Iman Shumpert is once again battling it out on the court, but not in the one that he’d have liked. According to Complex, Shumpert has filed a motion in court asking for his ex-wife, Teyana Taylor, to be found in criminal contempt of court.
Shumpert and his legal team reportedly believe Taylor violated their divorce terms and want her to be slapped with a $1,000 fine as well as a 20-day jail sentence. It has been alleged that she “willfully and contemptuously exposed and broadcast specific provisions of the final judgment decree of divorce and related provisions, recklessly disregarding the financial circumstances, privacy, safety, and security of the parties and their minor children.”
Shumpert and Taylor first crossed paths back in 2011 at a party in New York. They started dating in 2013 and got engaged in 2015. The couple welcomed their first daughter, Iman Tayla “Junie” Shumpert Jr., that year as well.
Shumpert and Taylor would tie the knot in 2016 and welcome another daughter, Rue Rose Shumpert, in 2020. All seemed to be going well, but Taylor then filed for divorce in January 2023. It was reportedly finalized in July 2024.
Taylor had stated back in 2023 that she and Shumpert remained the best of friends, but all has certainly not been well post-divorce. According to E! News, she filed a motion in court earlier this year, accusing him of leaking false information about their divorce.
Taylor took offense to reports about a divorce settlement. She stated that the couple never reached a settlement and that everything either party received was appointed by the court. She wanted the court to issue Shumpert a $1,000 fine and send him to jail for 20 days but has since claimed she doesn’t want him to be incarcerated.
Shumpert wants Taylor behind bars, though. He’s claimed that her violation of the agreement has led to financial loss and hurt his reputation. Shumpert has also accused Taylor of removing their children from school and using derogatory language toward him in their presence.
“For example, in the presence of the children, [Teyana] has shouted crude and inflammatory racial insults at [Iman],” read the motion. “Such insults and criticism of [Iman] have caused the children to unjustly suffer stress and worry, unfairly placing the children in the self-imposed position of peacemaker between their parents.”
“Insulting [Iman] in the presence of his children was maliciously intended to damage the relationship between father and child. Denigrating and insulting [Iman] in the presence of his children is a … violation of the orders of this court.”
This case seems to be getting uglier by the minute. One wonders if Shumpert ends up having a change of heart the way Taylor did.
