After two and a half years of marriage, Jeezy has filed for divorce from his spouse and former TV host Jeannie Mai, Billboard can affirm.
The rapper filed the petition on Thursday (Sept. 14) at Fulton County Superior Court docket in Georgia. The Atlanta Journal-Structure — who was first to interrupt the information — reported that the pair have a prenup in place, and that he’s searching for joint custody of their 1-year-old daughter, Monaco.
In accordance with the doc seen by Billboard, the submitting states that the previous pair are “presently dwelling in a bona fide state of separation.” The rapper additionally states that the wedding is “irretrievably damaged” with “no hope for reconciliation.”
Billboard has reached out to Jeezy’s and Mai’s reps for remark.
The 2 met in 2018 throughout Mai’s time on The Actual, however remained mum concerning their courting standing. Then, the couple confirmed they had been courting in 2019, and revealed their engagement the next 12 months. Due to the tight COVID-19 restrictions, they shifted their wedding ceremony from France to their Georgia house in 2021, the place they held an intimate ceremony.
“We had been actually wanting ahead to having all of our family and friends there to have a good time,” Mai instructed Vogue in April 2021. “However we needed to change all of our wedding ceremony plans on account of COVID. After Jeezy’s mom unexpectedly handed, we shortly discovered that life is simply too quick. And on the finish of the day, Jeezy and I actually simply wished to turn out to be husband and spouse. So we determined to show our unique wedding ceremony right into a mini-mony, the place we exchanged our vows in entrance of our instant household and some shut buddies.”
On the prime of 2022, Jeezy and Mae welcomed their first baby. “I requested God for a lifetime of love and happiness. He despatched me my household,” Mai introduced Instagram on the time. “Child Jenkins is right here.”
