Sara Evans has accused her husband of 13 years, Craig Schelske, of having an affair with her former nanny and close friend who inspired her involvement in a national eating disorder organization. On Thursday, the country singer filed for divorce and announced that she had dropped out of the ABC reality show “Dancing With the Stars” to spend time with her family. In a divorce complaint filed Thursday in Williamson County Chancery Court, Evans requested a divorce on the grounds of adultery, inappropriate marital conduct and irreconcilable differences. The documents allege that Schelske watched pornography, and kept numerous nude photos of himself on his computer, as well as photographs of Schelske having sex with other women. Documents filed Thursday in Williamson County Chancery Court stated, “Wife further alleges that Husband has been guilty of adultery with Alison Clinton.” Clinton could not be reached for comment. Evans mentioned Clinton in the thank yous of the liner notes of her 2003 album Restless: “Alison Clinton (assistant/nanny/do it all/comic relief).” Today, Evans’ attorney would not specifically address questions about Clinton. John Hollins Jr. said, “There is a factual basis for all of the allegations made in this complaint.” In September, Evans hosted Fashion for Every Body, which benefited the Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee and the Sara Evans Fund. (Evans was recently named an ambassador for the National Eating Disorders Association.) During that Nashville event, Clinton joined Evans onstage. Evans told The Tennessean in an interview for a Sept. 3 Life cover story, she had a personal link to the disorder: “One of my best friends, who started out being my nanny and then we became best friends, developed anorexia and I watched her almost die.” Evans said. Evans explained that the woman lost her nanny job because of anorexia. “It was this big mess and so sad because she was suffering and on her way to death.”
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If you want to read the papers she filed, you can do so at the Tennessean.
