Court Docs Reveal Chelsea Lazkani’s Husband Found out She Divorced Him Through ‘TMZ’

Back when Selling Sunset Season 5 aired, fans were introduced to the O Group’s Chelsea Lazkani. The Nigerian-British beauty quickly proved herself as an absolute go-getter and boss babe over the last three seasons — which, as we know, made her a natural fit for Jason Oppenheim’s real estate team.

Considering the fact that Chelsea's work history includes time as a business strategist and solar analyst with companies dealing with the oil and gas industry, her move to real estate was a bit out of the blue. However, thanks to the work of her father, Segun Adefioye, an accomplished architect and property developer in London, as well as her now-estranged husband, Jeff Lazkani, Chelsea's move made a lot of sense.

On that note, who is Chelsea's husband — and why are they divorcing? Details ahead.

While Chelsea Lazkani has been in L.A. for a few years now, most of her life was spent living in the U.K. But in 2015, while traveling in the U.S. for a "short break," she crossed paths with Jeff, realized how special he was, and decided to relocate.

As she wrote on Instagram in March 2017: "Almost two years ago, I came to Los Angeles for what was meant to be a short break. I stayed because I fell in love. It was the best decision I've ever made."

The couple tied the knot in 2017 and started a family together. Son Maddox Ali Lavon was born in January 2019 and daughter Melia Man was born in November 2020.

In the working world, it's always important to have connections. And lucky for Chelsea, Jeff is very well-acquainted on the West Coast.

The year they walked down the aisle was the year that Chelsea entered the real estate world. Per her LinkedIn, her first job in the field was at the Rodeo Realty, as seen on Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, where she worked for over two and a half years.

Not too shabby for a first-timer, right?

While it's unknown if Jeff was responsible for helping her land that gig, we do know that he played a role in helping her secure her current position.

Jeff, who has worked for more than 15 years at marketing and advertising company Icon Media Direct, was the one to introduce Chelsea to Jason, per Marie Claire. And given that Chelsea was not only hired at the O Group but also cast on Selling Sunset, it clearly paid off.

In a 2022 interview with People, she expressed how grateful she is for Jeff: "I think having the support of my husband and my family really prepared me to take on this big role and this opportunity," she said.

Although Chelsea and Jeff appeared to be a match made in heaven, the real estate agent abruptly filed for divorce from Jeff on March 21, 2024, in the County of Los Angeles. In the court filing obtained by Distractify, Chelsea cited “irreconcilable differences” as her reasoning and requested that joint legal and physical custody be awarded. She is also seeking spousal support from Jeff.

The divorce seemed to have taken Jeff by surprise, as it was through TMZ that he learned his wife had filed, Distractify learned from a Temporary Emergency Order filed by Jeff on April 2, 2024. Although the public was taken aback by the news, it seems trouble may have started brewing shortly after the birth of their first child in January 2019.

According to Jeff's April 2024 court filing, he said that after Maddox was born, the couple began sleeping in separate bedrooms. Apparently, Chelsea attributed the need for space to “post-pregnancy discomfort and sleep schedules.”

Although Jeff says he encouraged her to let him move back into the main bedroom after their second child was born in November 2020, Chelsea “refused.”

The court documents also note that since Chelsea and Jeff began sleeping in separate rooms, with him staying in the guest bedroom, she “sleeps with the door closed” to avoid being disturbed. In addition to pointing out the discrepancies in their marriage, Jeff also requested that he be given exclusive possession of their Manhattan Beach home while the divorce plays out.

A few months after Chelsea initiated the divorce proceedings, viewers learned that the split may have stemmed from Jeff's infidelity. During Season 8 of Selling Sunset, which premiered on Sept. 6, 2024, and was likely filmed in 2023 or early 2024, Bre Tiesi tells Chelsea that her friend Amanda had informed her of seeing Jeff with another woman.

While Chelsea accused Bre of trying to ruin her marriage on the show, Bre said she was just trying to be considerate, given that she had gone through a similar dilemma while married to Johnny Manziel. Jeff has yet to comment on the accusations.

Jeff and Chelsea purchased their Manhattan Beach house for $2,988,750 in March 2018. Per court documents viewed by Distractify, the couple secured a mortgage of $500,000 and used $400,000 of community property funds to put towards the purchase of the house. Jeff also received $2.1 million from a trust and $89,000 from his mom, Nancy.

The court documents also note that any contribution made by Jeff toward the purchase of the home “shall remain Jeff’s separate property and that no separate property contribution by Jeff shall be transmitted to community property.” Given these stipulations and the fact that Jeff put down the bulk of the money to fund the deal, the home could remain his.