Throughout an upcoming look on Sherri, singer Ne-Yo spoke about his polyamorous relationship and if he permits his three girlfriends to this point different males.
Per US Weekly, Ne-Yo, born Shaffer Chimere Smith, made his polyamorous relationship public in early 2025 when he launched his girlfriends Arielle Hill, Moneii, and Cristina. The So Sick singer additionally launched a fourth lady, recognized as Brionna “Bri” Williams on the time. Nonetheless, it can’t be established if he’s nonetheless romantically concerned with Williams.
Ne-Yo advised the present’s host, Sherri Shepherd, that he determined to enter a polyamorous relationship after he and his ex-wife Crystal Renay’s “very public, very ugly” divorce.
“I made the choice that I used to be by no means going to inform one other misinform a lady ever once more in life,” the 46-year-old mentioned. “I personal the issues that I did in that marriage to mess it up, I solely utterly, and I made a decision I didn’t need to be the rationale that anyone ever felt like that ever once more.”
He added: “I went to one of many ladies, one of many three, [who] I’ve been with a little bit longer than the opposite ones. I mainly went to her and mentioned, ‘Hear, you realize I rock with you, you realize I really like you, however I’ve to be trustworthy with you, it’s not simply you. I might love so that you can meet these different ladies and if we are able to determine a method to do one thing collectively, cool. If not, that’s cool, too.’”
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He additionally mentioned that he “let her determine, I allow them to select [and] everyone selected to stay round.”
Ne-Yo moreover emphasised that he’s in “one relationship with three individuals,” and never “in three relationships.”
When Shepherd requested Ne-Yo if his three girlfriends are allowed to this point different males, he mentioned, “No,” per US Weekly.
“OK, so right here’s the factor: I’ve made no request for exclusivity of any of those ladies,” he acknowledged. “I’ve by no means mentioned, ‘If it ain’t me, it ain’t nothing.’ I’ve by no means mentioned that. I didn’t ask for them to be with me — they mentioned they need to be with me.”
Ne-Yo added: “They gave me their exclusivity, which means, if you happen to gave it to me, it’s mine and that’s that.”
“I deal in partnership versus possession. I don’t need to personal you, I don’t need to possess you — I need to accomplice on this, and we are able to accomplice and work it out that approach,” he continued. “But when the exclusivity is mine, it’s mine, rattling it. You ain’t giving it to no person. You gave it to me, it’s mine.”
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