Crystal Smith is not here for reconciliation after she filed for divorce from R&B singer Ne-Yo, claiming he cheated on her and fathered a child with another woman during their marriage. The couple renewed their vows this year after two years apart.
According to TMZ, the divorce petition was filed on August 1, a day after Smith said that Ne-Yo was on the road with many women, including prostitutes, and that he had paid for unprotected sex during their six-year marriage.
Crystal Smith says the couple married on February 20, 2016, but they separated on or about July 22, 2022, and “since that date have continuously lived in a state of amicable separation.”
The couple also has three young children, Shaffer Smith Jr., Roman Smith and baby Isabella Smith, who was born last year.
Smith says in her petition that she “has the right to divorce [Ne-Yo] on the grounds that the marriage has irretrievably broken down without any hope of reconciliation.”
She added that the singer also committed “the act of adultery” and recently gave birth to a child with another woman. She has not revealed more details about the outside child. Crystal Smith demands temporary and permanent sustenance from Ne-Yo. She says she currently has joint legal custody of the children with Ne-Yo, but is asking the court to award her primary physical custody of the children along with child support for all three of them.
In her statement, Smith revealed that she has remained unemployed throughout her marriage to Ne-Yo because they had agreed that she would be a homemaker and raise the children. She added that the singer also earns “substantial self-employment income” as a singer, songwriter and producer.
“[Crystal] requires that [Ne-Yo] be solely responsible for all debts and obligations independently acquired by [Ne-Yo] and she [Ne-Yo] bear [Crystal] harmless for any such debt or liability,” the petition states.
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Meanwhile, Smith is asking the court for an “equal division” of their marital home, a Los Angeles mansion, and for him to cover her legal fees totaling $25,000.
“Because of income inequality, [Crystal] asks the court to award attorney’s fees on account in the amount of $25,000 as interim attorney’s fees and costs of litigation so that [Crystal] can pursue her divorce claims with the opportunity to be effectively represented by counsel and adequately protect her interests,” the filing said.
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Ne-Yo has not filed a response to the divorce petition. The singer was criticized on July 31 by Smith, who accused him of cheating and leading a double life.
“8 years of lies and deception. 8 years of unknowingly sharing my life and husband with many women selling their vulnerable bodies to him,” she wrote on Instagram while calling him a narcissist.
Ne-Yo also responded later that day with a statement on Twitter asking for privacy.
“For the sake of our children, my family and I will work through our challenges behind closed doors. Personal matters are not meant to be discussed and analyzed in public forums. I just ask that you please respect me and my family’s privacy at this time,” he said.
The couple have had problems over the past two years when they split, but during that time they had a child and even renewed their vows this year, signaling that their marital problems were over. However, the divorce doesn’t come as a shock to many, given Smith’s claims last week and some blogs fueling “tea” about the artist supporting his estranged wife’s claims.
