Sara Evans pauses while discussing the poignant music video for her new single "Pride," and her calm demeanour crumbles as tears come up in her eyes.
The song is a powerful tribute to a woman's fortitude and tenacity in the face of her partner's attempts to make her feel small.
Gauge told a US television station that he wanted to apologise to Twain for "wasting her time".
And for Evans, it's a page taken from her diary at a difficult period in her marriage to Jay Barker.
He's watched it with me several times. We share it with visitors, and it warms my heart.
Oh, I didn't realise I was going to weep," she admits with a nervous giggle before pausing to compose herself.
"They're going to judge me. 'Why are you sorry for him?' But I know what he's feeling: humiliation. But he's also gutsy in saying, 'Yeah, that's the reality. "I did that."
Such self-reflection is new for Barker, but it's one of the reasons Evans, 53, decided to restart their marriage after filing for divorce in August 2021