Jeannie Mai remained poised and focused on her fashion at the 2024 Gold Gala on Saturday, even amidst the ongoing turbulence of her divorce from Jeezy.
The 45-year-old TV personality — who accused her estranged husband of domestic violence and child neglect — stole the spotlight at the annual event highlighting Asian Pacific tastemakers in culture and society.
Dominating the red carpet at the Los Angeles Music Center, the raven-haired beauty stunned in an exquisite black strapless gown.
She adorned sparkling silver earrings, allowing her natural beauty to radiate with minimal makeup.
Jeannie took the lead among the stars at the glamorous event, accompanied by Padma Lakshmi, Halsey, Saweetie, Lucy Liu, and a host of other luminaries.
Jeannie Mai remained poised and focused on her fashion at the 2024 Gold Gala on Saturday, even amidst the ongoing turbulence of her divorce from Jeezy
The 45-year-old TV personality stole the spotlight at the annual event highlighting Asian Pacific tastemakers in culture and society
The A-list soiree comes after Jeezy accused Jeannie of being ‘volatile’ and claimed she was upset he didn’t want to have a second child with her.
The Put On rapper, 46, filed new legal documents amid his ugly divorce from the TV personality, after she accused him of domestic violence and child neglect in April.
In the new documents Jeezy — who shares daughter Monaco, two, with Jeannie — denies ever getting violent with Jeannie and claims that if he was abusive she would not have wanted to have a second child with him, as per TMZ.
The musician alleges that after he notified Jeannie that he drafted up the divorce documents in June, and would file them if their marriage didn’t improve, she sought out IVF specialists in order to conceive.
Jeezy claims he was not on board with that plan, despite her pursuing the process.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Jeannie’s representatives for comment.
He also claims Jeannie — whom he married in 2021 — is the one who’s gotten ‘volatile and violent’ while suggesting that she is accustomed to being with men who are more ‘docile.’
Jeannie was previously married to actor Freddy Harteis, 47, from 2007 until 2018.
Dominating the red carpet at the Los Angeles Music Center, the raven-haired beauty stunned in an exquisite black strapless gown
She adorned sparkling silver earrings, allowing her natural beauty to radiate with minimal makeup
Jeannie took the lead among the stars at the glamorous event, accompanied by Padma Lakshmi , Halsey , Saweetie , Lucy Liu , and a host of other luminaries
Jeezy, 46, accused his estranged wife Jeannie Mai of being ‘volatile’ and claimed she was upset he didn’t want to have a second child with her; the two seen in 2020
Jeezy also alleges that Jeannie has made it difficult for him to see their daughter, whom he claims he only saw for one day/night in April.
Last week Jeannie laid bare the extent of her allegedly troubled home life in documents obtained by DailyMail.com, claiming her ex punched her in the face and called her a ‘wh***’ three weeks after she gave birth to their daughter Monaco, and pushed her down steps in another incident.
Mai also raised concern for their daughter’s welfare, alleging Monaco found a Louis Vuitton handbag that contained Jeezy’s (real name Jay Wayne Jenkins) AK-47 firearm – leading her to remove the child from the Atlanta, Georgia, home on or about October 11, 2023.
The rapper has since denied all the claims in a statement posted to his Instagram.
Included within the documents are photos of Mai’s severe bruising on her arms after an alleged golf cart accident from when Jeezy drove allegedly ‘severely intoxicated.’
One alleged incident took place on January 18 2022 in Miami while the couple were talking in a parked car – weeks after Monaco’s birth.
Jeezy allegedly asked the driver to leave the vehicle and then ‘began to berate’ Mai.
The rapper filed new legal documents amid his ugly divorce from the TV personality after she accused him of domestic violence last week; seen with their daughter Monaco, two
In the new documents Jeezy denies ever getting violent with Jeannie and claims that if he was abusive she would not have wanted to have a second child with him, as per TMZ; seen in 2020
He allegedly said: ‘You wh**e!’ and “I can’t wait to divorce you when we get back’ before holding Mai ‘against her will’ inside the vehicle.
As she attempted to escape the vehicle, Jeezy allegedly struck Mai with a closed fist across her cheekbone and eye, causing a subconjunctival hemorrhage.
That week the couple contacted their pastor and therapist for counseling.
Mai claims Jeezy choked her from behind as she was walking up steps at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in San Francisco on April 14, 2022 – before allegedly pushing her down the steps.
The documents state the incident was noticed by a hotel security guard in the lobby who intervened to protect her after she repeatedly said she ‘felt unsafe.’
Jeezy allegedly called Mai a ‘f*****g b***h’ and repeatedly said: ‘I can do so much better than you.’
The documents state that Jeezy has ‘documented issues with explosive outbursts, excessive drinking, and domestic violence perpetuated against Mother and his eldest son (Jadarius, 12).
The documents cite another alleged incident on December 17 2022 at the UNCF 39th Atlanta Mayor’s Masked Ball, when Mai went to the restroom with her girlfriend.
Jeezy allegedly became ‘enraged’ as he did not know where she was for 25 minutes and ‘abruptly demanded’ they leave.
He also claims Jeannie is the one who’s gotten ‘volatile and violent’ while suggesting that she is accustomed to being with men who are more ‘docile’; pictured January 2024
It was claimed he then asked the driver to leave and began to verbally abuse Mai – who attempted to exit the vehicle twice.
On the second attempt it was claimed Jeezy grabbed Mai by the neckline of her dress, resulting in the dress being torn and multiple 2-3 inch scratches across her right breast.
Mai told her therapist about this with Jeezy present and also told her best friend in confidence.
