'Pimp My Ride' Star Ryan Friedlinghaus's Wife Files For Divorce
By Afouda Bamidele on October 31, 2023 at 3:10 PM EDT
Updated on October 31, 2023 at 3:21 PM EDT
"Pimp My Ride" star Ryan Friedlinghaus' wife has pulled the plug on their marriage after 12 years.
Friedlinghaus is the CEO of West Coast Customs, an automobile repair shop famous for its appearance on the famous MTV show hosted by rapper Xzibit.
According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Friedlinghaus' wife Meagan ElliotFriedlinghaus filed for a dissolution of their union and is seeking spousal support from the entrepreneur.
'Pimp My Ride' Star Ryan Friedlinghaus Seeks Spousal Support
The court documents filed last week show that Elliot is seeking a divorce from Friedlinghaus on grounds of "irreconcilable differences." The separation date was listed as October 30, 2023, seemingly indicating that the decision to divorce came quite swiftly.
The estranged couple share a 15-year-old daughter and she is seeking joint physical and legal custody of the minor. Elliot, however, is letting the court determine the amount of child support payment and what party would pay it.
She also wants the court to order the West Coast Customs CEO to pay her spousal support and terminate their ability to award support to Friedlinghaus. In addition, the mother-of-one requested that the court restore her name to Meagan Elliot and also determine the attorney fees and costs to be paid by her famous ex-husband.
It is not unusual that Elliot is making such demands from Friedlinghaus given his impressive net worth of $15 million, according to Wealthy Gorilla.
As for their properties and assets, the document states that "all property acquired by Petitioner by gift, devise and/or bequest" as well as those "acquired by Petitioner, prior to marriage and subsequent to the date of separation" be confirmed as separate properties.
It was reported, the couple sold their $4.6 Million home in Los Angeles in the past few years.
The estranged lovebirds walked down the aisle on November 11, 2011, three years after they welcomed their daughter.
The documents don't show if Friedlinghaus and Elliot have a prenuptial agreement in place.
Friedlinghaus has yet to respond to his ex-wife's requests or confirm their separation publicly. In fact, just yesterday, he posted photos from his appearance at the Nascar Cup Series championship and looked in good spirits.
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Xzibit's Wife Filed For Divorce After 20 Years
Friedlinghaus's divorce filing brings to mind his co-star Xzibit's divorce battle. The Blast broke the news that the rapper's wife Krista Joiner filed for divorce in February 2021 after 20 years together.
The pair met back in 2001 and during their union welcomed two kids Xavier and Gatlyn. Unfortunately, Xavier was born prematurely and died eleven days after being born. Xzibit has another son Tremaine Joiner from another relationship.
Almost two years after filing for divorce, Krista sued Xzibit, whose real name is Alvin Joiner, for allegedly breaking a promise to take care of her financially for the rest of her life.
As we reported, Krista claimed in the legal document that she and the rapper had an "oral agreement" that if she stayed home and took care of the household, the rapper would make sure she had "lifelong support."
"During the time the parties maintained their relationship, (Xzibit) would combine his skills, efforts, labor, and earnings and would share equally with her and all property acquired and accumulated by him or by and through any entity in which he had an interest, or which increased in value or was entitled thereafter to acquire or accumulate," Kris claimed about the supposed "contract."
She said Xzibit agreed to "provide for all of her financial support and need for the rest of her life in the same style and manner that was established during the parties’ relationship." However, in the event of their separation, he was trying to go back on his word even if they agreed to keep the status quo by dividing everything equally.
"In the event the parties’ relationship ended, all of the property acquired, or entities or businesses established, or which property or entities/businesses increased in value, during their relationship as a result of (Xzibit’s) skills, efforts, labor, and earnings, regardless of how the title was formally held, would be divided equally between them," an excerpt of the filing read.
Krista also accused the "Front 2 Back" rapper of hiding his assets and lying about how much money he makes. She claimed that Xzibit's brother told her he took home $1 million per month from his cannabis business and stored the cash in multiple locations using huge vaults.