Jeannie Mai is refuting claims that she is appearing as a “gatekeeper” of her daughter along with her estranged husband, Jeezy, throughout their contentious divorce battle. In line with a number of experiences, Mai, 44, has filed a response to the rapper’s accusations that she has been maintaining their daughter from spending satisfactory time with him.
Jeezy, born Jay Wayne Jenkins, and Mai share a 1-year-old daughter, Monaco, whom the couple welcomed in January 2022. The 46-year-old GRAMMY-nominated artist filed for divorce from the previous The Actual co-host in September after two years of marriage.
Courtroom paperwork filed in Fulton County final month reveal that Jeezy requested a decide to “address temporary custodial arrangements” after the beforehand agreed-upon visitation schedule grew to become “increasingly less feasible.”
The paperwork state that Monaco has been “temporarily residing” along with her mom within the former couple’s Los Angeles residence since he filed for divorce in September. They allege that Mai is “causing confusion and tension between the parties and is working to stifle the development” between Jeezy and their daughter. As such, the submitting requests that the court docket “separate, structure and clearly define the parties’ temporary legal and physical custody rights and set a parenting time schedule consistent with the best interests of the Child.”
In court docket paperwork obtained by Folks on Tuesday, Mai’s attorneys deny the previous daytime speak present host is stopping the rapper from any time with Monaco. The paperwork declare Mai has given Jeezy each visitation date he has requested and granted him extra time with Monaco throughout the Christmas vacation.
Mai’s attorneys additionally emphasize her issues for his or her kid’s security within the filed paperwork.
“It is essential to clarify that Ms. Jenkins’ insistence on reasonable safety measures being put in place, such as safely securing and locking away all firearms that have been unsecured in the past, as well as having familiarity and properly trained caregivers is absolutely not gatekeeping, but rather a responsible effort to prioritize their daughter’s well-being,” the submitting learn.
“These requests are grounded in Ms. Jenkins’ genuine concern for the parties’ daughter’s safety and security, especially when under the care of others and traveling across the country, and are reasonable protective measures, not an attempt to restrict Mr. Jenkins’ access to their daughter,” it continues.
The battle between Mai and Jeezy has taken a notable flip as the previous couple trades accusations in opposition to each other. Whereas Jeezy claims Mai has been maintaining Monaco away from him, the Raid the Cage host strongly advised that Jeezy engaged in infidelity throughout their marriage.
After Jeezy’s divorce submitting, a supply advised ET that he and Mai weren’t on the identical web page when it got here to “certain family values and expectations,” including, “They had different views, and each felt like their needs weren’t being completely met.”
“Things haven’t been great between Jeannie and Jeezy for a few months,” one other supply advised ET, “but she is still very surprised that he filed for divorce.”
In a latest interview with Jennifer Hudson, Mai shared that, though the “Put On” rapper’s submitting was initially a shock, she felt as if she was in a greater area and therapeutic.
“I think I’m doing better now,” Mai mentioned. “I think 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. Today, it’s about picking up the pieces, it’s about discovering me and being a mom to the best blessing, my little girl.”
She added, “Even though this year I met the most broken version of me, I also met the strongest version.”
“Monaco is everything, she’s everything, she’s just my whole world,” Mai gushed about her daughter to Hudson. “I think we’re present and we’re alive right now, but I think every parent can tell you that when you have a baby, you get a chance to be born again. This entire world has become a whole different place to me with different colors and sights and sounds because of Monaco. So reliving my life and reparenting myself through this little girl has been the greatest gift of my life.”
The media persona revealed that Monaco will spend her first Christmas in Mai’s hometown of San Jose, California, and may also have time along with her father this vacation season.
“Monaco is going to experience all of the cultures that the melting pot San Jose has,” she shared. “I want Monaco to feel where I came from and to understand that my parents immigrated here to the Bay, straight from Vietnam and there’s so much life that came from that. We had 15 people living in a three bedroom home and she’s going to be in that home. She’s gonna see the bedroom that I grew up in, and she’s gonna watch the stars that are still glued to the ceiling from the ’90s that I have there. And she’s just gonna love seeing the history of how the family came together. I love that.”
“And we’re gonna make sure that she gets time with her dad as well,” she famous. “So that she’s really able to experience both sides of her family.”
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