{"id":112220,"date":"2026-07-29T05:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cknxam\/?p=112220"},"modified":"2026-07-29T04:34:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:34:37","slug":"trace-adkins-jokes-about-being-shot-by-his-second-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cknxam\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/07\/trace-adkins-jokes-about-being-shot-by-his-second-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"Trace Adkins Jokes About Being Shot By His Second Wife"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Trace Adkins<\/strong>\u00a0opened up about getting shot by his second wife Julie Curtis in 1994.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> He joked on\u00a0<strong>Theo Von&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0podcast that the shooting took things a little far and was totally uncalled for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were arguing about his drinking, and she shot him under his left arm. \u00a0The bullet went through both lungs and his heart before exiting out his right arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;I just remember getting off the floor, taking a few steps and then going back down.\u00a0 That&#8217;s all I remember.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Trace had to be airlifted to the hospital for emergency surgery.\u00a0 Doctors said the only reason he survived is because he was shot at point-blank range, so the bullet didn&#8217;t have time to mushroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s forgiven Julie.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve just always felt like I don&#8217;t think she meant to do it. \u00a0I just don&#8217;t think she thought it was gonna hurt me. \u00a0She thought I was indestructible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>They divorced later that year, and Trace didn&#8217;t press charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trace Adkins | This Past Weekend w\/ Theo Von #672\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mcEa-tSincA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Trace Adkins\u00a0opened up about getting shot by his second wife Julie Curtis in 1994.\u00a0 He joked on\u00a0Theo Von&#8217;s\u00a0podcast that the shooting took things a little far and was totally uncalled for. 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