Zac Brown says he 'took the necessary steps' to protect family amid lawsuit against Kelly Yazdi

Zac Brown released a statement regarding a lawsuit filed against estranged wife Kelly Yazdi. Advertising sign on Saturday (May 18) received a response from the Zac Brown Band frontman's rep, which you can read in full below.

“After much discussion, I have taken the necessary steps to enforce an agreement between us to keep personal and business affairs confidential and to protect my family from online harassment and speculation,” Brown says in a statement to Advertising sign. “My only hope is that we keep things private and move forward with the mutual respect we agreed to show each other when we split.”

Reports that the country star had filed a lawsuit against Yazdi surfaced on Friday when TMZ obtained court documents that claimed an Instagram post on Yazdi's feed violated a confidentiality agreement she signed with Brown. The publication said the singer sought a temporary restraining order that would force Yadzi to remove the post.

The post of Yadzi's that led to the filing of the lawsuit has not been identified.

Brown and Yazdi's divorce was announced in late December, four months after the couple married. Their wedding marked Brown's second marriage. the singer has five children with ex-wife Shelly Brown.

“We are in the process of divorcing,” Brown and Yazdi said in a Dec. 29 statement. “Our mutual respect for each other remains. We wish each other the best and will always cherish the time we spend together. As we navigate this personal matter, we simply ask for privacy during this time.”

Brown has recorded 35 songs with the Zac Brown Band Advertising signHot Country Songs chart, including 17 top 10s and eight No. 1s, starting with the 2008 breakthrough hit “Chicken Fried.”