Crystal Renay is a talented costume designer, TV show actress, and fashion model who has been making a name for herself with various career ventures. Recently, she has been in the news for some of her career projects and also for her divorce from singer Ne-Yo.

The couple was deeply in love for several years before getting married, but unfortunately, her marriage did not last as she had hoped. However, currently, she is only focused on her life and career ahead. During an interview, she revealed feeling blessed and grateful for everything life has thrown at her, even during the sad and hard times.

She has been at the top of her career ever since the success of her TV show About the Business, from which she has amassed several fans and earned tons of money.

Crystal Reenay is feeling blessed and grateful

Reenay recently revealed in an exclusive interview that she is enjoying her life and focusing on her career. The TV actress was in a long-term relationship with rapper Neo before eventually parting ways. She has revealed that she is happy for herself and that this is her new season of life. She has revealed that she is feeling God’s blessing and is grateful for him, as he showed her amazing direction.

Crystal Renay feels blessed after her divorce. (Credit: Instagram)

Furthermore, she has also revealed how content she is on her life. She stated, “Sometimes we can’t see the bigger picture and what may or may not be for us and in this situation, clearly it wasn’t a place for me to be in any longer, and I’m OK with that… I’m happy for myself because I chose my self-worth. I stood up for myself and walked away from something that wasn’t serving me any longer.”

It has been almost two years since the popular couple broke up. Many fans, media, and their close ones were in shock by the news and couldn’t believe it until it became true.

Why did Crystal Renay and Ne-Yo get divorced?

Although at first Renay and her husband did not reveal why they were separating, she finally hinted that he had been cheating on her for several years.

In July 2022, she posted on Instagram with the caption, “8 years of lies and deception.” She also revealed he was cheating on her with several women and even had several unprotected sex.

Crystal Renay with her ex-husband Ne-Yo. (Credit: Instagram)

In an Instagram post, she exclusively revealed the following details, “8 years of unknowingly sharing my life and my husband with numerous women who sell their bodies to him unprotected…every last one of them!.”

Even before she revealed these details, the couple was already on the verge of separating. During their divorce trial, she did not talk, but her husband gave some context behind the divorce.

He appeared in the Private Talk Podcast with Alexis Texas and revealed that they were going through a divorce, which was for the best for both.

He also admitted, “It’s slowly but surely becoming public knowledge that my wife and I have decided to get a divorce. It’s not a sad thing, it’s more of us realizing long story short, she’s got demons just like everybody else, just like me. We realize that our demons don’t mesh and until both of us get a hold of our demons, it’s gonna be just difficult for us to stay married.”

At the time, he also revealed that he did not want to talk wrong about her and that she was an excellent mother and an excellent woman who excelled at everything. However, during their divorce process, when cheating allegations surfaced, he started denying the allegations. When asked by the media he stated he would deal with the accusations behind closed doors for his and his children’s sake.

On January 26, 2023, their divorce was finalized completely. After that, TMZ got an exclusive report on the details of their settlements. It was also revealed that he would pay her ex-wife a lump sum of $1.6 million, $20,000 in moving expenses, $12,000 per month in child support, and $150,000 in the purchase of a new car.

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She will also keep one of his four houses, and she was granted the majority of their children’s custody. She will also receive $5000 per month of alimony for the next three years.

After the news was revealed about his settlement, many media and fans believed she must have hard evidence he was cheating on her. Hence, he might have agreed to this settlement in exchange for not disclosing the proof to the media.

Christina Renay and Ne-Yo’s dating history

Renay and her former husband first started dating in 2014. At first, they kept the relationship hidden from the media and fans as they did not want to reveal all their private stuff. In the interview, he admitted that being straight to her was the key to winning her heart.

He revealed that there wasn’t any beating around the bush. He told her she was beautiful and smart and wanted to know if she could handle any fame. He also asked her to reveal everything about herself, including her past relationships and why men she previously dated left her.

According to him, she did that and also revealed everything she did not like about him and wanted him to change. He thought the conversation at first was uncomfortable, but he never lost hope. After that conversation, there was no need to impress anyone as the first date turned into a second, third, and more.

Just a year after their first date, she revealed on her Twitter that she was expecting a child. He also shared publicly about her, revealing he was about to be a father. At the same time, they also got engaged, which he shared with his fans on his Twitter account.

He tweeted, “Clearing the air..@mscrystalrenay and I are ENGAGED to be married next year. And yes we are expecting” with the hashtag #FromTheHorsesMouth. This tweet cleared all the rumors from the artist and their fans thought they were in a healthy relationship.

In February 2016, the pair tied the knot in a huge ceremony among their loved ones, families, and friends. Currently, the couple is co-parenting three children: Shaffer Chimere Jr., 7, Roman Alexander-Raj, 5, and Isabella Rose, 2.