Teyana Taylor Filed for Divorce From Iman Shumpert Months Before Announcing Split

It seems as though 2023 turned out to be the year for breakups. We had Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, Carl Radke and Lindsay Hubbard, Britney Spears and Sam Asghari, Jason Tartick and Kaitlin Bristowe, and Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn all call it quits, just to name a few. Another breakup 2023 can add under its belt is Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert.

That's right folks, singer, actor, and entrepreneur Teyana Taylor and former NBA star turned Dancing with the Stars mirror-ball winner, Iman Shumpert, had been together for 10 years and married for seven of those years. So, what happened?

Here's everything we know about their split.

Rumors had been flying about the reason for the split, with the word "infidelity" being tossed out there, but Teyana took to Instagram to put those rumors to bed. In the post of a picture of her and Iman, Teyana explained how they have actually been separated for a while captioning, "Not too much on my bestie! In all fairness, Iman and I are separated and have been for a while. To be 1,000 percent clear, 'infidelity' ain’t one of the reasons for our departure."

The caption continues:

"We are still the best of friends, great business partners, and are one hell of a team when it comes to co-parenting our two beautiful children. Most importantly we are FAMILY and in the 10 years together, 7 years married we ain’t ever played with or about THAT. We just keep y’all asses out the group chat lol, which is the reason we’ve been able to successfully and peacefully separate without all of the outside noise."

Teyana ends the captions by explaining, "The only reason I’m even sharing THIS part of the chat is because the narratives are getting a little out of hand and it’s unfair to all parties involved. I hope this provided some clarity for y’all. OK, AunTey taking y’all back out the chat bye!"

So when did this split happen? Well in June, Teyana took to Instagram to post a tribute to Iman on his birthday captioning:

"Your birthday will always be one of my favorite days because on this day 33 years ago a super dope human being was born. My best friend, my husband, my children’s dad, my other half. Crazy how ya bday feels like my day cause you a gift. One of the greatest gifts I’ve ever received. Happy bday king!"

While that was certainly a sweet tribute, we learned from TMZ that Teyana had actually filed for divorce from Iman in January 2023. The media outlet says it obtained legal documents citing the reason for their split.

According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, Teyana filed for divorce from Iman because he was "jealous about her fame" and "[felt] insecure about being good enough for her." The media outlet adds that "Teyana claims Iman would grow annoyed when they would attend public events together, and photogs would ask for him to step out of frame." The documents also reportedly cite that Iman "[treated] her cruelly and [displayed] extreme narcissistic behavior throughout the majority of their marriage."

After the "emotional and mental abuse" grew to be too much for Teyana, she decided to follow through with a divorce. TMZ later reported that Iman felt it only be right that the grounds be changed from being listed as "cruel treatment" to "irretrievable broken bond." With a divorce underway and Teyana alleging Iman was extremely jealous, people can't help but wonder how large of a fortune Iman is actually sitting on.

Iman is reportedly worth $20 million and was earning an estimated salary of $11 million, per Celebrity Net Worth. Iman's career in professional basketball began in 2011 after he was signed with the New York Knicks. He played for the team up until 2015 and then went on to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Sacramento Kings, the Houston Rockets, and the Brooklyn Nets, in that order.

Iman retired from the NBA in 2021.