Tina Knowles is now a one girl.
The mom of Beyoncé and Solange filed for divorce from her second spouse, actor Richard Lawson, on July 26 after 8 many years of marriage, according to court files received by E! Information.
In the filing, Knowles cited irreconcilable discrepancies as the explanation for their breakup and shown July 25 as the day of separation. She also asked for the court terminate its ability to award spousal help to both social gathering and that her surname be reverted back to Knowles, which she at first adopted when she married Matthew Knowles in 1980. (Lawson and Knowles went on to welcome their two daughters prior to divorcing in 2011.)
The breakup information arrives a few months right after Knowles and Lawson’s eighth wedding day anniversary. The pair tied the knot on April 12, 2015, in a white-themed ceremony at Newport Beach, Calif.
In accordance to Knowles, it was her granddaughter Blue Ivy Carter, who Beyoncé shares with partner Jay-Z, that pushed her to remarry following a loved ones outing with Lawson.
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“We went on a boat with Beyoncé and Jay-Z and when we came out 1 night time dressed to go to dinner, Blue claimed, ‘Oh, y’all glimpse wonderful. When are y’all getting married?'” the matriarch recalled to Persons in 2015. “Richard mentioned, ‘Oh, Blue, quickly. Do you approve?'”
Knowles, 69, had recognised Lawson, 76, for decades before their friendship turned passionate. As the Poltergeist star famous in a 2021 Instagram submit, the pair had been very first released by his late sister Gwen.
“You were expecting with Beyonce at the time, and married, so my amazing attraction for you then, could only are living in my fantasy,” Lawson recalled. “As we remained buddies in the course of the years, I took great pleasure in observing you turn into the top mother, especially for your possess daughters, but also for the way you treatment for and nurture ladies all above the globe.”
He continued, “It took 32 a long time for my attraction for you to appear full circle. It was perfectly value the wait around. You happen to be a innovative, visionary, outstanding artist, a manner icon, a chief, a cultural beacon, a scorching hot ratchet God warrior and only second to God, You are my wife. How really favored Am I???”
E! News has achieved out to Knowles’s rep for comment but hasn’t listen to back. An legal professional for Lawson experienced no remark when attained.
