T.D. JAKES’ DAUGHTER CORA JAKES COLEMAN ANNOUNCES DIVORCE WITH HUSBAND OF MORE THAN 10 YEARS
Cora Jakes Coleman, pastor, author, and eldest daughter of megachurch Pastor T. D. Jakes and her husband, rapper Richard Brandon Coleman, are set for divorce after 11 years of marriage.
Cora announced the news on Instagram and Facebook earlier this week.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce that my husband and I have decided to divorce,” she began in a statement on Instagram this week. “This is a very private and personal matter and I kindly ask for your prayers as I prioritize myself, and most importantly, my children’s well-being at this time. God bless.”
The couple, who got married on June 4, 2011, in a private ceremony at her parents’ home, share two adopted children, Amauri, 13, and Jason, 7, as Jakes struggles with infertility.