David Foster Refutes Claim He Left Yolanda Hadid Over Her Illness, Will Never Reveal Why They Split Up

David Foster is briefly speaking about his split from Yolanda Hadid, which happened back in 2015. The couple were married for four years and separated amid her battle with Lyme disease.

The 70-year-old producer was criticized for the split amid Yolanda‘s health battle, and now he’s responding.

“How can I leave a sick woman?” David said in his new documentary David Foster: Off the Record. “The fact of the matter is that was not the reason I left. It was for a different reason which I will never disclose that had nothing to do with her being sick.”

Yolanda previously said that her illness contributed to their split, but she did add they “had a beautiful love story that I will treasure forever.”

David is now happily married to actress and singer Katharine McPhee.

David Foster: Off The Record premieres today on Netflix.