Ne-Yo’s estranged wife, Crystal Smith, filed for divorce last month after six years of marriage, but the singer apparently isn’t interested in supporting her financially.
According to court documents obtained by Radar Online, Ne-Yo said she’d been “formally unemployed at times during the marriage” and claimed her earning potential “has benefited significantly due to her personal association with the Respondent and his career.” Therefore, he didn’t see any reason why Smith shouldn’t seek employment to support herself and pay her own legal fees.
“[Crystal] possess the considerable ability to procure stable and consistent employment at this current time and following the dissolution of the marriage,” the documents reportedly state.
Smith filed the divorce paperwork at an Atlanta courthouse on August 1 amid allegations he fathered a child with another woman, saying their marriage is” irretrievably broken with no hope for reconciliation.”
Smith, who has three children with the singer — Roman Alexander-Raj, Shaffer Chimere Jr. and Isabella Rose — alleged he recently fathered a child with someone else. She listed their date of separation as July 22 and said she’s been tending to their children alone ever since. She’s seeking primary physical custody of their children, joint legal custody, child support and alimony.
Ne-Yo agreed their marriage was “irretrievably broken” and demanded joint physical custody of their children. He also objected to Smith’s request for temporary and permanent alimony along with primary custody, saying he’s “an active and loving father.” And while he agreed to pay child support, he strongly opposed spousal support.
Ne-Yo’s Wife Says There’s 'No Chance' They'll Get Back Together
The couple’s contentious split spilled over into social media in July when Smith aired out her grievances on Instagram. She claimed Ne-Yo was still cheating on her and was ready to end the relationship.
“8 years of lies and deception,” she began. “8 years of unknowingly sharing my life and husband with numerous of women who sell their bodies to him unprotected… every last one of them! To say I’m heartbroken and disgusted is an understatement.
“To ask me to stay and accept it is absolutely insane. The mentality of a narcissist. I will no longer lie to the public or pretend that this is something it isn’t. I choose me, I choose my happiness and health and my respect.”
And he should just come out the closet already cuz everyone already know he’s gay anyways and that’s what ruined his marriage.
Get her Neyo… I don’t understand why these women do not want work. They constantly want to live off your career and financial stability. The sad thing about it, she posts lavish things like it is her money. I just don’t get it some of these women. Her kids are going to ask one day, mommy what do you do to make money. Answer: I never worked but I live off your dad’s child support and alimony. Sad!
Sounds like they both should’ve been talking, because now all the talk is coming out….so apparently they’ve been saying how much I love each other without telling each other what they DON’T like about each other, which is what most failed relationships do….OR, there’s one person who just isn’t “there” yet and doesn’t see their own issues so they’re not able to correct them
If you wanted her to get a job, you should’ve waited to get married but you did it backwards and married a woman with no job or possibly no degree to get a decent job. Well, you could’ve at least got an iron clad pre nup, not pre-nut, bozo. I never understood why these guys never marry a doctor, nurse practitioner, lawyer, etc…smh
Come on Ne-Yo, you made a song that you liked Miss Independent. Where she at?
I mean….what Ney-gro did if true was pretty twisted but if she wants a divorce, she no longer gets to spend his money. He shouldn’t have to support her if she doesn’t want to be with him anymore. The sad thing is when married couples go through divorce, money becomes an extremely negative thing to have and it’s thrown everywhere. To the lawyer, her, court fees, child support, alimony, etc.
Moral of the story is: Don’t get married unless you know with your brain that she’s the end all. Your heart and dick will lie to you so wait for that top shop to give you the sign. Original advice right here straight from me and nobody else.