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Miranda Lambert<\/strong><\/a> and Blake Shelton<\/strong><\/a> are still exes with an axe to grind and no truce in sight! A source exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em> the country singers avoid each other in social situations because Nashville\u2019s too small for the both of them.<\/p>\n \u201cMiranda doesn\u2019t want to attend any event where Blake is the star attraction, and vice versa,\u201d the insider says. \u201cTheir egos can\u2019t handle it, and the brutal reality is that they can\u2019t stand the sight of each other. They\u2019re totally competitive and there\u2019s no love lost, and they don\u2019t want any awkward confrontations. Some might say they don\u2019t want the other to steal their spotlight.\u201d<\/p>\n The source adds that the \u201cMama\u2019s Broken Heart\u201d singer, 40, also has beef with Blake\u2019s current wife, Gwen Stefani<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s no secret Miranda can\u2019t stand Gwen; Gwen doesn\u2019t have any time for Miranda either,\u201d the insider says. \u201cThey get their people to check if they\u2019re going to an event beforehand. Their friends roll their eyes and think Miranda and Blake should get over it and act like grown-ups, but they\u2019re stubbornly holding onto grudges. They might forgive, but they\u2019ll never forget.\u201d<\/p>\n Miranda and the \u201cGod\u2019s Country\u201d hitmaker, 48, were married from May 2011 to July 2015. They announced their split with a joint statement hours before their divorce was finalized.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not the future we envisioned, and it is with heavy hearts that we move forward separately,\u201d the statement read. \u201cWe are real people with real lives, with real family, friends and colleagues. Therefore, we kindly ask for privacy and compassion concerning this very personal matter.\u201d<\/p>\n There were conflicting reports regarding the reason for their breakup<\/a>, with some claiming that Miranda and Blake didn\u2019t agree on having kids. \u201c[Blake] is eager to have children, but she really enjoys not being tied down,\u201d a source told Page Six<\/em><\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n Both Miranda and Blake are now stepparents. The \u201cTin Man\u201d singer married Brendan McLoughlin<\/strong><\/a> in 2019 and became a stepmom to his son Landon, 4, while the Ole Red bar owner married Gwen, 54, in 2021 and took on a stepfather role to her sons Kingston<\/strong>, 18, Zuma, 15, and Apollo, 10.<\/p>\n Others claimed that the marriage was torn apart by infidelity. Miranda reportedly denied a rumor that she had an affair with another country singer. \u201cMiranda denies ever cheating on Blake, it\u2019s a case of he said she said but most of their friends have sided with Miranda. She\u2019s just never been the cheating type, she was always so head over heels for Blake, she lived for that guy,\u201d an insider told Hollywood Life<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Though Miranda has since moved on with Brendan, 32, and Blake with Gwen, it\u2019s still a rare sight to see the two country icons at the same event. The stars aligned for both of them to be at the 2024 ACM Awards<\/a> with their spouses in May, but they did not cross paths, and a source told In Touch<\/em><\/a> that it was intentional.<\/p>\n \u201cMiranda may not have anything against Blake, but she\u2019s also not looking for any awkward run-ins with her ex. She does avoid him and Gwen at these functions because she feels it\u2019s better to be safe than sorry,\u201d the insider said. \u201cIt\u2019s just a matter of not wanting to create a situation that could ultimately be taken out of context or misconstrued.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n