Kramer tells People that she and Gambino -- who was 17 years older than the singer and whose real name, RadarOnline reports, was Michael Salais -- got married in 2004 after only two weeks of dating.

On Wednesday (Oct. 5), People shared Kramer's story about her first marriage, to Michael Gambino, a man who was 17 years her senior and whom Kramer married in 2004 after just two weeks of dating.

Jana Kramer and ex-husband Michael Gambino (inset). Jana Cruder; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation "My self-confidence went down each time he was abusive." ...

The star's late first husband, Michael Gambino, was convicted of her attempted murder in 2005. By Annie Martin 1 of 3 | Jana Kramer at the American Country Countdown Awards on May 1.

Jana Kramer says she remembers praying for God to take her away in August 2005, when her first husband, Michael Gambino, tried to kill her. The singer is opening up about her abused past in hopes ...

When country singer Jana Kramer married Michael Gambino at the age of 19, she never dreamed of the nightmare that would unfold. “He’d come home at 3 o’clock in the morning and pick me up out ...

"I met [Michael Gambino] when I was 19 at a Coffee Bean in LA. He was a smooth-talker, very charming, intriguing and obviously older," the country star told People. "At the time, I liked that.

Jana Kramer opened up about her abusive relationship with ex-husband Michael Gambino during a new interview on Good Morning America Tuesday, October 11. Watch her emotional interview in the clip ...

Jana Kramer Greg Doherty/Getty Images. Jana Kramer is reflecting on the domestic violence she endured at the hands of her first husband, Michael Gambino. “I haven’t spoken much about the ...

Kramer has been silent for years about her first marriage to Michael Gambino, a man 17 years older than her, whom she married on a whim after two weeks of dating. “I met Mike when I was 19 at a ...

Kramer detailed the alleged abuse she endured during her first marriage after she married Michael Gambino in Las Vegas in 2004. "I still have that fear when I'm alone, him coming to grab me and ...

Jana Kramer ‘Still Believes in Marriage’ After 3 Divorces Still, the “I Got the Boy” singer decided to give love another chance after Allan, 43, slid into her DMs on Instagram in 2022.