Narvel Blackstock and Reba McEntire. Photo: Facebook.

Narvel Blackstock and Reba McEntire. Photo: Facebook.

In a joint statement, Narvel Blackstock and Reba McEntire have announced that they have been separated for the past few months, after 26 years of marriage.

“Despite this being the end of their marriage, they continue to support each other,” the statement reads. “They have worked together for 35 years and will continue to do so.” Together they own Starstruck Management, which oversees the careers of McEntire, Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton and more.

They have asked that their privacy be respected during this time.

McEntire and Blackstock they have one child, race car driver Shelby Blackstock. Narvel has three children from a previous marriage. McEntire was also previously wed, divorced the late steer wrestler Charlie Battles in 1987 after 11 years of marriage.

The separated couple recently sold their Beverly Hills home spread.