Singer-songwriter Ricky Martin and artist Jwan Yosef promised eternity by marrying in August of 2017. However, that didn’t seem to last, as they decided to go on their separate ways after seven years of marriage.
The pair released a joint statement stating, ‘We have decided to end our marriage with love, respect, and dignity for our children and honoring what we have experienced as a couple all these wonderful years.’
Ricky Martin announces the divorce from Jwan Yosef on Instagram
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The couple revealed that they had ended things on very good terms and will always remain good friends. Even after the separation, both Martin and Yosef had the nicest things to say about each other.
What caused Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef to divorce?
Both Martin and Yosef have been claiming the pair decided to end their marriage because they got ‘out of love.’ However, many suspect the couple has been sugarcoating things for the public, and their relationship was destined to be doomed.
Ricky Martin with husband Jwan Yosef (Source: Popsugar)
There have been speculations going around that Martin might not have been faithful in their relationship. Reports suggest he is currently infatuated with an erotic content creator, Max Barz.
Not just that, the show ‘Chisme No Like’ revealed that he had been unfaithful not just once, but multiple times with an actor Eduardo Verastegui. However, these reports are mostly based on suspicions and aren’t proven.
Ricky Martin appealed for joint custody with Jwan Yosef
Martin and Yosef have two children together, a daughter named Lucia (born in 2018) and a son named Renn (born in 2019). Martin filed for divorce on July 5, 2023, citing irreconcilable differences, and the date of their divorce is not finalized.
Apart from the two kids, Martin also has two other kids, twin boys named Matteo and Valentino, whom he had raised as a single dad and born through a surrogate.
According to reports, Martin is seeking joint custody of the two toddlers and has agreed to pay a spousal support fee to Yosef. Furthermore, the details of asset distribution are also currently unknown.
Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef’s relationship history
Martin and Yosef’s relationship started with social media; they first connected through Instagram in 2015. They shared DMs and fell in love immediately after they met for the first time in six months in Paris.
Before you knew it, they were engaged in 2016 and ready for the new step in their journey. The pair announced their marriage in January 2018 but were already married on August 29, 2017, according to legal papers.
Before Yosef, Martin had been in a relationship with quite a lot of people. Previously, he also had a six-year-long relationship with Carlos Gonzales.
The pair started dating in 2008 but split in 2014. Furthermore, he had also dated some other men like Ines Misan, Nathan Lane, and Maital Saban, to name a few.
