Another one bites the dust! Chance the Rapper and soon-to-be ex-wife, Kristen Corley, announced their easy separation via their Instagram stories on Wednesday. And it seems like people have been speculating the split for quite some time. A year to be exact!
“The prettiest girl I’d ever seen…”
Chancellor Johnathan Bennett, also known as Chance the Rapper, met his model/influencer wife, Kristen, at an office party thrown by his mother when he was just 9 years old. The two were familiar with one another during childhood but didn’t properly connect until they met again at South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas in 2012. Their reunion ignited a spark, and they began dating shortly after when they returned to their hometown of Chicago.
He recalled, “Now I’m locking eyes with the prettiest girl I ever seen in my almost-a-decade of life on Earth. I really shouldn’t even say locked eyes cause really; I was just staring at her.”, while watching her lip sync to Destiny’s Child’s “Independent Women Part 1.” He said that even though his dad encouraged him to go out and dance with the girls, he was too nervous. “It’s cause I knew I was gonna marry that girl and I ain’t wanna jump the gun. So, I shook my head with anxiety, moved to the back of the crowd, and never even introduced myself.”
They reconnected in 2012 after losing touch for quite some time. They were married at a ceremony in Newport Beach, California the following year. The guest list included some star-studded names, including Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Dave Chappelle and others. They welcomed their first child, Kensli Bennett in 2015, and another daughter, Marli Grace Bennett, in 2019.
Chance the Rapper and Kristen Announce Separation
However, last April, the rapper was recorded dancing with another woman while on holiday for his birthday in Jamaica. When The Times reached out to the rappers’ reps for additional comment on the split, they received no response. “We came to this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together,” the pair said in a statement. Both Chance and Kristen are trying to take the best approach for their children, claiming that they are addiment about coparenting. “God has blessed us with two beautiful girls who we will continue to raise together,” they said, “We kindly ask for privacy and respect as we navigate this transition.”
In a 2020 interview with Chance, he also told PEOPLE how grateful he was to be raising two children Kristen. He shared, “I’ve been waking up daily with a newfound gratitude and being very grateful that I’m married right now. The fact that me, my daughters and my wife all live in one house together is a huge, huge blessing, so I’ve just been taking that in.” When the World of BOBY founder went out to the Met Gala in September 2021 with his then wife, he told PEOPLE in an interview that it was “amazing” to spend time with his wife and be kid-free for the night at the event.
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