Serayah Ends Engagement to Joey Bada$$, Citing Repeated Infidelity

Serayah says she has ended her engagement to Joey Bada$$ after repeated infidelity, while drawing a firm boundary around the private details of their relationship.

Rap Recap Live Staff Published Aug 24, 2026 · 7:24 PM
Serayah Ends Engagement to Joey Bada$$, Citing Repeated Infidelity
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What Happened

Serayah announced the end of her engagement to Joey Bada$$ in a public statement, citing repeated infidelity and saying she will keep intimate details private.

Why It Matters

The story involves two recognizable culture figures and a young family, making attribution and respect for Serayah’s stated privacy boundary especially important.

Serayah says her engagement to Joey Bada$$ is over.

The actress and singer shared a public statement Monday, August 24, announcing the end of the relationship and saying repeated infidelity was behind her decision. Essence and TMZ both reported the statement Monday.

The distinction matters: the infidelity allegation comes from Serayah. RRL is not presenting it as an independently established fact about Joey Bada$$.

Serayah’s statement was also notable for the boundary she set around what comes next. She said she does not intend to publicly unpack the intimate details of the relationship and framed the decision around protecting herself and moving forward. The former couple also share a young son, making the story bigger than a celebrity breakup headline for the people actually involved.

Serayah and Joey Bada$$ had been publicly linked since 2023. Their relationship later became a family story, and they announced their engagement after welcoming their son. Monday’s statement closes that public chapter on very different terms.

Social media will almost certainly keep filling in blanks that Serayah chose to leave private. RRL will not. Her own statement is the development, and the allegation should remain attributed to her unless independent reporting establishes more.

There is also no reason for this article to become a running scoreboard of posts, comments or rumors unless something material and verified changes.

For now, Serayah has publicly ended the engagement, cited repeated infidelity as her reason and said she is choosing to keep the more intimate details private.

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Key Takeaways

Serayah publicly ended her engagement to Joey Bada$$ on Aug. 24. She cited repeated infidelity in her statement. RRL is treating that as Serayah’s allegation, not an independently proven fact.

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