Narvel Blackstock Allegedly Begins New Relationship With Reba McEntire’s Friend

The music industry was shocked when Reba McEntire and Narvel Blackstock announced their breakup after being married for more than two and a half decades, as well as working together as singer and manager. Three months after the divorce was finalized, reports surfaced linking Blackstock to Laura Putty Stroud, one of his and McEntire’s close friends. According to an insider, the two were “very serious” and there were rumors of them getting married. McEntire has never addressed the rumors, but Stroud stopped appearing on her social media around 2014. McEntire has only stated that Blackstock deserved to live his life and that she wanted everyone to be happy.