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Anderson .Paak Finally Settles Bitter Divorce From Jae Lin After Two-Year Custody Fight

The Grammy-winning singer and his estranged wife have resolved the property and support disputes that kept their divorce case open for more than two years, new court filings show.

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The Weekly Observer

SEP 3, 2026 · 3 MIN READ
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Anderson .Paak Finally Settles Bitter Divorce From Jae Lin After Two-Year Custody Fight
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Anderson .Paak has closed out one of R&B's longest-running celebrity divorce sagas. Court documents filed Wednesday, September 2, confirm the Grammy winner has reached a settlement with estranged wife Jae Lin, resolving the property division and spousal support disputes that had kept their split tied up in Los Angeles family court for more than two years, according to TMZ. The outlet reports Anderson told the court he and Jae had "hashed out a deal" over how to divide their assets and handle support payments.

The two married in November 2010, just weeks before welcoming their first child, and share two kids, now roughly 9 and 13 years old. Anderson filed for divorce in January 2024, but the case dragged on well past the typical timeline as the pair sparred over custody. He had asked the court for joint legal and physical custody of the children; Jae countered by requesting primary physical custody while agreeing to share legal custody, and she also sought spousal support while asking the court to bar Anderson from ever collecting support from her, per RealityTea's review of the filings. Neither the custody terms nor the financial figures in the newly reached settlement have been made public.

A Long, Quiet Fight

Unlike many celebrity splits that play out on social media, this one moved almost entirely through paperwork. Jae's spring filing, which cited irreconcilable differences as grounds for the divorce, came around the same time Anderson was being spotted getting cozy with television personality Jeannie Mai at Andy's, his jazz speakeasy in Hollywood, fueling months of dating speculation that neither party has confirmed on the record.

ANDERSON FILED COURT DOCS ON SEPTEMBER 2, TELLING THE COURT HE HASHED OUT A DEAL WITH JAE OVER THE DIVISION OF THEIR PROPERTY AND SUPPORT.

Anderson, born Brandon Paak Anderson, built his career on albums like "Malibu" and the Silk Sonic collaboration with Bruno Mars, which won multiple Grammys including Record of the Year for "Leave the Door Open." His personal life has largely stayed out of the tabloid spotlight compared to his professional profile, which made the drawn-out custody dispute one of the more closely watched proceedings among music-industry court cases this year, as tracked in outlets like AceShowbiz's coverage of the split.

What happens next is largely procedural: the settlement still needs to be finalized and signed off by a judge before the divorce is formally closed out, a step that typically follows once both sides file an agreed-upon judgment. Representatives for Anderson and Jae have not issued public statements beyond what's contained in the court filings, and it remains unclear whether the custody split favors either parent or whether spousal support will flow in one direction, both, or neither. For now, the filing marks the clearest sign yet that a case that began in early 2024 is finally headed toward a close.

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