Divorce

Jeezy ‘seeking primary custody’ of daughter Monaco, two, amid Jeannie Mai divorce…  as he claims estranged wife ‘isn’t taking care of their child’


By Terry Zeller and Justin Enriquez For Dailymail.com

21:46 11 Apr 2024, updated 21:49 11 Apr 2024

Jeezy has modified the custody request for his two-year-old daughter he shares with estranged wife Jeannie Mai.

The 46-year-old rapper — who filed for divorce from Mai in September 2023 — is now seeking primary custody of Monaco Mai Jenkins, according to court documents obtained by TMZ on Thursday. 

He petitioned an Atlanta judge to discard the custody and parenting time arrangement that he and Jeannie, 44, agreed upon in recent mediation and wants Monaco to live with him full time. 

Jeezy also alleges that ‘Jeannie isn’t even taking care of their kid herself,’ per the outlet. 

Additionally, the Soul Survivor hitmaker claims that Jeannie has denied him parenting time with Monaco for nearly two months. 

Jeezy (L) has modified his custody request for his two-year-old daughter he shares with estranged wife Jeannie Mai (R); seen in 2020
The 46-year-old rapper ¿ who filed for divorce from Mai in September 2023 ¿ is now seeking primary custody of Monaco Mai Jenkins, according to court documents obtained by TMZ on Thursday

Initially, during his separation from Mai, Jeezy consented to relocate to the basement, while Mai eventually vacated their residence, taking Monaco with her.

He now asserts that over the past two months, during which his parenting time has been denied, their daughter has predominantly been under the care of Mai’s mother and brother, while Mai, as the host of The Talk, maintains a demanding travel itinerary.

In essence, Jeezy argues that Monaco’s life would be more stable under his sole guardianship.

The court filing comes four months after Jeannie requested that the court hold off on enforcing her prenup with Jeezy as she claims that she did not have enough time to review it before signing after conflicting statements about their separation.

The television personality filed the request in Fulton County Superior Court in Georgia.

In it Jeannie is asking  judge to either deny the rapper’s motion to enforce the prenuptial agreement or at least hold off on enforcing it until both parties can exchange info about it.

The publication reports that the documents indicate that Jeannie said the prenup process was so quick that she doesn’t believe that she had the time to be able to do the proper due diligence on the agreement.

She claims that the two had only started negotiating five days before their wedding.

Jeezy petitioned an Atlanta judge to discard the custody and parenting time arrangement that he and Jeannie, 44, agreed upon in recent mediation and wants Monaco to live with him full time; seen in 2023
Jeezy also reportedly alleges that ‘Jeannie isn¿t even taking care of their kid herself,’ per the outlet
Additionally, the Soul Survivor hitmaker reportedly claims that Jeannie has denied him parenting time with Monaco for nearly two months; Mai in 2024

Jeannie alleges that she did not go through Jeezy’s – born Jay Wayne Jenkins – financial disclosures as thoroughly as she would have liked in order to make sure that she was getting a fair deal.

According to TMZ, Jeannie says in the documents that the smaller window ‘raises significant concerns about the adequacy and thoroughness of the due diligence process.’ 

Jeannie also said that she believes she has ‘significant reservations’ about her now ex’s financial disclosures.

Her legal team says that the rapper only handed over one personal financial statement with approximate taxes and insists she was legally entitled to a thorough examination of all relevant documents. 

Just a month ago Jeannie and Jeezy have made conflicting statements about their separation.

The television personality claimed that she found out about her divorce from the news while the rapper reportedly stated that was not true.

On Monday, December 4, the actress made an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show and admitted she was ‘gutted’ after learning about her now-estranged husband filing for divorce. 

Just days after she suggested her ex was allegedly unfaithful, he told the host that finding out ‘at the same time as the rest of the world’ was ‘kinda hard’, but the split is something she is ‘taking day by day’. 

In it Jeannie is asking judge to either deny the 46-year-old rapper’s motion to enforce the prenuptial agreement or at least hold off on enforcing it until both parties can exchange info about it; they are seen in New York back in February 2020

Jeannie alleges that she did not go through Jeezy’s – born Jay Wayne Jenkins – financial disclosures as thoroughly as she would have liked in order to make sure that she was getting a fair deal; they are seen in New York back in February 2020

That came about two months after it was reported that the pair had split and filed for divorce in September. 

‘I think I’m doing better now,’ she said after Hudson asked how she has been doing since the separation.

However, she admitted that she couldn’t say the same for weeks ago when she had been allegedly blindsided by Jeezy, whose real name is Jay Wayne Jenkins.

‘At the time, when I found out at the same time as the rest of the world that my marriage was ending in divorce, I was gutted,’ she said.

In the aftermath of their split, she said that she has been ‘picking up the pieces’ and has been focusing on ‘discovering’ herself.

Most importantly, she said that her main priority is ‘being a mom to the best blessing in my life — my little girl.’

About a year ago, Mai had welcomed her daughter Monaco, nearly 11-months-old, with Jenkins. 

She also said on the show that she wants to make sure that their child gets to spend time with her father for the holidays. 

Just last week, Mai had cited her pre-nuptial agreement in her divorce petition response to Jenkins and suggested that Jenkins had been unfaithful.

Jeannie and Jeezy have made conflicting statements about their separation. On Monday, December 4, the actress made an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show and admitted she was ‘gutted’ after learning about her now-estranged husband filing for divorce

‘I think I’m doing better now,’ she said after Hudson asked how she has been doing since the separation. However, she admitted that she couldn’t say the same for weeks ago when she had been allegedly blindsided by Jeezy, whose real name is Jay Wayne Jenkins

In the aftermath of their split, she said that she has been ‘picking up the pieces’ and has been focusing on ‘discovering’ herself

Most importantly, she said that her main priority is ‘being a mom to the best blessing in my life ¿ my little girl.’ About a year ago, Mai had welcomed her daughter Monaco, nearly 11-months-old, with Jenkins

A source told TMZ just hours after The Jennifer Hudson Show episode with Mai’s guest appearance aired on Monday that those claims were false.

The insider said Jenkins also refuted what his estranged wife said on the show about how he had blindsided her about their divorce.

He alleged that it was something they both knew was coming as they had gone to multiple marriage counselors and therapists in the time leading up to their split, the source told the outlet.

They also claimed that Jenkins is adamantly refuting the cheating allegations. 


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