Serayah has announced that she and fiancé Joey Bada$$ have broken up.
On Monday (August 24), the 31-year-old singer and Empire actress revealed that she has broken off her engagement to the 31-year-old rapper, whose real name is Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, alleging instances of “repeated infidelity” led to their split.
“There comes a point in a woman’s life when choosing herself is no longer an option, it becomes necessary,” Serayah began in a statement on Instagram. “After much thought, I have made the difficult decision to end my engagement and relationship with the father of my child, Joey.”
“I loved deeply, believed wholeheartedly in the life we were building, and wanted nothing more than to protect our family,” she continued. “Unfortunately, I also had to face a painful truth: there had been repeated infidelity throughout our relationship, including during some of the most vulnerable and meaningful moments of my life. I share this not for sympathy, retaliation, or to publicly tear anyone down. I share it because too many women are taught to question themselves before they question what is happening right in front of them.”
Serayah and Joey first met in 2021 at a mutual friend’s birthday party. They began dating in 2022 and got engaged in July 2025, about a month after they welcomed their son.
Also in her message, Serayah shared some words of inspiration with others who may going through a similar situation.
“If your intuition is telling you something is wrong, listen to it,” she wrote. Don’t make yourself smaller to keep someone else comfortable. Don’t compromise your values because you’re afraid of losing the future you imagined. And don’t allow someone else’s choices to become a referendum on your worth.”
“Love should not require you to abandon yourself,” Serayah added. “I will always respect the fact that we share a beautiful son, and my priority will be protecting his peace, privacy and relationship with both of his parents. For that reason, I won’t be discussing the intimate details of our relationship publicly beyond what I have shared here.”
Serayah concluded her message with, “This chapter did not end the way I prayed it would. But endings can also be beginnings.”
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