Country music songwriter Kyle Jacobs, who was married to former “American Idol” contestant Kellie Pickler, died in February of suicide, The Post can confirm.
In response to an autopsy report obtained by Taste of Country, the 49-year-old musician passed away from a self-inflicted “intraoral shotgun wound” on the couple’s Nashville, Tennessee, home on Feb. 17.
Toxicology results showed Jacobs didn’t have drugs in his system on the time of his death, though he did have “a history of pseudoseizures, gastrointestinal bleeding, elevated liver enzymes, and chronic alcohol use,” the outlet reported Tuesday, quoting the Davidson County Medical Examiner’s report.
The Post has contacted reps for Pickler, 36, and the medical expert for comment.
Metropolitan Nashville Police spokesperson Don Aaron told The Post on the time that police responded to a 911 call from the couple’s home and located Jacobs dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in an upstairs bedroom/office space.
Pickler told police that she woke up and will not immediately find her husband, Aaron added.
She and her personal assistant were unable to open the door to the room where Jacobs was found, so the assistant called 911.
Pickler has yet to publicly address the death of her husband.
Jacobs co-wrote Garth Brooks’ 2007 No. 1 hit “More Than A Memory.” He also helped pen “Still” by Tim McGraw and “Dust” by the Eli Young Band.
His songs have been recorded by the likes of Pickler, George Strait, Kelly Clarkson, Thompson Square and Jo Dee Messina, to call a number of.
Jacobs and Pickler met through mutual songwriter friends at a Nashville bar in 2007 — a yr after she placed sixth on the fifth season of “American Idol.”
They eloped on Jan. 1, 2011, on the Caribbean island of Antigua. Their reality show, “I Love Kellie Pickler,” ran for 3 seasons on County Music Television, from 2015 to 2017.
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