Shania Twain and Ex-Husband Robert ‘Mutt’ Lange’s Messy Split: A Complete Timeline

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A saga worthy of a country song. Shania Twain and her ex-husband, Robert John “Mutt” Lange, were once one of the music industry’s biggest power couples — and their split later became one of its biggest scandals.The Grammy winner met the producer in June 1993, two months after she released her self-titled debut album.

The LP was critically acclaimed but a commercial flop, and Lange — who was known for working with rock acts including AC/DC and Def Leppard — offered to produce Twain’s next album.The duo began collaborating on The Woman in Me, which debuted in February 1995 and eventually became one of the bestselling country albums of all time.

Before the album’s release, however, the twosome’s working relationship grew romantic, and they tied the knot in December 1993.Lange’s influence helped Twain’s music reach a larger audience, but she’s always been careful to note that she shaped her own image herself. “A lot of those ideas were things I was working on before I met him, but when you get together with the right person, all the right things seem to start happening,” she told Interview magazine in March 1996. “He comes from the rock world, so he’s got so much spunk to his music.

But obviously, we have a much closer relationship than your average cowriters.”The pair also teamed up for the country star’s record-breaking albums Come on Over and Up!, but things weren’t so rosy behind the scenes.