LiAngelo Ball has filed for divorce from Rashida Nicole, weeks after the mannequin introduced she was anticipating their first baby collectively.
In court docket paperwork obtained by TMZ, Gelo and Rashida Nicole tied the knot on March 24, 2025, and later filed on July 3 in Southern California. As for the explanation behind the sudden cut up, listed as of June 15 because the day of separation, the previous G League participant listed “irreconcilable variations.”
This information follows Rashida Nicole sharing that she and Gelo had been anticipating.
“New beginnings,” she wrote on Instagram. “Want I had all the fitting phrases to explain this journey, however I suppose if I needed to outline it, all I can actually say is: I’m grateful, terrified, anxious, nauseous, HANGRY all of thee above.
She continued, praising her daughter as a part of her help system: “As a teen mother, I used to be all the time hesitant about going through being pregnant and parenthood once more. (Iykyk) I need to thank my daughter for being right here for me throughout this course of, all the time demonstrating unconditional LOVE & reassuring me that, ‘The whole lot is alright!’ And for now…I select to guard my peace and this lovely vitality.”
Gelo reacted to Rashida Nicole’s submit with a lock and coronary heart emoji within the remark part.
The “Tweaker” rapper is asking for joint custody and visitation of their unborn baby and to dismiss spousal help for each he and Rashida Nicole. That is the mannequin’s second baby and the rapper’s third baby. He’s the daddy LaVelo Anthony Ball, born in July 2023, and a daughter named LaNiyah Nicole Ball, born in December 2024, whom he shares along with his ex-girlfriend Nikki Mudarris.
Followers caught wind that their was some pressure in Gelo’s earlier relationship with Mudarris when she shared a since-deleted submit on Instagram again in February that accused him of dishonest and getting one other girl pregnant.
“I see everybody has been sending me @gelo dishonest on me,” she wrote within the since-deleted submit. “I need to clear this up and communicate my reality. I’m simply as stunned as you might be. We spent 3½ years collectively and final week he determined to stroll out on his children and I and inform me how he acquired another person pregnant (allegedly) and now’s creating a brand new life together with her.”
“Please pray for me & my therapeutic as a result of I’ll get by way of this. I’ve to be sturdy for my children however I’ve completely no phrases,” she concluded. “Karma is actual and God don’t love ugly. I hope it was price shedding his household.”
Quickly after Mudarris’ submit, Gelo confirmed his relationship with Rashida Nicole when he posted a mirror photograph of the 2 on Instagram. They later had been seen on the purple carpet collectively on the 2025 BET Awards when Gelo carried out his music “Tweaker” along with his brother Lonzo Ball.
Regardless of the drama in his private life, Gelo is gearing up for a serious milestone in his music profession. The “Can You Please” rapper will probably be releasing his debut studio album, League Of My Personal, on July 18th.