Jeezy.Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty
Jeezyis focusing on himself amid his divorce fromJeannie Mai Jenkins.
The rapperposted to Instagramon Thursday — one day beforePEOPLE obtained documents revealing he’d filed for divorcefromThe Realhost — to share a series of confident photos of himself alongside a caption that seems to reference the split.
“Too focused on who I’m becoming to focus on who’s not coming with me,” wrote Jeezy, 45, who was married to Jenkins, 44, for two-and-a-half years.
Jeannie Mai Jenkins and Jeezy in Los Angeles in May 2022.Stefanie Keenan/Getty
Stefanie Keenan/Getty
In his filing, 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,” and that their marriage is “irretrievably broken” with “no hope for reconciliation.”
The document also stated that Jeezy (né Jay Jenkins) wants to share joint legal custody of the pair’s daughter, Monaco. (He’s also dad to two children from previous relationships.)
Reps for each did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.The Atlanta Journal-Constitutionwas first to report the news.
Jeezy and Jeannie Mai at the Prabal Gurung NYFW Fashion Show in September 2021.Gotham/WireImage
Gotham/WireImage
Nine days before the divorce news broke,Jenkins shared a sweet Instagram postthat showed her and Monaco celebrating Jeezy making theNew York TimesBest Sellers list for his book,Adversity for Sale.
Jenkins and Jeezytied the knot in March 2021at their home in Atlanta, andwelcomed their daughterin January 2022.
The pair celebrated their two-year anniversary in March with asurprise trip to Vietnamthat Jenkins organized for her husband as a “long-awaited adventure.”
“When Jeezy and I met, we bonded over the similarities and differences of our cultures,” she told PEOPLE at the time. “Now that we have a daughter, blending our worlds, it gives even more meaning to explore Vietnam together as a multicultural family.”
Jeannie Mai Jenkins and Jeezy.Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images
Jeezy had initially planned to pop the question in Hoi An, Vietnam in April 2020, but wasforced to change his plansafter COVID canceled the trip.
“When Jeezy proposed to me, he decorated his condo to look like Hoi An. It brought the memories of our engagement full circle when we were finally in Hoi An for the first time,” Jenkins said of their anniversary vacation.
The couple first met on the set of Jenkins’ daytime talk showThe Real, andquietly started datingin November 2018. They eventuallytook their romance publicin August 2019.
“We both went through enough in our life to connect on the understanding that love should feel safe, honest, and pure,” Jenkinstold PEOPLE that November. “Immediately, that was a magnetic attraction. We are very attracted to each other’s passions to serve. So because we have a mutual joy of having purpose, we’re going to find a way to do that together.”
source: people.com
