Faith Evans and Stevie J.Photo: Leon Bennett/Getty
Faith EvansandStevie Jare calling it quits.
The record producer filed a petition for divorce from the singer on Monday in the Los Angeles Superior Court, PEOPLE can confirm. The couple was married for three years.
Shortly after, Stevie shared his love for Evansin a Twitter post.
Faith Evans and Stevie J.Jon Kopaloff/Getty
“I love you Faith Renee Jordan,” he said, as the singer replied back, “I love you back Steven Aaron Jordan.”
Before their marriage, Stevieconfirmed his relationshipwith Evans in December 2016 during an appearance onThe Breakfast Clubradio show.
Though both stars have children from previous relationships, they did not have any together. Stevie was previously linked to ex-girlfriend Joseline Hernandez, while Evans was previously married two other times to Notorious B.I.G. and then Todd Russaw.
In October, Stevietweeted, “Next chapter,” hinting at an upcoming change. Meanwhile, however, Evans dedicated a special post to Stevie on Instagram in honor of his birthday last week.
“Happy & blessed birthday Mr J! Hurry up, so we can turn up!” shewrote.
In 2019, Evans and Stevie opened up to PEOPLE about how married life hadchanged their relationship.
“I got to put in more work, know what I’m saying? I upped it from three to five times a day,” Stevie said at the time, making a suggestive comment about their sex life.
“I knew he was going to go there with it,” added Evans. “I already knew.”
However, in May 2020, Evans wasarrested for domestic violenceagainst her husband. (The chargeswere later dropped.)
TMZ wasfirst to reportnews of the split.
source: people.com
