Chance the Rapper and Kirsten Corley in New York City in September 2021.Photo: Cindy Ord/MG21/Getty
Chance the RapperandKirsten Corleyare going their separate ways.
TMZ was first to reportthe filing.
“After a period of separation, the two of us have arrived at the decision to part ways,” wrote the hip-hop star and his wife on Instagram in April. “We came to this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together.”
Chance and Corley sharedaughters Kensli, 9, and Marli, 5, though the court filing did not indicate if Corley was seeking child support in the divorce. In the estranged couple’s April statement, they wrote that they planned to co-parent their young children: “God has blessed us with two beautiful daughters who we will continue to raise together.”
Chance the Rapper and Kirsten Corley.Swan Gallet/WWD/Penske Media via Getty
Swan Gallet/WWD/Penske Media via Getty
In September 2015, the couple welcomed the first of their two children, daughter Kensli, but briefly split in 2016 when Corley filed a petition asking the Cook County Circuit Court to declare Chance the father and mandate he pay child support, according to theChicago Tribune. Corley withdrew the filing in January 2017 after she and Chance reconciled, and the rapperthanked his wife and daughteras he accepted a Grammy award the next month.
And in 2018, Chancegot down on one kneeat a backyard Fourth of July party. “She said yes 🔗” therapper posted to X(formerly Twitter) several hours after the proposal.
“I knew I was gonna marry that girl,” Chanceposted to Xdays before the ceremony, reminiscing on their first encounter. “Sixteen years later it’s happening. This wknd is the time, and the place is my wedding. I’m gonna dance with my wife because this is my destiny.”
Kirsten Corley and Chance the Rapper in Atlanta in October 2019.Johnny Nunez/Getty
Johnny Nunez/Getty
In August 2019, the pairwelcomed a second daughter, Marli — which Corley announced with aphoto of the newbornon Instagram. The rapper evenpostponed some of his upcoming tour, a decision he explained in a post on Instagram was so he could spend more time with his family, since he had missed several milestones with his elder daughter.
“At this point as a husband and father of two I realize that I can’t make that mistake again,” he wrote. “I need to be as helpful and available as possible to my wife in these early months of raising Kensli and Marli.”
In an April 2020 interview with PEOPLE, Chance said he wascherishing family timein quarantine with his two daughters — which had been filled with games, dancing, and cartoons together. “They make me laugh so often,” said the dad.
source: people.com
