Ray J talks about rekindling love with his wife, Princess Love
Ray J and his wife, Princess Love, are giving their marriage another chance after filing for divorce three times since May 2020.
In August 2016 the couple tied the knot in Los Angeles and two years later they welcomed their daughter Melody Love before their son Epik Ray was born in January 2020.
Their marriage certainly wasn’t the easiest. Still, they’ve overcome the challenges and recently opened up about why they couldn’t go through with their divorces.
Ray J opens up about how he and his wife plan to move forward with their marriage
Ray J and Love attended the 2023 BET Awards ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in LA hand-in-hand, where they presented the award for Best New Artist. On the red carpet, the lovebirds couldn’t keep their hands off each other and engaged in a steamy PDA session.
On stage, the talented songwriter had only the most endearing words for his sweetheart as he said, “Love wins.” I love you baby. Listen, try to compromise, never let yourself go.”
After the ceremony, the partners talked ET Online about their renewed relationship and the struggles they’ve experienced. Love shared, “I mean, love is hard. It’s never easy, but it always works. And that’s the way it should be, right?”
Her husband then explained how they progressed as a couple, saying it’s about, “we just become best friends and do things that she loves to do, that I love to do, and we just keep at it.”
Brandy Norwood’s younger brother continued: ‘She’s my best friend; I’m her best buddy. And all the friends and everyone we’ve had around us needs to come out of our bubble. I think once we start shutting ourselves in like that, it’s just super fun, you know?”
The Mississippian native went on to claim there were multiple people against her, including “some from around the world.” However, he and Love decided they needed to “shut everyone out and focus on us and our family.”
Ray J understood that their marriage required a lot more compromise, more listening, and trying to understand how they could make things right and what he could do to improve himself. He continued, “I mean, if you’re looking at the abyss and it’s really going to be over soon, that’s a sure thing; it changes the whole scope of things. And I’m glad we stuck with it.”
Two months ago, the For the Love of Ray J star announced that he was divorced from his wife after she filed for it in October 2021 — the third and final time the couple decided to go their separate ways maritally. His managers, August Keen and LA Buck, told ET While the news sounded optimistic, fans were aware of the instability of the couple’s marriage.
The Celebrity Big Brother alum filed for joint custody of his children with his wife
Looking back on the couple’s tumultuous relationship, Love filed for divorce from Ray J in May 2020 before filing a motion to dismiss the case in July of that same year. Later in September, the 42-year-old entertainer filed for divorce from his wife, and the following February they both filed for release.
In September 2022, before reconciling a second time, Ray J explained why he filed for divorce, saying it came after Love accused him of leaving her and their daughter stranded in Las Vegas in 2019, which he denied .
The father-of-two believed the breakup was the best way to make Love smile more and enjoy her and her life, while also wanting his kids to be happy and prosperous.
However, for the third divorce application in OctoberRay J appealed to the court for joint custody of his and Love’s two children. In the documents obtained from The Blastnot only specified his wish, but also set out the couple’s prenuptial agreement, which specified the amount he was required to pay to the model, including child support.
It was reported that Ray J asked the court to order “miscellaneous jewelry and other personal effects” as his property, along with “earrings and accumulations before marriage, during marriage, and on and after the date of separation.”
The filings also alleged that there were several other “property assets and obligations of each party under their marriage contract.” Assets implied typically included music licenses and resources.