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Key Takeaways:

• Dreka Gates has filed for divorce from Kevin Gates, citing irreconcilable variations and itemizing July 10 as their separation date.
• She is requesting joint custody of their two youngsters and spousal assist.
• While nothing is confirmed, it’s speculated that public drama involving Brittany Renner and previous dishonest rumors could have contributed to the couple’s cut up.

Rapper Kevin Gates and his longtime spouse and former supervisor, Dreka Gates, are formally headed for divorce after almost a decade of marriage. According to newly filed authorized paperwork obtained by TMZ, Dreka submitted paperwork in courtroom on Wednesday (July 30), triggering a proper near a relationship that performed out in each music and the general public eye.

Dreka listed July 10 as their official date of separation and cited “irreconcilable differences” as the explanation for the cut up. The two married in October 2015 after years of working intently collectively — each professionally and romantically. They share two youngsters, 12-year-old Islah Koren and 11-year-old Khaza Gates, for whom Dreka is requesting joint authorized and bodily custody. Dreka can also be requesting spousal assist whereas checking the field to forestall Kevin from being awarded any spousal assist in return. Any existence of a prenuptial settlement stays unclear.

The Louisiana natives had been typically considered as an influence couple in Southern Hip Hop, with Dreka managing Kevin’s profession from its early beginnings. However, their marriage has weathered some public turbulence lately.

The couple’s cut up comes on the heels of a much-publicized entanglement involving Kevin and social media character Brittany Renner. In a June interview with Bootleg Kev, Renner claimed she and the “Breakfast” expertise had been married on April 6 and divorced by May 28. “I don’t feel like it’s a sucky situation because what is meant to be is always going to be,” she mentioned, noting that their ceremony could have adopted Islamic customs, which embody a 90-day reconciliation interval.

The revelation raised eyebrows given Kevin was nonetheless legally married to Dreka on the time. Some followers speculated that the Renner-Gates union could have been a Nikah — an Islamic marriage that’s not legally binding in civil courtroom. Still, the timing of their involvement added gasoline to ongoing rumors surrounding Kevin and Dreka’s rocky standing.

Back in May, Dreka confronted dishonest allegations of her personal after social media customers accused her of being romantically concerned together with her private coach. She responded straight, stating: “I have NEVER had any type of sexual or romantic encounters with my personal trainer or any ‘hired help’ and will NEVER.”

Kevin Gates has but to publicly touch upon the divorce.