Stevie Wonder has filed for divorce.
Although the 62-year-old singer has been living apart from his fashion
designer wife Kai Millard Morris, since October 2009, he has opted to
officially end the marriage, according to gossip website TMZ.
Stevie - who cited irreconcilable differences in the paperwork - is
seeking joint custody of the couple's two sons Kailand, 10 and Mandla
Kadjay, seven.
He has agreed to pay both spousal and child support.
Stevie - whose real name is Stevland Morris - divorced singer Syreeta
Wright in 1972 and has seven kids overall from his two marriages and
other relationships.
Although Stevie amassed his huge fortune before he tied the knot with
Kai 11 years ago, some assets will be split between them although a
final decision has yet to be made.
Recently Stevie's cousin was ordered to stand trial on an extortion
charge after a judge heard testimony that the man and his girlfriend
attempted to sell a film ranting against the singer's treatment of his
family for millions of dollars.
Superior Court Judge Ray Jurado ruled that prosecutors had presented
enough evidence for a jury to decide whether Alpha L. Walker and his
girlfriend Tamara E. Diaz extorted him by threatening to sell it to
various media outlets if they weren't paid by the Grammy-winning
musician.
They have pleaded not guilty.
