Singer Kellie Pickler Speaks Out for First Time Since Husband’s Suicide

Singer 🎤Kellie Pickler opened up about the death of her songwriter husband Kyle Jacobs who died by suicide.

In an exclusive statement to People on Thursday, Pickler, 37, shared “one of the most beautiful lessons” her late husband, whom she married in 2011, taught her “in a moment of a crisis.”

“If you don’t know what to do, ‘do nothing, just be still.’ I have chosen to heed his advice,” she said.

The “Red High Heels” singer thanked her friends, family, and supporters for their support.

“It has truly touched my soul and it’s helping me get through the darkest time in my life. As many of you have told me, you are all in my prayers,” she added.

Additionally, Pickler revealed she is planning “an intimate memorial” for her husband which will take place “later this fall.”

“That is what Kyle would have wanted,” she said.

Jacobs died on Feb. 17 at the age of 49, according to People.

In an autopsy report obtained by the outlet confirming his suicide, no drugs were in his system, but he did have a history of “pseudoseizures, gastrointestinal bleeding, elevated liver enzymes, and chronic alcohol use.” According to Taste of Country, the autopsy stated he “suffered a self-inflicted shotgun wound.”

In an interview with The Boot