. She had a very hard time coping up with her sudden loss. Such a tragedy put the whole country music industry into a mourning state.