Jeezy Breaks His Silence on Divorce with Official Statement | VIDEO

October 20, 2023

*As you no doubt know by now, rapper Jeezy, government name: Jay Jenkins, recently filed for divorce from TV personality Jeannie Mai Jenkins. Here is his official statement:

“The decision to end this chapter in my life was not made impulsively and comes with a heavy heart. Despite this, my love and respect for Jeannie remains and the time we spent together holds a cherished place in my heart. Our beautiful daughter is the best gift from our relationship and I am committed to assuring she feels the love and stability she deserves. During this period, I kindly request that you respect our family’s privacy as we focus on healing.”

Here’s what we originally reported on September 15, 2023, about the divorce announcement:

*Rapper Jeezy and “The Real” host Jeannie Mai Jenkins are calling it quits after two-and-a-half years of marriage.

As People reports, the rapper, 45, filed for divorce from Jeannie Mai, 44, on Thursday in Atlanta, Georgia, and had a prenuptial agreement in place.

Jeezy and Jeannie Mai — Jeezy & Jeannie Mai (Instagram)

The filing states that the former couple are “currently living in a bona fide state of separation,” and that their marriage is “irretrievably broken.”

The hip-hop star wants to share joint legal custody of their daughter.

Jeezy and Jeannie tied the knot in March 2021 and welcomed their daughter Monaco in January 2022.

Jeannie Mai gushed about married life in a 2021 interview with Entertainment Tonight, saying it felt “1,000 percent different” than dating.

“I loved our dating life because we really spent such concentrated quality time getting to know each other and making sure that we were right for each other,” she said. “And now being married, it’s even more handled with such delicacy and such thoughtfulness, because we’re in our 40s and we both grew up in households that weren’t healthy marriages. We have never seen what that looks like.”