The father of Venus and Serena Williams, who married in 2010 and share an 11-year-old son, began the complicated divorce process from Rakisha in 2017.
Recently, the 81-year-old appeared to have given up on the idea after he was seen on several occasions in public with his wife, but now things have taken a new turn as it was revealed that, on August 21, He filed paperwork for the dissolution of the marriage in Palm Beach County Court in Florida.
He insisted on the divorce, claiming that his relationship with Lakasha had broken down completely and that he did not want to reconcile, which is in stark contrast to his ex’s version of events, which two months ago he asked for the divorce to be dismissed because they had managed to find them out. difference. In Lakasha’s filing with the application, she even assured that they had resumed regular weekly sex, and that Richard continued to show his affection for her and his commitment to the family they had raised. Together..
At the time, Rakesha claimed her husband never really wanted a divorce, and pointed to a “third party” she didn’t want to name as responsible for her filing the divorce proceedings. According to her, these people wanted to come between them in order to prevent her from eventually inheriting her rightful share of Richard’s estate as Richard’s widow.
Although they occasionally reconciled, their breakup was fraught with disagreements. He accused her of forging his signature and stealing her Social Security checks, and claimed she had a drinking problem, while she countered that Richard had been hostile and aggressive throughout their lifetime together.