Tina Knowles, Beyonce’s mother, has filed for divorce from US actor Richard Lawson after eight years of marriage.
Tina filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, citing “irreconcilable differences,” HowNG has learnt.
According to the paperwork, the couple married on April 12, 2015. They had been dating for two years before marrying.
Tina requested in the filing that neither she nor her husband be eligible to spousal assistance after the divorce.
She demanded that she be allowed to keep all of her property and goods, whether purchased before or during the marriage.
Tina also requested that her name be changed back to Celestine Knowles after the divorce was finalized.
In a 2022 interview, Tina lavished Richard with praise, saying she felt it was a gift from God when they met.
“I have known Richard for 40 years and when we reconnected, it felt like a gift from God,” she had said.
“I really mean that because I prayed. After I went through a divorce, it was pretty devastating after 33 years and I always planned on getting married again, if it was God’s plan. I like being married, I like being in a relationship.”
Tina and her first husband, Matthew Knowles, have two children, Beyonce and Solange.
Tina and Matthew divorced in 2009, after 30 years of marriage, according to People. In 2011, she formalized her divorce.
Richard was already married before he met Tina. From 1978 to 1989, he was married to Denise Gordy. Bianca Lawson is their daughter.
