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Ne-Yo emerged victorious because the Cow on the season 10 finale of The Masked Singer on December 20, 2023! It was an enormous second for the 44-year-old singer-songwriter. “As a songwriter, for me, there’s a little bit of a thrill with the entire idea of stepping outdoors of myself and simply being any individual else for a minute,” he advised Hollywood Life in unique feedback after the win. “This a million % performed into that pleasure and form of revitalized a few of that pleasure for me as a result of I can actually say that the music trade will really feel a few of that pleasure for those who permit it, so thanks to The Masked Singer for refreshing that power for me and reminding me why I turned a songwriter within the first place.”
Behind the scenes, Ne-Yo is a father of seven — and it’s difficult. He made headlines lately when he filed courtroom papers in Could to determine paternity of two youngsters he claims he welcomed together with his present girlfriend Sade. Two months after his ex-wife Crystal Renay finalized her divorce in February 2023, the Grammy winner sought parental rights for Braiden, who was born in 2021, and Brixton, who arrived in February 2022, per TMZ. The outlet reported that Ne-Yo desires to make sure that the kiddos can acquire an inheritance from him sooner or later.
The shock authorized proceedings adopted the messy break up between Ne-Yo and Crystal, who took to her Instagram in a since-deleted publish in July 2022 to pull her associate for his alleged discrepancies. “8 years of lies and deception. 8 years of unknowingly sharing my life and husband with quite a few of girls who promote their our bodies to him unprotected… each final considered one of them,” she wrote on the time. “I’ll now not deceive the general public or faux that that is one thing it isn’t. I select me, I select my happiness and well being and my respect.”
“For the sake of our kids, my household and I’ll work via our challenges behind closed doorways,” Ne-Yo replied on Twitter, referring to the three youngsters he shares with Crystal: Isabella Rose, 1, Roman Alexander-Raj, 4, and Shaffer Chimere Jr., 6. “Private issues will not be meant to be addressed and dissected in public boards. I merely ask that you simply please respect me and my household’s privateness presently.” Two months later, Crystal filed for divorce.
Together with Crystal’s three youngsters, Ne-Yo (actual identify Shaffer Chimere Smith) additionally shares two youngsters together with his ex-fiancée Monyetta Shaw. Let’s meet the large brood, under.
Madilyn & Mason Smith
After assembly at a live performance, Ne-Yo proposed to Monyetta in 2010 throughout a visit to the Dominican Republic. The romance abruptly fizzled in 2013, solely two months earlier than their marriage ceremony. Nevertheless, throughout their time collectively, they welcomed a daughter Madilyn Grace Smith in November 2010 and a son, Mason Evan Smith, the next 12 months.
Each youngsters are doing wonderful, sweetie, as Monyetta likes to publish about them on her Instagram. The attractive stunner can be preparing for one more season of The Actual Housewives of Atlanta!
Isabella, Roman & Shaffer Jr.
Ne-Yo then received engaged to Crystal in 2015, and tied the knot in 2016, the identical 12 months they welcomed their first youngster collectively, son Shaffer Chimere Jr. Two years later, Roman arrived. Their daughter, Isabella Rose, arrived in February 2021. Crystal might have ended her relationship with Ne-Yo on a bitter word, however she sings the praises of her infants on her Instagram.
Braiden & Brixton
As talked about above, Neyo says he welcomed sons Braiden in 2021 and Brixton together with his ex, social media influencer Sade, in 2022. Per TMZ, in Could 2023 he filed papers to determine paternity and parental rights together with his two youngest youngsters. In July of 2023, the singer shared a number of images on Instagram of himself and his seven youngsters sitting on a sofa at residence. “I’m a FATHER earlier than I’m the rest,” he captioned the July 7 images.
In September of 2023, he was declared the authorized father of Braiden and Brixton, per Web page Six.
