Jason Aldean is having big trouble with his oldest daughter, 21-year-old Keeley.
Rumors that the strained father-daughter relationship is the result of his affair with his now-wife Brittany have been gaining more and more attention. But, the truth is, the family drama runs much deeper.
Jason had it all: An incredibly successful country music career and a beautiful family. He met his former wife, actress Jessica Ussery, back in high school at Macon, Georgia’s Windsor Academy.
Jason told Nashville Music Scene in 2011 that he was best friends with Jessica and that everything seemed to work with her by his side. The high school sweethearts eventually tied the knot and were married for 11 years. During their marriage, Jessica gave birth to daughters Keeley in 2003 and Kendyl in 2007.
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Everything appeared to be perfect in the Aldean household until Jason had a major scandal that left everyone involved in shambles. Sometimes it only takes one person to come in and cause an uproar. In this case, that person was Brittany…
Jason’s Cheating Scandal Broke His Family Apart
She’s a former American Idol contestant who was the center of Jason’s 2012 cheating scandal. Photos of Jason kissing Brittany at a bar went viral, and he had no choice but to own up to his embarrassing actions. Jason was remorseful for getting CAUGHT, but can you imagine how his then-wife Jessica and daughters felt?
At least Jason had the decency to not deny being unfaithful, even though he went straight for the typical excuse that he simply made a mistake. Brittany also spoke out, saying that what we all saw was just her experiencing a lapse in judgment — and that she wanted to apologize to everyone affected.
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Well, she must’ve not really been that sorry, because in 2014, she got engaged to Jason. They got married and are still together to this day. Needless to say, Jason’s marriage to Jessica was hopelessly lost after the leaked photos. Jessica was so heartbroken by the entire ordeal that she bit the bullet and filed for divorce.
She’s moved on, but so has Jason. He now has two children with Brittany. He said that even though he and Brittany both hate the way their relationship began, they wouldn’t change the outcome of it all. However, some family members perhaps would have liked to change the outcome.
Who Is Jason Aldean’s Daughter Keeley?
Enter Jason’s daughter Keeley. If you’re curious to know more about her, keep in mind that for the child of a mega famous country star, she prefers a more low-key lifestyle. Her social media presence isn’t very active, despite having aspirations to make her own name for herself in the music industry.
Keeley is still young. She graduated from Summit High School and then enrolled at the esteemed Nashville-based Belmont University, a school that all future country stars attend. Maybe Keeley wants to follow in her father’s footsteps in some ways.
She has picked up the guitar, witnessed what it was like to be on tour firsthand and watched a couple studio sessions in her lifetime. On the other hand, Keeley also wants nothing to do with her dad, especially with Brittany. You see, despite her quiet persona, she is quite the shady queen…
And, to put it simply, I am a little bit obsessed with the subtle jabs she throws at mostly her stepmom. For example, at the beginning of 2022, Keeley posted a screenshot of the song “Rich Girl” by Daryl Hall and John Oates.
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The lyrics are about a spoiled woman who relied on her parents’ money to buy her way out of anything and to get her way whenever she wants. Not only that, but Keeley wrote that the song has been stuck inside her head all week.
Many people thought that she used the song as a reference to Brittany. Now that Keeley is not a minor, fans have reason to believe that she is no longer planning on keeping quiet about how she’s actually feeling about Jason and Brittany’s romance.
It’s not like she can get kicked out of their home or anything. And, from the looks of it, she appears to be distancing herself from them on her own. She did post the screenshot of the song on her private account.
But Keeley has a history of sealing her lips when it comes to her dad and Brittany. From the outside looking in, it appears that she’s always been pretty great at setting clear boundaries. Officially cutting her father and Brittany out of her life would be an example of her boundaries in action.
Followers have clocked that Keeley hasn’t visited Jason’s home for a minute. She actually used to make frequent appearances on social media, especially on Brittany’s accounts, who has made a career out of being an influencer. Except she hasn’t been featured on Brittany’s page since April 2021.
Brittany Has Allegedly Been Withholding Keeley’s Tuition Money
If the rumors are true, then Keeley has reasons not to stop by. Brittany has been branded as an evil stepmom for allegedly witholding Keeley’s college tuition. An anonymous source submitted a short blurb to the gossip site Bravo and Cocktails. It was titled “country stepmom” in June 2022.
The person shared that a daughter of a well-known country star appears to no longer follows her stepmom on social media and vice-versa. Within the last year, the stepmom has taken favor to the second daughter — and the oldest hasn’t been seen in family photos and or videos in months.
Rumor has it that the stepmom doesn’t want the dad to pay for college tuition even though they jet set across the world and continue to buy and build multi-million dollar homes. And she doesn’t want him giving his own daughter anything.
The source added that the oldest daughter has realized how toxic the stepmom really is. As expected, everyone in the comments section of the blog post freaked out, because that whole story sounded like the Aldeans. Everything lined up, including the part about Brittany favoring the second stepdaughter, Kendyl.
Unlike Keeley, Kendyl appears in Brittany’s social media posts a ton. It looks like she actually gets along with Brittany, getting pampered and spoiled by her stepmom on a regular basis.
Keeley May Have Had a Bit Argument with Jason and Brittany
But the fact of the matter is that looks can be incredibly deceiving. People are speculating that there was a big argument between Jason, Brittany and Keeley that resulted in Keeley deciding to never go out of her way to visit them again.
That would explain Brittany constantly parading Kendyl around in her stories to keep up with the good stepmom image. If all of this is true, Keeley is right to be outraged. It’s also possible that her anger goes back all the way to the rocky beginning of her dad and Brittany’s relationship.
In an Ask.fm interview from years ago, Keeley was asked what kind of wishes she would make if she had three to make. She said number one, to have her parents get back together. Number two, to be successful in life. And number three, to able to have her own family when she grows up.
She was also asked what angers her the most, and she said her dad’s girlfriend. Keeley also wrote that she had never hung out with Brittany back then, and she agreed when someone said that they wish he stayed with her mom.
But what’s most telling is when someone else asked her why she didn’t like Brittany. Keeley fired back, bluntly, that she ruined her life.
Listen, I don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes with the Aldean family, but something tells me it’s not real pretty. Keeley was just a kid when her perfect family life was torn apart by a public cheating scandal. Only to have her dad’s mistress, who was at the center of the whole mess, permanently enter her world to become her stepmom…
Now that’s enough to set off an emotional rollercoaster, even if you put the other rumors aside.
