The day after announcing his wife Alicia Allain’s death, John Schneider paid a lengthier tribute in words to his late spouse in a heartbreaking Facebook post. “Alicia was the fuel that ran my biggest dreams. The inspiration behind every creative thought. The very fabric of my soul. The glue that held me together,” the 62-year-old TV star reflected. In addition to their romantic relationship, the couple made a prolific professional pair, collaborating on over 100 songs and multiple films together.
When they first wed in 2019, however, the “Dukes of Hazzard” star was still embroiled in the middle of a nasty divorce proceeding from his previous, estranged wife, Elvira Schneider. With Elvira filing for divorce in 2014 after 21 wedded years and three adult children together, In 2016, John was ordered to pay her $18,911 in monthly spousal support. Even by Hollywood divorce standards, things got particularly ugly when the country star failed to pay in 2018 and was sentenced to jail for three days.
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That didn’t stop the actor from marrying Allain the following year in a festive Louisiana ceremony, despite his divorce not being finalized at the time. Surrounded by family and friends, Allain and Schneider looked joyous in a blowout celebration complete with fireworks and “Mr. Right-Mrs. Always Right” chairs. “This has been a wonderful celebration, a sanctuary of love,” Allain told People then, with Schneider adding, “Happy is too small of a word.” Though the ceremony was not technically legal (they would make things official in September 2019), it was symbolic of their love and commitment to each other.
