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Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef could have shocked followers with information of their break up, however their friends had been unfazed.
“Ricky and Jwan have been having relationship points for 2 years now,” a supply completely tells Us Weekly, noting that the exes — who tied the knot in 2017 — had been “very open telling buddies about their points.”
Whereas the singer, 51, and his estranged husband, 38, “had been in remedy collectively” to work via their issues, the duo “sadly couldn’t work issues out,” the insider says. “They’re planning on 50/50 custody and to stay amicable for his or her household.”
Martin and Yosef share two kids collectively: daughter Lucia, 4, and son Renn, 3. The “Livin’ La Vida Loca” artist additionally welcomed 14-year-old twins Matteo and Valentino through surrogate in 2008.
Martin and Yosef, an artist, first met “via Instagram, consider it or not,” Martin revealed on Paramount+’s Behind the Music in 2021. “I noticed his artwork, and I’m like, ‘Who’s the artist?’ and it mentioned ‘Jwan Yosef,’ and I’m like, ‘That’s such a cool identify, however I wanna see his face.’ After which once I noticed his face, I mentioned, ‘OK, that is over. What a fantastic man.’”
After their Instagram meet-cute, the pair continued to textual content for six months till Martin flew to London to satisfy Yosef.
“After I bought out of the automobile and I noticed him, I mentioned, ‘Whoa. Wait a minute, I feel that is the person of my life and I feel I’m going to marry him,’” Martin recalled.
After tying the knot, Martin revealed that he and Yosef hit a tough patch following Lucia’s delivery in 2018. In June 2020, Martin informed Univision that he “had issues with my husband” as a result of his — Martin’s — want to be in management. “[Jwan] would say, ‘Let me change her,’ and I’d say, ’No! I’m going to alter her,’” Martin recalled.
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Three years later, the ex-couple introduced their break up in an announcement to Individuals on Thursday, July 6.
“We have now determined to finish our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our kids and honoring what we now have skilled as a pair all these fantastic years,” the duo mentioned. “Our best want now’s to proceed having a wholesome household dynamic and a relationship centered on peace and friendship to proceed the joint upbringing of our kids, preserving the respect and love we now have for one another.”
Martin and Yosef’s break up comes one yr after Martin’s brother accused the musician of getting an inappropriate relationship together with his nephew Dennis Yadiel Sanchez. Martin’s lawyer slammed the “terrible” and “disgusting” allegations to Us in July 2022, noting that “the one who made this declare is battling deep psychological well being challenges.” The case towards Martin was dropped later that month.