Ne-Yo grins at NYC hotspot Little Sister… after wife Crystal Renay files for divorce

Amid his divorce drama, three-time Grammy winner Ne-Yo was spotted grinning ear-to-ear during a night out with friends at Little Sister Lounge in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood on Saturday.

Hours later, the 42-year-old R&B belter’s estranged wife Crystal Renay took to Instagram to seemingly warn him: ‘Sugar and spice… you’ll miss the days when I was nice.’

The 35-year-old NudeLuxeRx Skincare founder filed for divorce from Ne-Yo (born Shaffer Chimere Smith) last week in Atlanta after over six years of marriage amid allegations he fathered a child out of wedlock – according to TMZ.

Hours later, the 42-year-old R&B belter’s estranged wife Crystal Renay took to Instagram to seemingly warn him: ‘Sugar and spice… you’ll miss the days when I was nice’

‘Eight years of lies and deception. Eight years of unknowingly sharing my life and husband with numerous [women] who sell their bodies to him unprotected…every last one of them!’ Crystal wrote in a since-deleted post from July 30.

‘To say I’m heartbroken and disgusted is [an] understatement. To ask me to stay and accept it is absolutely insane. The mentality of a narcissist. I will no longer lie to the public or pretend that this is something it isn’t. I choose me. I choose my happiness and health and my respect. I gained three beautiful children out of this but nothing else but wasted years and heartache.

‘I ask that you all please stop sending me videos or information of him cheating because what he does is no longer my concern. I am not a victim. I’m choosing to stand tall with my head held high. If someone can’t love you the way you deserve, then it’s up to you to love yourself. With no hate in my heart I wish him nothing but the best.’

‘I wish him nothing but the best’: The 35-year-old NudeLuxeRx Skincare founder filed for divorce from Ne-Yo (born Shaffer Chimere Smith) last week in Atlanta after over six years of marriage amid allegations he fathered a child out of wedlock (pictured June 26)

Crystal wrote in a since-deleted post from July 30: ‘Eight years of lies and deception. Eight years of unknowingly sharing my life and husband with numerous [women] who sell their bodies to him unprotected…every last one of them!’

She continued: ‘To say I’m heartbroken and disgusted is [an] understatement. To ask me to stay and accept it is absolutely insane. The mentality of a narcissist. I will no longer lie to the public or pretend that this is something it isn’t. I choose me. I choose my happiness and health and my respect. I gained three beautiful children out of this but nothing else but wasted years and heartache’ (pictured February 10)

‘Personal matters are not meant to be addressed and dissected in public forums’: The Handle Me Gently singer – who boasts 34.1M social media followers – issued his own statement via Twitter the very next day 

The Handle Me Gently singer – who boasts 34.1M social media followers – issued his own statement via Twitter the very next day. 

‘For the sake of our children, my family and I will work through our challenges behind closed doors,’ Ne-Yo wrote.

‘Personal matters are not meant to be addressed and dissected in public forums. I simply ask that you please respect me and my family’s privacy at this time.’

Nevermind: The Johnnys Chicken And Waffles co-owners’ split came just three months after they renewed their wedding vows at a lavish red-themed ceremony in Las Vegas 

Bad romance: Ne-Yo and Renay had previously split in February 2020, but reconciled four months later during the height of the coronavirus pandemic (pictured in 2020)

Packing on the PDA: The Arkansas-born, Nevada-raised hitmaker originally met Crystal in 2014 when he cast her as his love interest in the music video for his single, Money Can’t Buy

The Johnnys Chicken And Waffles co-owners’ split came just three months after they renewed their wedding vows at a lavish red-themed ceremony in Las Vegas. 

Ne-Yo and Renay had previously split in February 2020, but reconciled four months later during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Arkansas-born, Nevada-raised hitmaker originally met Crystal in 2014 when he cast her as his love interest in the PDA-packed music video for his single, Money Can’t Buy.

‘Man they are getting so big!’ Renay wants alimony, child support, and primary physical custody of their three children – son Shaffer Chimere, 6; son Roman Alexander-Raj, 4; and daughter Isabella Rose, 13 months (pictured May 17)

‘#movienight’: Ne-Yo is also father to two older children – daughter Madilyn Grace, 11; and son Mason Evan, 10 – from his prior relationship with ex-fiancé Monyetta Shaw-Carter (M, pictured July 6)

Renay wants alimony, child support, and primary physical custody of their three children – son Shaffer Chimere, 6; son Roman Alexander-Raj, 4; and daughter Isabella Rose, 13 months.

Ne-Yo is also father to two older children – daughter Madilyn Grace, 11; and son Mason Evan, 10 – from his prior relationship with ex-fiancé Monyetta Shaw-Carter.

The Hip Hop Family Christmas actor – who dropped his eighth studio album Self Explanatory on July 14 – is next scheduled to perform August 19 at Virginia’s The NorVa in Norfolk.

Four beautiful back-up dancers: The Hip Hop Family Christmas actor – who dropped his eighth studio album Self Explanatory on July 14 – is next scheduled to perform August 19 at Virginia’s The NorVa in Norfolk (pictured July 20)