Jeezy also allegedly crashed a golf cart which caused injuries to himself and Mai – with photos showing the injuries.
The documents claim that ‘unbeknownst’ to Mai – Jeezy was ‘overly intoxicated’ before the crash.
Mai shared text messages from Jeezy apologizing for his behavior that caused the injuries. He wrote: ‘I’m so sorry, babe. Haven’t forgiven myself for puttin’ you in danger. I’ve been uneasy and sad about it.’
He also allegedly crashed another vehicle during their marriage after drinking too much.
The documents reads: ‘Fortunately, in the other incident where [Jeezy] crashed his luxury vehicle into the side of their home, no one was seriously injured and there was only damage to property.’
Mai claims she ‘mistakenly believed’ her husband was a changed man prior to their marriage after he assured her of this.
The documents cite ongoing concerns about improper storage of firearms by Jeezy – including photos of the star’s guns lying on the bedroom floor and in the house.
Last week Jeannie laid bare the extent of her allegedly troubled home life claiming her ex punched her in the face and called her a ‘wh***’ three weeks after she gave birth to their daughter, and pushed her down steps in another incident; Jeannie and Jeezy in 2022
Mai also raises concern for their daughter’s welfare, alleging Monaco found a a Louis Vuitton handbag that contained Jeezy’s AK-47 firearm – leading her to remove the child from the Atlanta, Georgia, home on or about October 11, 2023
Jeezy denied the allegations in a statement posted to his Instagram
It is claimed Monaco found ‘Jeezy’s AK-47 in a zipped up Louis Vuitton bag on the parties’ dining room floor, and after the same gun was found next to a bed, which the minor child could have easily accessed.’
Thereafter both Jeezy and Mai agreed that that Mai and Monaco ‘would relocate to the parties’ rental residence in Los Angeles, California.’
They read: ‘Father’s mixture of concerning attributes along with his penchant for leaving bullets and assault rifles laying around have given Mother reasonable concern for the parties’ minor child’s wellbeing and why Mother has insisted upon Father securing his weapons.’
As part of an agreement with Mai, Jeezy also agreed to send her photos of all his guns in their homes, safely secured, along with a full inventory of the firearms.
He ended up sending her images of four of his guns, however his AK-47 was missing from the photographs.
It was noted, however, that Jeezy later informed Jeannie he had the AK-47 removed from their home. He has yet to submit the full inventory of guns.
The court documents also claimed Jeezy had been ‘neglectful’ in looking after their daughter in several instances.
‘In November of 2023, the minor child visited Father in the parties’ Atlanta home. During the time that the minor child was visiting Father in the Atlanta home, Father left the minor child, seemingly unattended, to perform at the CMG Gangsta Art Tour at State Farm Arena.
‘Then, in December of 2023, when the minor child visited Father at the parties’ Atlanta, Georgia home, Mother learned that the minor child had been locked in her room overnight, and due to Father not properly monitoring the child, a health-related toxic and biohazardous situation resulted for the minor child.
Jeezy claims that he’s hardly seen his daughter in 2024 because Mai has allegedly failed to adhere to the custody arrangement they agreed upon in mediation last year
‘It is clear that Father was neglectful of properly supervising the minor child during his parenting time despite assurances that were previously provided to Mother.’
Jeezy subsequently denied all the allegations in a statement posted to his Instagram on Thursday: ‘The allegations are not only false, but also deeply disturbing, especially coming from someone I loved. This malicious attempt to tarnish my character and disrupt my family is ridiculous. It’s disheartening to witness the manipulation and deceit at play and at this time my main concern is being an active father to our daughter as I continue to fight for court mandated joint custody. Rest assured, the truth will prevail through the proper legal channels.’
Earlier this month Jeezy walked back his request for full custody of his two-year-old daughter Monaco.
According to TMZ, the rapper — who recently claimed Mai ‘isn’t taking care of their child’ — asked a judge for joint custody and a temporary parenting schedule.
He wants time with Monaco to be equally split between both parents.
Jeezy claims that he’s hardly seen his daughter in 2024 because Mai has allegedly failed to adhere to the custody arrangement they agreed upon in mediation last year.
He claims that Jeannie has his cellphone number blocked so he is unable to see Monaco via FaceTime.
He also alleges that Jeannie is bothered by him being a gun owner despite him having always owned guns.
Jeezy has requested that a hearing be held to work out the details of a temporary parenting schedule as their divorce battle rages on.
The television personality filed the request in Fulton County Superior Court in Georgia.
In it Jeannie is asking a judge to either deny the rapper’s motion to enforce the prenuptial agreement or at least hold off on enforcing it until both parties can exchange info about it.
The publication reports that the documents indicate that Jeannie said the prenup process was so quick that she doesn’t believe that she had the time to be able to do the proper due diligence on the agreement.
She claims that the two had only started negotiating five days before their wedding.
Jeannie alleges that she did not go through Jeezy’s – born Jay Wayne Jenkins – financial disclosures as thoroughly as she would have liked in order to make sure that she was getting a fair deal.
Jeezy — who married Jeannie in 2021 — is requesting that a hearing be held to work out the details of a temporary parenting schedule as their divorce battle rages on; seen in 2023
In December Jeannie and Jeezy have made conflicting statements about their separation.
The television personality claimed that she found out about her divorce from the news while the rapper reportedly stated that was not true.
On Monday, December 4, the actress made an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show and admitted she was ‘gutted’ after learning about her now-estranged husband filing for divorce.
Just days after she suggested her ex was allegedly unfaithful, she told the host that finding out ‘at the same time as the rest of the world’ was ‘kinda hard’, but the split is something she is ‘taking day by day’.