According to TMZ, a man in Texas recently filed to divorce Iggy Azalea. Apparently, Azalea’s alleged marriage came as a surprise not only to the world but to the Australian rapper herself.
Hefe Wine aka Maurice Williams — who you may remember is the man claiming to have an Azalea sex tape in possession and as the man Azalea is suing for releasing music from early in her career — recently filed to end his alleged common law marriage to Azalea, according to legal documents obtained by TMZ.
An anonymous spokesperson for Azalea gave the following quote to Billboard:
“It’s disappointing that this thief, felon and fugitive is continuing to use the media to attack Iggy as part of his desperate and despicable attempt to keep himself in the press. Iggy’s federal court complaint froze Mr. Williams’ ability to trade on her fame by profiting from music he stole from her, so he has resorted to elevating his predatory relationship with a 17-year-old girl into a sham ‘marriage’ claim unsupported by any certificate or evidence.”
Azalea and Williams began seeing each other when the rapper was 17, although Williams claims he was not aware she was underage at first.
Given that Azalea’s rep denies their ‘marriage’ was made official by a certificate, Williams’ only recourse would be to argue they were informally married by virtue of living together.
In Texas, a couple can be considered to have a common law union if they meet these three requirements, set out by the state of Texas:
– The couple agrees that they are married.
– They live together in Texas.
– They represent themselves to other individuals that they are married to one another.