Actress, Vanessa Williams, a.k.a. “Keisha” from “New Jack City” graced us with the classic line, “Rock-a-bye BABY!,” as “Nino Brown’s” (Wesley Snipes) right-hand. Now the “Soul Food” series legend is saying “Rock-a-bye-baby” to her marriage. Word on the Old School curb is that she’s just filed for divorce from her husband for a second time. Why did she have to do it again? See the deets on this below…
Rock-A-Bye Marriage
The early 90’s was a defining era for the beautiful, talented Vanessa Williams. She officially become a breakout movie star in 1991, as the gun totin’ hood chick in “New Jack City,” and she also became a wife in 1992, in a marriage that has lasted for 26 years…with a few unfortunate hiccups in between, but hey, things happen. She and her husband, Andre Wiseman, married in 1992, but in 2008, Vanessa filed for divorce. Apparently, they hashed things out at some point, because that first divorce filing was never finalized. However, as of today, she’s ready to say “Rock-A-Bye Baby” to her marriage again:
Via TMZ: The [first] divorce [filing] was dismissed, for some reason, in 2017 — possibly because she’d let it lapse. Court records show nothing was filed after her initial divorce petition. … According to the refiled docs, Vanessa is asking for joint physical and legal custody of their 14-year-old son.
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Vanessa and Andre have two sons, but she’s only asking for joint custody of the 14 year old, because their other son is 21 years old.
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It’s very unfortunate they’re splitting after so long, but it seems they did all they could to make things work, even calling off that first divorce and holding off for another ten years. We wish them the best going forward. But on a side note, we canNOT talk about the soon-to-be-single Vanessa Williams, without giving her props on that fountain of youth she must’ve found…
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She is aging in reverse these days, making 54 look like the new 24! Her body is bangin,’ skin is flawless, and she’s only gotten better with time. One of the secrets to her flawless skin and bangin’ physique is probably due to the fact that she lives a vegan lifestyle.
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Vanessa On Becoming “Keisha” For New Jack City”
In a prior interview, Vanessa explained what it was like transforming into “Keisha” and why it wasn’t a problem for her working with so many men on the “New Jack City” set:
“I grew up with brothers so I was used to being around all that male energy and I got to be the one chick who was their equal and not just a piece of tail. I also did a lot of work to toughen up, even though I grew up in ‘Do or Die’ Bed-Stuy, I grew up in the ‘Do’ section and was very, very protected and had to go inside before the street lights came on. I had a very protective style.
My preparation was modeling and emulating the tough folks I saw in my hood. Knowing what it was like and what the posture was like helped the character. I gave myself a back-story as to why this family meant so much to me, and what my emotional relationship was to Wesley’s character and everyone in CMB. It was like, “Am I my brother’s keeper? Yes. I am!” For the longest time, when ever we ran into each other, especially Mario [Van Peebles], that’s how we would greet each other. “Am I my brother’s keeper? Yes. I am.” It was an amazing time to cultivate as an actor. I had no idea that the movie would become such a cult classic that it has. I feel wonderful to be a part of it.”
