Yahoo News Jada Pinkett Smith's Brother and His Wife Split as She Files for Divorce Three Years After Separation
Jada Pinkett Smith's brother Caleeb Pinkett and his estranged wife Patricia Pinkett married in 2006 and have been separated since February 2020
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Jada Pinkett Smith's brother is going through a breakup.
On Monday, Caleeb Pinkett's wife Patricia Pinkett filed for divorce in Los Angeles, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE. The couple had been married since 2006 and separated in February 2020, the court documents show. Patricia cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the split.
Caleeb, an actor and producer who most recently worked as a producer on Cobra Kai, shares an 11-year-old daughter with Patricia, Caila Koren Pinkett.
Patricia is requesting that the former couple share joint legal and physical custody of their daughter, while also requesting spousal support from Caleeb and for the court to terminate its ability to award Caleeb spousal support.
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She shared a photo with Jada to her Instagram page as recently as in May, when she posted a selfie with her soon-to-be ex-sister-in-law. "Nothing But Extreme Gratitude For My Soul Sis @jadapinkettsmith ✨🙏🏽," she wrote in the caption to that post. "Love You To Infinity And Beyond 💜"
Patricia also reshared a quote from the author Idil Ahmed to her Instagram Story on Sunday. The quote read: “A new era of your life is beginning; one that fulfills your soul and attracts blessings to you.”
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In addition, Patricia's most recent Instagram post features a photo of her standing against a moonlit beach and an anonymous quote that read: "and then the moon said to me / dear girl, it's time to own your f---ing power."
Will Smith's ex-wife Sheree Zampino, with whom he shares eldest son Trey Smith, interacted with Patricia on social media in May as well. "She cute!!!" Sheree, 55, wrote in a comment on a photo of Patricia at a music festival.
In February, Caleeb shared a photo of himself to Instagram with Jada and Will's children Jaden Smith, 25, and Willow Smith. "Pinkett genes are strong 💪🏾🤣," he wrote in a caption to that post.
News of Caleeb's impending divorce comes just days after Jada, 52, revealed in an interview on the Today show that she and Will, 55, have been separated for seven years. The actress and Worthy author further clarified on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast that she and Will, who married in 1996, "were living lives as single people" after a breakup in 2016.
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