Akon’s better half Tomeka Thiam FILES for divorce after 29 years of marital relationship, demands …

Akon is getting separated. Check out even more to understand his viewpoints on household and polygamy and why he’s getting the documents in the very first location.

Akon’s partner Tomeka Thiam has actually made the huge choice to declare divorce, ending the 29-year-old marital relationship. According to media reports, she declared difference of opinions as the factor behind the divorce. In the divorce, Thiam marked the couple’s date of separation as TBD and exposed that they share one kid, a 17-year-old child, Journey. Media reports have actually likewise specified that she has actually asked for joint legal custody of their child however has actually requested for main physical custody, with Akon, 52, approved visitation rights.

Thiam has actually likewise asked for spousal assistance for herself while asking for that the court reject any such assistance to the vocalist. The most stunning part of this news is that the separation came days before their 29th anniversary.

The international music icon has actually topped charts and remained in the headings not simply for his music however likewise for his extremely complicated love life. For many years, Akon has actually frequently confessed to being in several relationships. He has actually been with several females and even fathered kids with more than one partner. Even after this method, he has actually frequently preserved that sincerity and obligation specify his relationships.

The Chammak Challo vocalist has actually been quite open about his views on polygamy and household. In a 2022 interview, Akon surprised the audience when he exposed that he had 9 kids, and he likewise shared that he considers his way of life a natural extension of his cultural roots.

What are his ideas on polygamy?

“(Polygamy is) part of our culture. Absolutely,” he stated, discussing, “For me, it looks normal because it’s a culture for us. We didn’t go outside of our African culture when we got to the Western world. The flaw that the Western world made is that they created all these rules without putting nature into account.”