Trace Adkins Says He Forgives Ex-Wife for Shooting, Nearly Killing Him

Trace Adkins doesn’t hold a grudge against his second wife, Julie Curtis, even after she shot him during a 1994 argument, nearly taking his life.

In an appearance on Theo Von’s This Past Weekend podcast posted Tuesday (July 28), the country icon reflected on the conflict that ended with Curtis shooting him at point-blank range. “Yeah, that took it a little far, I thought,” he joked at first. “That was totally uncalled for. Just leave. Let’s just call it quits, we don’t have to go that far.”

When asked whether his ex-wife intended to seriously harm him when she fired at him, Adkins continued,…