UPDATE: It’s now being reported that an affair is the cause of the breakup. You can find more information here.

After 14 years of marriage, singer Shania Twain and her rarely seen husband, Robert “Mutt” Lange, have chosen to separate.

The two met back in 1993 and married shortly thereafter.  During their relationship, the country star and her producer hubby collaborated on most of her albums including Come on Over, The Woman in Me and Up!.  In the past few years, the private duo have spent the majority of their time living at their homes in Switzerland and New Zealand.

Shania’s rep confirmed the marital news in statement today.  “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.”

Twain, 42, and Lange, 59, also have a 6-year-old son, Eja D’Angelo.