Ne-Yo wants his estranged wife Crystal Smith to stop talking about their former relationship as the two head to court to finalize their divorce. As previously reported, Smith filed the legal paperwork back in August before taking to social media to allege that the “So Sick” singer had cheated on her with “numerous women” throughout their eight years together.
She heavily stressed that on top of having a love child outside of the romance, there were many people who were said to have shared sexual relationships with the 42-year-old. She wrote, “8 Years. 8 Years of lies and deception. 8 years of unknowingly sharing my life and husband with numerous women who sell their bodies to him unprotected.. every last one of them! To say I’m heartbroken and disgusted is an understatement.”
Well, according to Radar Online, Ne-Yo wants Smith to stop all the talking and has requested a judge to place a gag order on her, insisting that she has cost him $400k in deals due to the cheating claims. He further asks to be granted joint physical custody of their three children, Shaffer, Roman, and Isabella.
Though he didn’t put up a fight to pay child support for his kids, Ne-Yo is unwilling to provide spousal support for his ex, whom he married in 2016. He wants the gag order put in place so that his career isn’t being affected by the allegations Smith has made to the public, which have therefore affected his financial income.
In the court documents, he says his ex has been on a campaign to harm his reputation after not only making accusations about his character on social media but also speaking to the paparazzi and sitting down for an interview to discuss their relationship. The “reckless and distasteful acts” are hindering from Ne-Yo sustaining his level of financial success with his career since he’s already estimated to have lost close to half a million dollars.
“To date, [Ne-Yo] has loss approximately $400,000 in wages associated with public appearances, professional bookings, and promotional efforts related to the promotion of his new musical project,” the docs read. And since he’s not disputing Smith’s request to pay child support, he won’t be able to do so if she continues badmouthing him in the press that’s ultimately going to hurt his income for their kids.
Socialites, are you siding with Ne-Yo on this one, or are you backing Smith?