Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds and wife Nicole Patenburg are calling it quits on their seven-year marriage.
The pair appear to be splitting amicably, as they released a joint statement announcing their split.
“After much thought and with great sadness, we have decided to end our marriage. We continue to care and have respect for one another and share eternal love for our daughter and her well-being,” the couple told TMZ on Tuesday.
“We ask for personal privacy for ourselves and our daughter as we navigate these new steps as a family.”
It’s unclear if and when they’ll officially file divorce documents or papers to legally separate, the outlet reported.
The “Every Time I Close My Eyes” crooner and the former “Moesha” actress married in May 2014 after seven years of dating. They have one daughter, 12-year-old Peyton Nicole.
The couple tied the knot in front of celebrity guests including Oprah Winfrey and Carole B. Sager.
This was the second marriage for the music superstar. Edmonds, 62, was married to Tracey Edmonds from 1992 to 2005. When Tracey, now 54, filed for divorce with the Los Angeles County Superior Court, she cited “irreconcilable differences” as the cause of the split.
They share two sons, Brandon and Dylan.
The “Never Keeping Secrets” singer then announced his surprise engagement to Patenburg, now 48, in 2014 during a BET interview with longtime friend and collaborator Toni Braxton.
“Would you ever consider getting married again?” Braxton asked.
“I’ve already considered it,” he replied. “I’m engaged, so yes.”