Ray J Talks Rekindled Love With Wife Princess Love: 'Shut Everybody Out & Focus On Us'
By Fiyin Olowokandi on June 30, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT
Ray J and his wife, Princess Love, are giving their marriage one more shot 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 has certainly not been the easiest. Nevertheless, they overcame the challenges and recently opened up about them, revealing why they could not go through with any of their divorces.
Ray J Speaks On How He And His Wife Plan On Moving Forward With Their Marriage
Ray J and Love graced the 2023 BET Awards ceremony hand in hand at the Microsoft Theater in LA, where they presented the award for Best New Artist. While on the red carpet, the lovebirds couldn't keep their hands off each other, engaging 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. Listening, trying to compromise, never going to let you go."
After the ceremony, the partners had a chat with ET Online about their renewed relationship and the struggles they experienced. Love shared, "I mean, love is hard. It's never easy, but it always works out. And that's what it's supposed to be, right?"
Her husband then clarified how they were progressing as a couple, saying it was all about "us just becoming best friends and doing things that she loves to do that I love to do and just hanging in there."
Brandy Norwood's younger brother continued, "She's my best buddy; I'm her best buddy. And all the friends and everybody we had around, they gotta get out of our bubble. I think once we start locking in like that, it just became super fun, you know?"
The Mississippi native further claimed there were several people against them, including "some of the world." However, he and Love decided they had to just "shut everybody out and focus on us and our family."
Ray J understood that their marriage needed much more compromising, listening, and trying to understand how they could make things right and what he could do to improve. He elaborated, "I mean, when you're looking at the edge, and it's about to be over for real, this is a sure thing; it changes the whole scope of things. And I'm happy we stuck in there."
Two months ago, the "For the Love of Ray J" star called off his divorce from his wife after filing in October 2021 — the third and last time the couple decided to go their separate ways in their marriage. His managers, August Keen and L.A. Buck, told ET of the news, and while it 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 at the couple's tumultuous relationship, in May 2020, Love filed for divorce from Ray J before filing a request to dismiss the case in July of the same year. Later in September, the 42-year-old entertainer filed for divorce from his wife, and the following February, they both requested dismissal.
Before reconciling a second time, Ray J dished in September 2022 on why he filed for divorce, saying it happened after Love accused him in 2019 of leaving her and their daughter stranded in Las Vegas, which he denied.
The father-of-two believed splitting was the best thing to do to make Love smile more and enjoy who she is and her life while also wanting his kids to be happy and be in a good space.
However, for the third divorce filing in October, Ray J appealed to the court for joint custody of his and Love's two children. In the documents obtained by The Blast, not only was his request specified, but the couple's prenuptial agreement was also spelled out, indicating the amount he had 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 alongside "earrings and accumulations before the marriage, during the marriage, and from and after the date of separation."
The filings further claimed there were several more "property assets and obligations of each party as mandated by their Prenuptial Agreement." The assets implied typically included music royalties and resources.
