Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef are getting a divorce after six years of marriage.
“We have decided to end our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our children and honoring what we have experienced as a couple all these wonderful years,” the couple told People in a joint statement Thursday.
Martin, 51, and Yosef, 38, added: “Our greatest desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centered on peace and friendship to continue the joint upbringing of our children, preserving the respect and love we have for each other.”
USA TODAY reached out to representatives for Martin for comment.
The “Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer and the Syrian-Swedish artist share daughter Lucia, born in 2018, and son Renn, born in 2019. Martin is also a father to twin sons Matteo and Valentino, born in 2008. He plans to raise the twins as a single parent, per People.
Martin and Yosef got married in 2018. In January that year, he told E! News, “I’m a husband, but we’re doing a heavy party in a couple of months.”
“We’ve exchanged vows, and we swear everything, and we signed all the papers that we needed to sign — prenups and everything,” Martin continued.
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The Puerto Rican superstar revealed he had popped the question during an appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in 2016.
“I was really nervous,” Martin said of the proposal, “but I got on my knees, and I took out the little metal box. I just had it in a little velvet pouch. And instead of saying, ‘Would you marry me?’ I said, ‘I got you something!’ Bad! And then he was like, ‘Yes?’ I said, ‘I want to spend my life with you,’ and he was like, ‘What is the question?’ (I said) ‘Would you marry me?’ That’s it.’”
Contributing: Erin Jensen
