Ne-Yo has broken his silence to confirm that
he is getting a divorce from his wife Crystal Smith. The couple were rumoured
to have split earlier this month and now the Sexy Love singer has confirmed
they are no longer together after almost five years of marriage.
Opening up about the
sad news on the Private Talk With Alexis Texas podcast, Ne-Yo said: ‘It’s
slowly but surely becoming public knowledge that myself and my wife have
decided to go ahead and get a divorce.’
However, it seems the
estranged couple are on amicable terms for the sake of their two children –
Shaffer Chimere Smith Jr, three, and one-year-old Roman Alexander-Raj. Ne-Yo is
also father to daughter Madilyn, nine, and son Mason, eight, from previous
relationships. ‘It’s not a sad thing, it’s more of a us realising… long story
short, I’m never gonna talk bad about her,’ the R&B singer explained. ‘I’m
not that person. There’s nothing bad to say about her. She’s a fantastic woman.
She’s the mother of my children and she’s always gonna be that and I will
always respect her.’
Sharing an insight into their strained
marriage, Ne-Yo stated: ‘Long story short, she’s got demons just like everybody
else, just like me. ‘We realise that our demons don’t mesh and until both of us
get a hold of our personal demons, it’s gonna be just difficult for us to stay
married. With that being said, that’s that, that’s the end of that chapter, not
the end of the book. Like I said, that’s the mother of my kids and I love her
to death. We’re going to be family forever.’ Crystal is yet to comment on the
split.
