Teyana Taylor gives fans an update on her co-parenting dynamic with her ex-husband Iman Shumpert more than a year after their messy divorce.
“Divorce to me is mourning the death of a living being,” Taylor, 35, said in an interview with Vanity Fair published on Tuesday January 13. “I think once the kids are involved, you understand the importance of still having to show up for each other. At least for the next 18 years, and being the best co-parents possible.”
Taylor added that she doesn’t “want people to start being afraid of marriage, because marriage is a beautiful thing.”
Taylor and Shumpert, also 35, welcomed daughters Junie, 10, and Rue, 5, during their marriage, which lasted from 2016 to 2024.
Teyana Taylor has accused her ex-husband, Iman Shumpert, of being a “professional victim” in private messages revealed during their court battle, Us Weekly can exclusively report. According to court documents obtained by Us, Teyana posted messages in which she accused Shumpert of being “bitter” and making efforts to gaslight her days after he petitioned the court. […]
Taylor revealed her split from Shumpert in September 2023.
“AHT AHT! Not too much on my best friend! In all honesty, Iman and I are broken up and have been for a while,” she wrote via Instagram at the time. “To be 1000% clear, ‘infidelity’ is not one of the reasons we left. We are still best friends, great business partners, and make one hell of a team when it comes to co-parenting our 2 beautiful children.”
Taylor continued, “Most importantly we are a FAMILY and in 10 years together, 7 years of marriage, we have never messed with or about THIS. We just keep you out of the group chat lol, that’s the reason we were able to separate successfully and peacefully without all the outside noise.”
The following month, it was revealed that Taylor had filed for divorce from Shumpert in January 2023, citing “cruel treatment” as the reason for the separation. (In divorce law, cruel treatment is defined as physical, verbal, sexual, or emotional cruelty committed by the defendant against the plaintiff, endangering the plaintiff’s physical or mental well-being.)
In his initial filing, Taylor claimed that Shumpert was a “jealous narcissist” during their marriage. However, Shumpert denied this allegation in his own filing, stating that the only reason for their divorce was an “irretrievably broken bond.”
Taylor and Shumpert’s divorce was finalized in July 2024, but their court battle wasn’t over yet. In March 2025, the One battle after another The actress accused the former NBA star of leaking details about their divorce settlement, saying they had not yet reached an agreement. Shumpert claimed that It was Taylor who leaked information and violated the terms of their divorce, citing an Instagram video from March 2024.
A judge sided with Shumpert in August 2025, ordering Taylor to pay Shumpert $70,000 after finding her in contempt of court, according to legal documents obtained by Us every week.
Taylor said during an appearance on The breakfast club the moment she happily paid the money to her ex.
Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert’s relationship was only dating before their split in 2023. The Masked Singer Season 7 champ and the professional basketball player first crossed paths at a party in 2011 — although Taylor wasn’t interested in a potential romance at the time. The duo’s friendship quickly blossomed into a romantic relationship. […]
“If it will give me peace and we can end this for good, I sent this telegram so quickly,” she explained, calling the payment “the best little coin I have ever spent in my life.”
After her divorce from Shumpert, Taylor I evolved with the actor Aaron-Pierreconfirming their romance in June 2025 after they appeared together in Vanity FairOscar night in March. Reports circulated in late 2025 that the couple had separated, although they have not publicly commented on the state of their romance.
“One thing I don’t do is rewrite history,” Taylor said. VF in Tuesday’s interview. “When I love, my love is real. So everything you saw was a real display of love until there wasn’t any more. And that’s okay.”
