Chance The Rapper’s wife files for divorce after five years of marriage and two children together

Chance The Rapper’s wife Kirsten Corley has now filed for divorce, eight months after the duo first announced their separation. 

TMZ reports the musician’s spouse filed to end their marriage of five years on Friday. 

The couple wed in 2019 in Newport Beach, California and share two children together – daughters Kensli, nine, and Marli, five. 

It’s not yet known if Kirsten has requested spousal or child support.  

The filing comes months after Chance and Kristen announced their intention to divorce following a ‘period of separation.’

‘We came to this decision amicably and with gratitude for the same time we spent together,’ the duo said in a statement at the time. ‘God has blessed us with two beautiful daughters who we will continue to raise together.’

Chance The Rapper and his wife Kirsten Corley are going their separate ways

‘We kindly ask for privacy and respect as we navigate this transition,’ the estranged couple added.

Recently the estranged duo set aside their differences as they took their children to meet Olympic champion Simone Biles.  

Chance (born Chancelor Johnathan Bennett) and Kirsten have known each other since they were children.

They started dating in 2013 when they were both in their late teens and welcomed their first daughter in 2015.

They split briefly in 2016 but got back together that same year and tied the knot in 2019. They welcomed their second daughter later that year.

Chance enjoys spending time with his daughters and in a 2022 appearance on the Jennifer Hudson show dished about what his kids think of their dad’s fame.

‘[My daughters] know I’m famous, but I don’t think they know anybody else is famous, which is awesome,’ he said.

‘They don’t get impressed by anybody that I bring around, that I show them that I’m with, but they know that I sing and they like my songs, so I’m going to hold on to that while I can.’

The initial divorce announcement comes a year after Chance was photographed dancing inappropriately with a woman who was not his wife during Carnival in Jamaica.

The filing comes months after Chance and Kristen announced their intention to divorce following a ‘period of separation’ 

 The couple wed in 2019 in Newport Beach, California and share two children together, daughters Kensli, nine, and Marli, five

The couple share two children together – daughters Kensli, nine, and Marli, five; pictured with Kensli in 2019

Recently the estranged duo set aside their differences as they took their children to meet Olympic champion Simone Biles

Model Mela Millz shared a video on her Instagram that showed The Voice coach slapping her bare behind.

His fans were divided in their reactions to the video with some calling him out with one writing: ‘He left his wife at home on his bday to go to this,’ while another one said: ‘Imagine what he’s doin when there’s no cameras around.’

Other fans pointed out that he was just embracing the frivolity of the annual celebration of Carnival.

‘Clearly some of y’all don’t know anything about CARNIVAL or the CULTURE,’ another person wrote.