Country star Jason Aldean has filed for divorce from his wife of 11 years, seven months after he was photographed kissing a former American Idol contestant at a bar. Aldean, 36, and wife Jessica Ussery were high school sweethearts, and they have two young daughters. The couple had already been having problems when Aldean was spotted smooching former Idol contestant Brittany Kerr in November; efforts to repair the marriage failed. “Jessica and I have been together since we were teenagers,” Aldean said. “This is really a tough time for my entire family.”
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