Though Jeannie Mai and rapper Jeezy have been divorced for over a year now, they’re finally looking back on their relationship and revealing just how the dissolution of their relationship has affected them. And what they have to say just might surprise you given how tumultuous their separation process has been.
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As we’ve long documented, the former couple had been making headlines regularly thanks to their messy divorce. From the time they initially filed in September 2023 until things were finalized in June 2024, it had been nothing but complete chaos between the two thanks to: Mai’s allegations of verbal and physical abuse; Jeezy’s claims that the former “The Real” cohost was “gatekeeping” their 3-year-old daughter Monaco; a previous dispute that ended up with local authorities getting involved; infidelity allegations and more.
Since June of this year, things have been mostly quiet on both parties’ fronts but that all changed over the weekend after Mai posted a YouTube video, giving fans an update on where she stands. In the nearly seven and a half minute-long post, she explained how she was “still adjusting” to the labels society has placed on her now that she’s a 46-year-old, divorced, single mom of a toddler.
She then went on to reflect on her divorce, describing it as “Earth-shattering.”
“As a divorcee, you’re always seeing people say what are the things that warn you before a divorce happens are,” she explained in part. “The one thing I can tell you is that nobody tells you that it’s both earth-shattering and a wake-up call. It’s because the life that you pictured disappears and the future you actually need starts calling out to you.”
Mai continued in part: “The hardest part about divorce isn’t heartbreak, it’s letting go of the woman I performed, the version of me that I maintained because I was scared to admit the truth. One day, you realize you’re not broken, you’re honest. And honesty is heavy. It’s freedom.”
Additionally, Jeezy is sharing his truth and reflections about his divorce from Mai in a separate interview. Sitting down for the latest episode on iHeartPodcasts’ weekly series, “NXT Chapter with T.D. Jakes,” the “Put On” rapper was candid about what he’s learned about himself since becoming single again.
“I learned a lot about myself…I learned about my preferences for things, the type of space that I need, the type of moments that I need to decompress about certain things, and this just unselfish nature,” Jeezy said. “I was selfish in my prior life. And I think just going forward in life, it just taught me how to give someone else grace and actually listen to understand rather than just to listen to reply.”
He went on to explain that due to his upbringing, he never “experienced” what it was like to truly share his life with someone and how to compromise for them. But now that he’s had this marriage with Mai, he’s learned a valuable lesson on how to do just that.
“I’ve never experienced anything like that, just coming from where I came from. So I never had to share or I never had to compromise in a way, so I just think it taught me a lot about what compromising was like,” he said.
What’s more is that the “Lose My Mind” rapper shared that he had “no regrets” when it came to his marriage, so that’s at least a step in the right direction.
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