Just a few days ahead of their 29th wedding anniversary, popular singer Akon`s wife Tomeka Thiam has filed for divorce from the musician. The couple got married on September 15, 1996 and shares a 17-year-old daughter named Journey.
Akon`s wife files for divorce
According to reports, Thaim filed for divorce from the Don`t Matter star, citing irreconcilable differences. Thaim also listed their date of separation as “TBD.” According to the filings, they have one child together, their 17-year-old daughter, Journey. The musician`s estranged wife has requested joint legal custody of Journey. She has also requested that she have physical custody of the teen while Akon gets visitation.
Additionally, she also sought spousal support from the 52-year-old and asked the court not to award the singer any spousal support.
Akon on polygamy
The Lonely hitmaker, who made his Bollywood singing debut with the song Chammak Challo and Criminal in 2011, featured in Shah Rukh Khan`s sci-fi film Ra.One, has previously shared he believes in polygamy. In a 2022 interview, he said that he has nine children. “(Polygamy is) part of our culture. Absolutely,” Akon said in the interview back in 2022.
“For me, it looks normal, because it`s culture for us. We didn`t go outside of our African culture when we got to the Western world. See, the flaw that the Western world made is that they created all these rules without putting nature into account.”
The Smack That singer said he was “there for all nine of his children, and that he considered it his job “to raise my kids to be responsible, to be understanding and to “protect their mother.”
“My job ain`t to be doing all that extra stuff and these holidays and recitals. While I`m taking care of my responsibility to make sure the family has a roof over their head and food, if I have the time to do that and show love, yes, I will do that,” he said. “Communication allows me to be there every day. That`s what my FaceTime phone is for.” Akon also said that he considers both marriage and dating to be “real relationship(s).”
Musician Amirror claimed in 2023 that she was one of the star`s four wives.
(With inputs from ANI)
