Teyana Taylor recently broke her silence after TMZ leaked news of her January divorce filing from her husband, Iman Shumpert. In a heartfelt Twitter statement (X), she expressed deep disappointment at the invasion of her privacy, emphasizing the need for the matter to be resolved privately and peacefully.
"It is very heartbreaking that someone would take out the time to make such a private matter public for the world to see."
I feel bad for Teyana M.J. Shumpert because she tried to keep this split private by filing for divorce using the couple's initials so that the public could not easily search for the court documents. Fortunately, I could still locate them.
TEYANA VS IMAN
In reading through the divorce documents, filed on January 5, 2023, Teyana Tayor cited that the "marriage between the parties is irretrievably broken." However, my dive into the 4-page petition left me asking questions. Teyana chose not to delve into the specifics of what led to the breakdown of the marriage. It struck me as odd, almost as if she intentionally omitted details, leaving me with the initial impression that this might be an amicable yet somewhat boring divorce.
However, Iman Shumpert decided this divorce would not be amicable or boring. He filed a motion to prevent Teyana from using the couple's initials in her filings and instead insisted on their full names, making it easy for the public to look up details of their divorce. Thus making it easy for the public to look
up details of their divorce. In his petition, it was noted that Teyana had already publicly acknowledged their split with a divorce to follow on social media and in different publications. This may be why we are getting this statement from Teyana today stating she has never spoken to any media outlets or blogs about this matter.
But, what really piqued my interest was when I noticed that Iman had responded to the divorce, but his answer and counterclaim were put under seal. So, he wants the filings to be transparent, but we can't know what he is claiming in his counterclaim against Teyana Taylor.
This is so messy.
Whatever is in Iman's counterclaim and now this motion to stop Teyana from using their initials seems to have provoked Teyana to stop being so passive, but unfortunately, she is still playing nice. On November 22, 2023, she amended her divorce petition to include "cruel treatment" as grounds for this divorce and made accusations against Iman. She mainly accuses Iman of being jealous of her star power and cruelty.
However, Teyana Taylor still refuses to provide any details. It's just vague claims of incidents that don't add up to cruelty, where she says he pokes at her and would start fights or won't let their daughters attend her shoe launch or upset that people want photos of her by herself when they go to red carpet events. I am not really picking up that he is cruel to her, but the jealousy is not hard to believe. How she described her career and all the help she provided him with his dreams, post-NBA, makes it easy to see where jealousy would arise as her career keeps going up while his winds down.
This is the age-old story of successful Black women who date men who want to be in their position. They will find a way to humble you real quick. But, I feel like she fails to articulate what he specifically did to be cruel or show jealousy to the point that the marriage has to be over. Even when it comes to cheating, she describes it as a "cheating scandal." That wording is something the media would use, not the person being cheated on. It is as if she is distancing herself from the situation.
I am concerned that with Teyana Taylor still protecting him and not being specific enough, she may end up looking like a fool if Iman is not on the same page. What is in his sealed response?
If you are already accusing Iman of cruelty and he is already showing you he wants this divorce to be public, you may not want to give him a chance to show you just how cruel he can be. A bitter man knows no boundaries.
I get that Teyana Taylor is not messy and does not want her business out there, so she is trying to keep it cute, but to protect your and your children's peace, you gotta do what you gotta do.
Read the amended divorce petition below:
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