Ne-Yo has asked a court to establish himself as the father of the two children he shares with his ex-girlfriend Sade (no, not that one).
The 43-year-old fathered sons Braiden and Brixton with Sade outside of his marriage, while he was still married to ex-wife Crystal Renay Williams.
Braiden was born in 2021, while Sade gave birth to Brixton just seven weeks ago in February.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the So Sick hitmaker is asking the court to grant him joint legal and physical custody of his youngest sons.
The website also reports that Ne-Yo – real name Shaffer Smith – is hoping Braiden and Braxton will be ‘eligible to inherit from him as if they were born in wedlock.’
Ne-Yo’s relationship with Sade seems to have been a main factor in breakdown of his marriage to Crystal, who filed for divorce last summer.
In divorce papers, Crystal stated that the singer had fathered a child outside of their marriage. The divorce was finalised in January.
Ne-Yo shares sons Shaffer, seven, and Roman, four, and daughter, Isabella, one, with Crystal.
He is also father to two children from his relationship with ex-girlfriend Monyetta Shaw; Madilyn, 12, and Mason, 11.
Ne-Yo will be paying Crystal $12,000 (£9,493.80) per month in child support and will pay for their three children’s’ tuition fees.
He also agreed to pay his ex-wife a lump sum of $1.6 million (£1,265,840).
Last month, Ne-Yo told TMZ he was ‘enjoying the single life’ and that he and Sade are not exclusively attached.
He told the publication: ‘I’m in a space where I’m happy, I’m in a happy place so I’m dating now, I don’t give a damn. I’m moving around, I’m enjoying the single life.’
When asked if he would date one of his fans, the singer responded: ‘Yeah, that part don’t matter to me. I honestly don’t trip up [with] things like that.
‘Someone on my level understands the plight of what I go through as a celebrity or whatever.
‘But at the same time, we’re weirdos us celebrities, so I like normal people. I go for just regular people.’
Get sliding into those DMs, ladies.
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