Toni Braxton Married Birdman in a Secret 2024 Marriage ceremony, 2 Weeks Later She Filed for Divorce. The place They Stand Now

Toni Braxton and Birdman have been secretly married for eight months, however newlywed bliss was short-lived, in keeping with a TMZ report.

The singer, 57, and rapper, 56, married on Aug. 8, 2024, in keeping with TMZ, which cited courtroom paperwork. Two weeks later, Braxton filed for divorce and listed their date of separation to be Aug. 10, 2024 — simply two days after saying “I do,” in keeping with divorce paperwork first obtained by TMZ.

The pair are solely recognized by their initials “T.B.” Toni Braxton and “B.W.” for Bryan Christopher Williams within the paperwork, the place Braxton and her lawyer known as the wedding “irretrievably damaged.”

5 months later in January, Braxton dismissed the divorce petition, which Birdman signed off on.

Braxton and Birdman’s reps didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s requests for remark.

The couple began relationship in 2016 when Braxton discovered a robust assist system with the hip-hop artist amid her battle with Lupus. Two years into their romance, the R&B star informed PEOPLE in 2018 that she by no means anticipated her friendship along with her “bestie for like 15 or 16 years” would flip into one thing extra. “I by no means thought we’d be relationship or getting married,” she stated. 

In February 2018, Braxton confirmed that she and Birdman had been engaged after two years of relationship within the trailer for a brand new season of her household’s hit WeTV actuality present Braxton Household Values. She excitedly informed her sisters, “I’ve an announcement to make — I’m engaged!” whereas flashing her canary yellow diamond ring that Birdman designed.

By the beginning of 2019, although, the 2 musicians revealed that they not had plans to tie the knot. On the time, they scrubbed their Instagram accounts clear and unfollowed one another.

In keeping with E! Information, Birdman had written “It’s over” on his Instagram Story earlier than clearing all his posts. In the meantime, Braxton posted a New Yr’s Day publish on Instagram talking about new beginnings. “Beginning a brand new chapter isn’t at all times a simple alternative… however ALWAYS select to be chosen,” she wrote partially.

Later that month, the pair sparked reconciliation rumors after reuniting onstage at Braxton’s tour cease on the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

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On Dec. 31, 2023, Braxton slammed marriage rumors and claimed they had been each single.

Braxton addressed fan hypothesis that she and Birdman had been married in a non-public ceremony by writing, “#FAKENEWS,” over a screenshot of a information story that includes pictures of the 2 music stars and the headline, “Congratulations! Toni Braxton & Birdman Married In A Non-public Ceremony In Mexico!”

“My expensive pal @birdman and I usually are not married…by no means been married. We’re each single,” she wrote within the caption of her Instagram publish.