REAL Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore will soon enter mediation with her estranged husband in their dragged-out divorce case, The U.S. Sun has exclusively learned.
Kenya, 52, opened up about her ongoing divorce from her ex, Marc Daly, two years after the Real Housewives of Atlanta star first filed papers.
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Kenya Moore has provided an exclusive update on her divorce against ex Marc Daly in an interview with The U.S. SunCredit: Getty
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Kenya and Marc have their fourth mediation appointment this week followed by a possible trialCredit: Getty
The TV personality has primary physical custody of four-year-old daughter Brooklyn- something she says will "probably never change."
"I'm not going to be sharing physical custody at all," Kenya told The U.S. Sun in an exclusive interview.
Marc, 49, is demanding joint legal custody, so he can have a say in Brooklyn's life about certain decisions such as education, Kenya claimed.
While there have been reports that the New York restaurateur has also been demanding rights to her longtime home, Moore Manor, Kenya said her ex has "never come after my property."
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Kenya and Marc's divorce is sealed from the public in the state of Georgia.
When asked what exactly they're currently fighting about, Kenya told The U.S. Sun: "It's just the dumbest stuff."
"You know, the last time it was, 'Oh, well we don't have a parenting plan.'"
She went on to say that she and her ex have their ups and downs, but have ultimately gotten to a "better place."
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"It's somewhat cordial," Kenya shared about her current relationship status with Marc.
"You know, I think that we have gotten very far. It used to be only text messages if that or just me handing the phone to Brooklyn so that she could speak to him.
"But now, we are in a better place. But it's always a point of contention whenever the divorce proceedings start."
PREVENTING A TRIAL
Kenya, who previously revealed they did not sign a prenup, told The U.S. Sun that the divorce is still taking a long time due to canceled court dates.
She explained: "Primarily it's because there's just been a lot of, 'I can't make that date.' Cancellations. We would be going to mediation and then we'd get a phone call, 'We can't make the mediation today or tomorrow, so we have to cancel and reschedule.'"
In addition, Kenya claimed that Marc "refused to sign off" on certain details.
"It's just a lot of just never signing anything, never agreeing," she said. "It's just never-ending."
Next on the calendar is a mediation appointment this week- their fourth mediation appointment thus far, she claimed.
"If we don't come to an agreement this week, then it looks like we'll have to go to trial," Kenya revealed.
"It just doesn't make any sense at this point. It's like, I just threw in the towel, and whatever he's asking for, just give it to him.
"I am not gonna be going back and forth fighting in the trial.
"I'm just like, 'Let me be single. Just give me my divorce.'
"I'm hopeful that the divorce will be finalized, but every time I'm hopeful it doesn't happen. It's complicated."
Kenya and Marc's trial date - happening in the next few weeks - was set about a year ago, so there would be "an ending in sight," she insisted.
DENYING HER RIGHTS
The RHOA star further explained that there were two separate trials: one was on custody when they were separated - from September 2019 until the divorce was filed in May 2021 - and another is for the divorce.
Kenya told The U.S. Sun: "I think that is what's confusing to a lot of people. When I filed for the custody motion, it was because he was trying to deny me my natural right as the primary physical and legal custodian of her.
"He was trying to deny me my rights by blocking me from filming with her on Housewives.
"And, as you know, that is my job, that's my bread and butter. That's something I did before him and he knew I did it.
"He knew I was on TV and he agreed to allow our daughter to film."
She continued: "He only tried to block me once I filed for separation. Then he tried to block me from filming with her.
"So that is why I then filed for custody, so that it would be a legal agreement between us while we were separated that he couldn't block me from enjoying my rights as the physical primary.
"So then once that was settled, then I filed for divorce."
'SAD' ABOUT DIVORCE
In addition to Kenya's divorce, Bravo fans have learned of other new RHOA divorces in recent months.
In February, Drew Sidora filed for divorce against Ralph Pittman.
The following month, Eva Marcille filed for divorce against her husband Michael Sterling.
Most recently, fans were shocked to learn that Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann both filed for divorce.
"Everyone knows I'm not a huge fan of Kim Z, but at the end of the day, that's a family and they have a lot of children together," Kenya told The U.S. Sun.
"And it actually made me sad because it seemed like they stood by each other's side, but clearly there's a lot of things that we don't know that happened in the marriage and the money seems to clearly be an issue."
The Housewives star added: "We learned about all of these things just at the same time that you guys did.
"It's sad. It was sad to hear about Eva and Michael, it was sad to hear about Drew and Ralph.
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"I'm a big believer in love and in marriage and honestly, regardless if I like you or not, I want you to make it."
She concluded: "It really just makes you so sad and feel hopeless. Like, is there a housewife that is successful in marriage? And that answer is most often, no."
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While Kenya has primary physical custody of daughter Brooklyn, Marc is demanding joint legal custodyCredit: Instagram/Kenya Moore
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Kenya told The U.S. Sun that Marc hasn't seen Brooklyn 'very often,' but hopes that that will changeCredit: Getty
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Kenya and Marc tied the knot in June 2017 before announcing their separation two years laterCredit: Getty - Contributor
