Beyonce's mother files for divorce from second husband Richard Lawson

Beyonce's mother Tina Knowles has filed for divorce from her second husband, Hollywood actor Richard Lawson, after eight years of marriage.

According to legal documents obtained and made public by TMZ, the businesswoman took to the courts on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, to end their marriage.

She cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split and dated the separation as Tuesday, July 25, 2023.

Beyonce with mum, Tina Knowles, and stepfather, Richard Lawson ece-auto-gen

She also appealed to officially have her name reverted to 'Knowles', which she acquired after her marriage to Beyonce's father, Matthew Knowles, in 1980.

There had been 'trouble in paradise' when she was not seen supporting Richard during the promotion of his new movie Black Terror or his appearances at film festivals like Essence Festival and Cannes Film Festival.

Tina married Lawson, whom she had known for several years, after two years of dating. They exchanged their vows on a yacht near Newport Beach, California in 2015 - an event that was all the rage back then. Beyonce and her sister, Solange, attended the wedding, accompanied by Beyonce's husband Jay Z, and their daughter Blue Ivy. About 300 people, including A-listers attended the all-white wedding.

According to Tina, they got married because her granddaughter Blue Ivy asked them to Pulse Nigeria

This is Tina's second marriage after she was married to Matthew for 33 years. When their marriage failed in November 2011, the seamstress expressed her disappointment, saying, "When I went through my divorce, I was devastated after 33 years of marriage — not because I wanted to stay in a marriage, but just because I was like, 'Oh, my God, I failed at this.'"

In the documents filed for her divorce from Richard, she sought the court to terminate the ability to award spousal support to either her or her estranged husband. The couple have no children together.