Akon’s wife, Tomeka Thaim, has filed for divorce just days before their 29th wedding anniversary.

Akon’s wife has filed for divorce, just days before their 29th wedding anniversary.

Tomeka Thaim submitted paperwork to end her marriage to the 52-year-old musician September 11th, citing irreconcilable differences, though she listed their date of separation as to be determined.

According to documents obtained by People magazine, Tomeka requested joint custody of their 17-year-old daughter Journey and applied for physical custody of the teenager, with the superstar hitmaker to receive visitation rights.

Tomeka is also seeking spousal support but asked the court not to award any to Akon.

The Smack That hitmaker has previously said he believes in polygyny and revealed in 2022 that he has nine children.

Speaking on The Zeze Millz Show, he said: “(Polygamy is) part of our culture. Absolutely.

“For me, it looks normal, because it’s culture for us. We didn’t go outside of our African culture when we got to the Western world. See, the flaw that the Western world made is they created all these rules without putting nature into account.”

Akon clarified that he was “there for” all of his kids” and views it as his job to raise children “to be responsible, to be understanding”, and to “protect their mother”.

He added: “My job ain’t to be doing all that extra stuff and these holidays and recitals. While I’m taking care of my responsibility to make sure the family has a roof over their head and food, if I have the time to do that and show love, yes, I will do that.

“Communication allows me to be there every day. That’s what my FaceTime phone is for.”