After nearly three decades together, Akon‘s marriage is ending in a way nobody saw coming.
The singer’s wife, Tomeka Thiam, has filed for divorce and is asking for €100 million, citing emotional neglect and differences that couldn’t be fixed.
But here’s where it gets interesting: the court reportedly found only $10,000 in Akon’s bank account.
Tomeka and Akon have been together since his early music days, and for years they seemed like one of the industry’s most solid couples.
But people close to the family say cracks had been showing for a while. Tomeka was apparently fed up with Akon’s secretive handling of money and his very public relationships with other women.
Though they share children, custody details haven’t been made public yet. Sources say Tomeka had been thinking about leaving for some time before finally filing the papers.
The $10,000 discovery has everyone talking. For a guy known for his wealth and charitable work across Africa and America, that number just doesn’t add up.
Insiders suggest Akon’s fortune might be stashed elsewhere, possibly under his mother’s name, which would be a strategic move to shield assets before a divorce settlement.
“The court couldn’t trace the bulk of his assets directly to him,” one source said.
Neither Akon nor his lawyers have commented on the divorce or addressed the money questions.
Social media, predictably, has gone wild. Memes about the $10,000 are everywhere. Some people point out that rich folks often keep their money in ways that don’t show up in regular bank accounts.
Others are questioning whether Tomeka’s €100 million demand makes sense if there’s really only $10,000 to be found.
