“Shania Twain and her husband, music producer Robert ‘Mutt’ Lange, are separating after 14 years of marriage. This is a private matter and there will be no further comment at this time.”

Robert “Mutt” Lange called the split “an unfortunate thing,” adding, “it’s literally just a growing apart, that’s all.”

However, source said that Marie Ann Thiébaud, a secretary and manager of the couple’s Swiss chateau, is the reason behind the breakup.

Mutt said “It’s absolutely not the reason.”

“Mutt and Marie Ann left their spouses for each other and are still in a relationship,” says one source.

Mutt said “I’m not, no,” he said. “It’s not true.”

Meanwhile Shania is “devastated” and spending time with friends and family.

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Shania Twain, country pop diva and Robert Mutt Lange, 59 years old music producer, has split. Twain and Lange married in 1993 six months after meeting and have a 6 years old son named Eja D’Angelo. The couple, who have homes in New Zealand and Switzerland

“Shania Twain and her husband, music producer Robert ‘Mutt’ Lange, are separating after 14 years of marriage,” spokesman Jason Owen told People. “This is a private matter and there will be no further comment at this time.”

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