Fantasia Barrino knows a thing or two about divorce, but the question is this:
Is Fantasia divorced from her husband Kendall Taylor?
In the age of social media, many rumors start without any context, forcing celebrities to answer questions that pop up out of the blue.
In the case of Fantasia, there’s some fact and some fiction behind the latest round of rumors.
So what is the truth? Let’s find out.
Meet Fantasia’s Husband Kendall Taylor
Kendall Taylor is Fantasia’s husband and business partner for the past 8 years.
The two first crossed paths when they met at a rooftop bar in Charlotte in 2015. Both hailing from North Carolina, they were instantly attracted to each other.
during an appearance The Breakfast Club In 2019, the American Idol winner explained how much time he spent working on himself before meeting Taylor:
“I knew I was completely broken. I knew I had a lot of things on me, but I wanted a relationship, but I couldn’t do that with so many things on my plate.”
The hard work paid off, and their relationship grew so quick that Fantasia and Kendall got married just three weeks after they first met!
“He said, ‘Let’s do it.’ We went to the courthouse and got married. None of you knew. The world didn’t know,” Barrino said. The Breakfast Club,
It’s true: Previously, everyone thought they had gotten married during their wedding ceremony on a yacht in July 2015.
Due to some fertility issues, it took until May 2021 for Fantasia and Kendall to welcome their daughter Keziah into the world. However, both had children from previous relationships: Fantasia is also mom to son Dallas Xavier and daughter Zion Quarry, while Kendall is also dad to son Treyshawn.
Kendall is actually also the proud grandfather of two children with his son, Trey.
Fantasia has gone through divorce before
Now, Kendall is her first husband, so if Fantasia divorces him, it will be her first marriage that will end.
Still, Fantasia has had to go through the pain of divorce in her own family — and in a particularly messy case.
First, her parents: Joseph and Diane Barrino had 2 children together. In her autobiography, Fantasia revealed that she was 5 years old when her father first pushed her on stage to perform at weddings, funerals, and home gatherings – both alone and with a five-member gospel troupe, the Barrino Family.
The family had its ups and downs, Fantasia wrote in her book that her father would sometimes get very violent. Her parents divorced when she was older and a rift remains between Fantasia and her father to this day.
dating a married man
Then in 2010, Fantasia began a relationship with Antwon Cook, a relationship that was documented on her reality show, Fantasia for Real.
The Grammy winner assumed they had “dated for about 11 months” when Antwaun split from his wife, but that wasn’t the case.
At least, that’s what Antwaun’s wife, Paula Cook, says.
When the estranged couple eventually divorced, his relationship with Fantasia also ended.
“Antoun would be remiss not to respond to the criticism and judgment he has received,” Cook’s attorney, Nicole Sodoma, said in a statement. People Those days.
“He knew Fantasia Barrino, but the failure of his marriage can be blamed on no one else but the two people who were part of that marriage — Paula and Antwaun.”
Fantasia divorce rumors: How these rumors started and their alleged response
Well, honestly, who knows how any rumor really gets started!
But as far as we can tell, there has been a lot of talk on social media that Fantasia will divorce her husband around September 2024.
Fans were concerned that Kendall wasn’t appearing on her Instagram as often and that they hadn’t been spotted on the red carpet together since April.
Then, an article seemingly created entirely by artificial intelligence circulated online, suggesting not only that Fantasia had divorced Kendall, but that she had also fathered a love child with Dave Grohl.
Now, what are the chances that this happens twice in one year? Honestly!
But here’s the thing: rumors are just rumors! No legitimate source or even any tabloid has given any credibility to this story.
Furthermore, screenshots of Fantasia’s Instagram Stories shared by fans confirm that not only did she see the rumor, but she also denied it.
“Now you are all moving towards negativity. Social media is the devil,” she reportedly shared (we didn’t see it with our own eyes, so can’t confirm)
So, for now, everything seems fine for Kendall and Fantasia. Let’s just hope it stays that way!