Overview

• Thiam filed on Sept. 11, 2025, according to court documents first reported by TMZ and cited by outlets including People and Billboard.
• The filing requests joint legal custody of daughter Journey, 17, with Thiam to have primary physical custody and Akon to receive visitation.
• Thiam asks the court to award her spousal support and to bar any spousal support to Akon.
• The documents list the couple’s marriage date as Sept. 15, 1996, and note the date of separation as “TBD.”
• Akon has not publicly responded; coverage notes his past comments about practicing polygamy and having nine children.