Overview
- Akon filed for divorce on Nov. 14 in Los Angeles Superior Court, requesting joint physical custody of his child with Tomeka Thiam.
- The filing reflects opposing custody positions, with Akon seeking joint physical custody and Tomeka seeking full physical custody and joint legal custody.
- According to TMZ, Akon is asking the court to terminate spousal support, and TMZ also reports that Tomeka has submitted a petition to block any support award to him.
- The divorce developments follow Akon’s Nov. 7 arrest in Georgia on a bench warrant tied to a suspended driver’s license stemming from a prior suspension in 2023.
- Public attention around the split has been heightened by Akon’s earlier comments on The Bootleg Kev Podcast expressing a preference for polygamy.