Congratulations are in order. Actress Candice Patton and retired NBA player JR Smith, who is married to another woman, recently welcomed a baby boy into the world.
As Media Take Out reported, JR Smith is still married to Shirley “Jewel” Smith, the mother of his two daughters.
Candence shared the exciting news on her social media on Friday, September 27 at around 4 p.m., posting a series of four slides that included a video and photos of the baby’s feet, with each parent touching the baby. Were staying.
So how do we know it’s JR’s baby? Well, take a look at the distinctive tattoos on the father’s arms that hint at Smith’s identity.
Patton captioned the post, “Son in Virgo. Born at home. My heart beats outside my chest now. forever in love.”
Although she did not reveal the exact date of birth, it is believed that the baby was born within the last month.
So what about JR’s wife? Well she has been going through this for the last 5 years. Media Take Out learned that Candace has been her husband’s sidekick for nearly half a decade.
JR and Jewel
Five years ago, Smith’s wife Jewel publicly addressed the alleged affair on Instagram Live and asked for divine intervention.
“God is crazy wild. There’s a lot going on…help me, God. So, when I was driving Demi to school, God said, ‘Yes, you will pray and you will post this,'” she said.
She continued saying, “Lord, I would like to lift up my husband and pray to You, Lord Father God, please cover him with Your blood,” and continued saying, “Wherever he is broken, You heal him.” [and] You fix it.”
“My husband, he’s hurting and Candice, God father, she’s hurting,” Jewel continued, calling out “The Flash” actress by name. “For her to go out here, Lord Father God, and seek a married man, Father God, I just pray that You give her grace and mercy through all of this. I lift her up.”
At the time, neither JR or Patton denied or confirmed being in a relationship with each other, but Smith took it a step further by claiming that he is no longer with his spouse.
On December 17, 2019, Smith wrote in his Instagram Story, “No weapon was made against me. IG is not a place for relationships!!”
