THE REAL co-host and Dancing with the Stars contestant Jeannie Mai tied the knot with rapper Jeezy in 2021.
On September 15, 2023, it was revealed that the Atlanta native had filed for divorce from his wife of over two years.
Who is Jeannie Mai’s estranged husband, Jeezy?
Jay Wayne Jenkins – popularly known as Jeezy – was born in Columbia, South Carolina, on September 28, 1977.
The 45-year-old is an American rapper known for his hits Put On, featuring Kanye West, and I’m So Hood.
He has released nine studio albums and won awards for hits like Love in this Club and Hard, featuring Rihanna.
Throughout his musical career, Jeezy has also collaborated with the likes of Akon, Usher, and more.
His net worth is estimated to be $10million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Jeezy was previously married to Mahlet ‘Mahi’ Gebremedhin, with whom he shares a daughter named Amra.
Are Jeannie Mai and Jeezy getting divorced?
Jeannie and 43-year-old Jeezy began dating in September 2019. They announced their engagement in April 2020.
Jeannie, who competed on Dancing With the Stars, has gushed over Jeezy and his thoughtful gestures in the media.
Back in 2020, Jeezy rented a sky-high billboard in Los Angeles to encourage people to vote for her and her pro partner, Brandon Armstrong, on the show.
“Who does that? Who gets their fiancée a billboard just to encourage people to vote for Dancing With the Stars on their birthday?” she told ET at the time.
“It’s his birthday right now, and he is busy getting me a billboard to help me garner votes. I don’t even know what the price tag is on that, but beyond that, just the gesture, to believe in us.”
“That is the type of man he is, and I hope everyone seeing that now can understand why the mere gesture of dedicating a dance to him is the least I can do,” she added. “Because he truly is the love of my life.”
Jeannie initially confirmed to Vogue that she and Jeezy tied the knot in Atlanta on Saturday, March 27, 2021.
She told the outlet: “We were really looking forward to having all of our friends and family there to celebrate.”
The Dancing with the Stars alum continued: “But we had to change all of our wedding plans due to COVID.
“After Jeezy’s mother unexpectedly passed, we quickly learned that life is too short. And at the end of the day, Jeezy and I really just wanted to become husband and wife.”
However, on September 15, 2023, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution revealed that Jeezy filed for divorce from Jeannie, roughly two and a half years after getting married.
Do Jeannie Mai and Jeezy have children?
In September 2021, Jeannie revealed that she was expecting her first child with Jeezy.
“Jeezy and I have been kind of saving this and hiding this for five months. So we’re relieved to finally share the news,” she said at the time.
On January 11, 2022, Jeannie announced that she gave birth to her and Jeezy’s first child together; his fourth.
“I asked God for a life of love and happiness. He sent me my family,” she said via Instagram. “Baby Jenkins is here 
.”
How many times has Jeannie Mai been married?
Before Jeezy, the TV host was previously married to Freddie Harteis.
Jeannie and Freddie, a self-confessed “passionate outdoorsman” and hunter, married in 2007 and were wed for ten years before their divorce was finalized in 2018.
She explained how their marriage deteriorated due to her lack of desire to have children.
“Before we got married, I was very clear about the fact that I probably would not have kids, just because I’ve never felt that,” the host told People.
“And now, getting older, he definitely seems like he wants kids, and he actually came out and said that he wants children.
“When you physically see how a man is with a child, and if the man really desires to be a father, and you know that you are that block between that happening, you just don’t feel right about yourself every single day,” she revealed.
Although the two are now separated and have both moved on, she said that she wishes him “happiness every single day.”
