Singer 'Babyface' and Wife End Marriage
By Associated Press
2 hours ago


Artist "Babyface" takes part in the "Vote for Change" ...
NEW YORK - Add Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and his wife to the growing list of celebrity bust-ups. Edmonds and his wife Tracey issued a statement Wednesday announcing the end of their marriage after 13 years.

They have two young children. The pair said they had already been unofficially separated "for quite some time."

"It is with deep regret that we announce our permanent separation. We remain best friends," said the couple, who have also produced movies and television shows together, including "Soul Food."

"(We) will continue to work together in our companies, and our various business ventures," the statement said. "More importantly, we are parents of two wonderful children, and will continue to provide a loving, caring and stable environment for them."

Besides his career as a best-selling crooner with hits including "Whip Appeal" and "Change the World," Edmonds has also written top hits for Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Bobby Brown and others.

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Damn shame, I thought that they were a beautiful and successful couple. Sad to see them split up...oh well I guess life goes on.

That's too bad.

I remember reading about their marriage in EbonyyyeeEHH WAIT A SECOND.

did he finally come out?

Chick was crazy, gave her crazy space
What is it the "Whip Appeal", or my Babyface?

SassyBritches said:

ahhhh come on!!!

Not Face!!!

HALF!

meltwithu said:

Not half!!!

HIS!!!

Dang, that's too bad. Tracy Edmonds really worked really hard to make his career work. Granted, Face was established when they met, but she bought into the whole Yab Yum deal production company and worked. Shucks, Face might owe her more than half, to be fair.

Dang, when Face gets divorced, that makes you want to think twice about the whole marriage thing, for real.

ThreadBare said:

Maybe they had a pre-nup???

missfee said:

Sure, anything's possible. But, it's still just sad to hear.

SassyBritches said:

LMFAO!!!!!

ThreadBare said:

Really? Are you their child or something?

Aww

They seemed more like a biz-is-biz couple to me

Harlepolis said:

I saw this coming.His new CD is titled"Grown and Sexy".Now he's too grown and sexy to be married!

I just heard this morning that they will remain business partners...I don't think this is an angry split.


I think Eddie's divorce is about to get uglyyyyy.....

Rhondab said:

Dirty draws flyin' everywhere....

OdysseyMiles said:

No doubt! SOME Homosexual men are hell when they a get divorce! But about Babyface and Tracy it is sad that another marriage is splitting up. Especially when folks have kids. Kids emotionally need 2 parents, so it 's never cool to hear that a couple is splitting up. Well... unless someone is just plain crazy.

If the rumors are true, what can Eddie say? Sign the papers and move on. How long were Babyface and Tracy married for?

ThreadBare said:

Please, Face didn't need her for HIS career, it was the other way around. He gave her YabYum to shut her up about wanting to be involved with LaFace. This chick was a video ho basically before video hoes had a true name. She owes ALL her shit to Face.

I never really "felt" like Tracey loved Face. I was suprised when they had kids, cause they did seem more like business partners. She always seemed to be very, I don't know, shrewd to me.....like she was using him for her gain. Of course, we don't know them, and I could be wrong. But that was always the impression that I got from her.

TheCrucialExperience said:

Jon B. was the only thing that came out of YabYum anyway...and that's not saying much.

I am shocked at the break up though, I really believed in that couple for some reason.

TheCrucialExperience said:

AND HER MAMA! Her mother was the one who was pushing her to persue a relationship with Babyface in the beginning.

VanitySixx said:

Damn shame aint it? They met on his video for Whip Appeal and she whipped it on him!

dang,i was just feelin so happy 4 them 2!uhhh-13 yrs...c this is the kinda stuff that makes me never wanna get married.

"... and all good things they say, never last." - Prince

I like to think he and la reid did pebbles.

Proberly did, and kayrn white too

I find it more than interesting that most of the Hollywood celebrity marriages seem to be floundering yet the marriage that most said would never last more than six months, Whitney and Bobby, is still going strong! Sometimes life ain't fair, but it is interesting.