Jeezy.Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty
Jeezyis thanking fans for all of their birthday wishes!
On Thursday, the “Soul Survivor” artist reposted a massive amount of birthday shoutouts to his Instagram Story as he turned 46.
The “Trap or Die” rapper, whose real name is Jay Wayne Jenkins, and his estranged wifeJeannie MaiJenkins did not appear to spend the day together.
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The documents added that the Grammy-nominated star said the former couple — who had a prenuptial agreement in place — are “currently living in a bona fide state of separation.”
A little over a week before the filing, Mai Jenkins showered Jeezy with praise on social media for becoming aNew York TimesBest-Selling author for his book,Adversity for Sale.
The day before Jeezy filed for divorce he shared an Instagram upload of his own.
“Too focused on who I’m becomingto focus on who’s not coming with me,” he captioned a social media post just before news of their breakup went public.
Jeannie Mai Jenkins and Jeezy at the Gold House’s Inaugural Gold Gala.Stefanie Keenan/Getty
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However, the former co-host ofThe Realstill seems prepared to fight for her marriage.
“She got married to stay married,” the insider said. “She’s committed to trying to save her marriage.”
The source claimed that although the pair “had issues for a long time,” the last few months have been when things came to a head.
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“He spends nearly all his time in Atlanta, and she was flying back and forth between there and LA,” the insider explained. “She was scaling back a bit and trying to spend more time in Atlanta to work on their issues.”
The source added: “She obviously knew they had problems, but she wasn’t expecting a divorce. Now she’s trying to figure out what her future looks like and where she’ll be living.”
The former couple shares one child, daughter Monaco, whomthey welcomedin January 2022. Jeezy also has two children from previous relationships.
Court documents added that Jeezy wants to share joint legal custody with Mai Jenkins.
Duringan emotional conversationwith herRealco-hosts in 2019, Mai Jenkins, 44, shared what stood out about Jeezy and how their bond was different from anything she had experienced in the past.
“I didn’t even know until my new relationship that something as basic, even something as basic as like at his birthday party, he left his birthday to drive me to the airport. He was looking at me like, ‘Are you crazy? I need to see you off. I’m going to drive you to the airport.’ So I’m just saying … just be mindful of your standards,” she gushed.
Mai Jenkins was previously married toFreddy Harteisbut they divorced in 2017 after 10 years together.
source: people.com
