Singer Kellie Pickler’s husband, songwriter Kyle Jacobs, dies by suicide in Nashville home

Kellie Pickler's partner, songwriter Kyle Jacobs, 49, died by suicide at the couple's home on Friday (Feb 17) in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: TNS

Country singer Kellie Pickler’s husband, songwriter Kyle Jacobs, died by suicide Friday at the couple’s home in Nashville, Tennessee.

Jacobs, 49, was found dead in an upstairs bedroom/office, Nashville police told Variety.

Pickler told police that “she awoke a short time earlier, did not see her husband, and began looking for him,” according to Variety.

Pickler and her assistant were unable to open the bedroom door and called police.

Jacobs was a country music songwriter who also starred alongside his wife on the CMT reality show I Love Kellie Pickler. He worked with Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw and Kelly Clarkson, among others.

Pickler, 36, finished in sixth place on American Idol in 2006 before carving out a country music career for herself. She hosts Sirius XM’s country station The Highway. – New York Daily News/Tribune News Service

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