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U.S. Singer Says Oman Ceremony Was Marriage to Malaysia’s Ex-King, Seeks Divorce

She says she learned months later that the nikah was legally binding under Islamic law.

Overview

  • Brittany Porter, 30, identifies the man as Sultan Muhammad V, the current Sultan of Kelantan who abdicated as Malaysia’s king in 2019.
  • She recounts meeting him in New York in January 2024, then traveling for a lavish romance that included a conversion in Oman overseen by an imam.
  • Contact was later cut off, and she now asks for what she calls a proper divorce and an apology.
  • In Malaysia she was addressed as “Che Puan,” a courtesy title for non-royal spouses, as questions over legal standing span multiple jurisdictions.
  • No public response from the Sultan or Malaysian authorities is reported as she resumes releasing music following a reported July 2024 miscarriage.