Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert are getting divorced … she secretly moved to finish their marriage practically a yr in the past and claims he is been a jealous narcissist throughout their 7-year marriage.
Based on new authorized docs, obtained by TMZ, Teyana filed to divorce the previous NBA star method again in January … greater than 8 months earlier than they introduced a separation.
Within the docs, Teyana particulars the demise of their marriage … accusing Iman of being jealous about her fame and feeling insecure about being ok for her, regardless of the very fact he was incomes far more taking part in basketball than she may ever dream of constructing in music.
Teyana claims Iman would develop irritated after they would attend public occasions collectively, and photogs would ask for him to step out of body.
She says when Iman signed a $40 million contract with the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers in 2015, the identical yr he was additionally paid $8 million by the New York Knicks, he remained aggravated by her notoriety, jealous of her performing profession and insecure about being her man.
Sources with direct information inform TMZ … Teyana needed to maintain this personal so long as doable, initially selecting to file with their initials. Nevertheless, Iman’s current submitting within the divorce proceedings included full names, thus thrusting all the pieces into the highlight.
Teyana claims that is when Iman began sending her detrimental textual content messages with condescending and manipulative language in response to her being within the highlight. She claims he would decide fights together with her for no motive, even on her birthday, after which apologize.
Within the docs, which Teyana filed in Georgia, she says she now feels Iman was “treating her cruelly and displaying extreme narcissistic behavior throughout the majority of their marriage.”
She says she “began to intentionally dim her light for her husband to try to have a harmonious and peaceful marriage” as Iman “became more and more angry” about her stardom.
What’s extra, Teyana says she turned down recording alternatives and performing gigs as a result of Iman “did not want her to work.” However she says when she stopped working after giving start to one in every of their children, Iman complained about her not being profitable.
Teyana says she fought to maintain their household collectively regardless of Iman “being extremely emotionally and mentally abusive towards her.” She says she used her connections to get Iman gigs in Hollywood as his NBA profession wound down, however says he “unfortunately insisted on bickering” to the purpose the place in 2021 she started the divorce course of.
She says they reconciled nevertheless it was short-lived as a result of Iman “remained in an insecure state as his NBA career continued to wind down.”
Within the docs, Teyana says in 2022 she discovered herself being manipulated and managed by Iman and filed for divorce … solely to ask her authorized staff to withdraw the submitting sooner or later later.
Teyana says she lastly pulled the set off in January as a result of she was “unable to handle the emotional rollercoaster.”
She claims Iman has been concerned in a number of dishonest scandals throughout their marriage and cites his DUI arrest and recollects the time in 2022 when he was arrested for weed possession in an airport. Teyana additionally alleges Iman as soon as crashed her Rolls Royce and fled the scene to keep away from a second DUI arrest.
Teyana says she tried to stick with Iman by thick and skinny however says he “reacted with further cruel treatment and selfishness.” After she secretly filed for divorce, she says Iman insisted on them getting again collectively solely to be lackadaisical and inconsistent and develop into concerned in one other dishonest scandal, which she says was embarrassing and humiliating.
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As we reported … Teyana introduced their separation in September and stated, “To be 1000% clear, ‘infidelity’ ain’t one of the reasons for our departure.” Now, she says was simply being swish in the direction of him.
Teyana says Iman left their household dwelling in October and hasn’t spent important time with their 2 kids since then. She’s asking for non permanent and everlasting major bodily custody, plus joint authorized custody and little one help.
TMZ broke the story … Teyana and Iman bought hitched again in 2016, tying the knot whereas sporting biker jackets.
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Now, she says their marriage is “irretrievably broken” … which appears painfully apparent based mostly on the litany of points between them — a minimum of in her eyes.
We reached out to Iman’s camp and a rep for Teyana … to date no phrase again.