How Jeannie Mai’s ‘Taking Time for Herself’ Amid Jeezy Divorce (Source)
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00:00 "It's not hard to get away because I have a village,
00:02 my family, so Mama Mai thinks she gave birth,
00:04 my dad thinks that that's his new little friend."
00:07 Seems like Jeannie Mai's relying on that village
00:09 since Jeezy filed for divorce earlier this month.
00:12 According to a source, it was a move
00:14 that left Jeannie very surprised.
00:16 "We all know what we want.
00:17 We wanna feel trusted, we wanna feel loved,
00:19 we wanna feel safe."
00:20 Our source says things haven't been great
00:22 between Jeannie and Jeezy for a few months,
00:25 but Jeannie was still shocked by his decision
00:27 to go through with it.
00:28 "How's she doing, how's everything?"
00:29 "Amazing, family's great, baby's big,
00:32 she's walking all over the house.
00:34 She's calling me daddy now, so we there."
00:37 "Okay."
00:38 "Yeah."
00:39 That's Jeezy back in June,
00:40 seemingly no signs of trouble ahead
00:42 of his September 14th filing.
00:44 And just the week before he filed,
00:46 Jeannie and their daughter Monaco
00:47 even celebrated the rapper's memoir.
00:49 "Thank you."
00:50 "And God."
00:52 "God."
00:52 "Thank you."
00:53 "Thank you."
00:54 "Because my daddy."
00:55 "My daddy."
00:56 "Made the New York Times."
00:58 "Made the."
00:59 "Best Sellers list."
01:00 (clapping)
01:02 We wanna feel cuddles, we wanna feel, you know,
01:05 the romance, we wanna feel dating,
01:06 like you want all those things,
01:07 so human beings want those same things.
01:09 Why can't you communicate exactly what that should look like
01:13 in order to customize the relationship you have
01:15 and work towards it?
01:16 And so the fact that I'm doing that with a partner
01:18 that is like-minded with me is the best part of my life.
01:21 Yeah, but despite the happy faces,
01:22 behind the scenes we're told it was a different story.
01:25 Our source says the couple's split
01:27 stemmed from a difference of opinions
01:28 when it comes to certain family values and expectations.
01:32 They had different views and each felt like
01:34 their needs weren't being completely met.
01:36 Married life feels 1,000% different than when we were dating.
01:41 As for the possibility of working things out,
01:43 well, it seems we shouldn't hold our breath.
01:45 In court documents obtained by ET,
01:47 GZ's divorce filing states the couple has already separated,
01:50 the marriage is irretrievably broken,
01:53 and there's no hope for reconciliation.
01:55 The docs also confirm they had a prenup in place.
01:58 I'm thankful to be able to have that nurturing personality
02:03 to want to give to all those areas of my life
02:06 and to be able to love.
02:08 When it comes to their one-year-old daughter,
02:09 GZ wants joint legal custody.
02:11 I'm beyond grateful because I cannot believe,
02:15 as every parent will tell you,
02:16 how much a child changes your life.
02:17 And I like myself better as a mom.
02:19 As far as how Jeannie's doing since the split,
02:22 well, the source adds she's been taking time for herself
02:24 and taking a break from her work commitments.
02:27 She has been spending more time in LA,
02:29 and her mom is with her
02:30 and supporting her during this transition.
02:32 Going there and digging up some things that are really deep
02:35 and have been bothering you for way too long
02:39 has to be talked about.
02:40 I learned that you are responsible
02:43 for keeping your soul clean.
02:45 And if you have little bits in it
02:46 that you let erode or get moldy,
02:51 it will infect the rest of your heart,
02:53 and then it starts to get in your actions.
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