ACTOR MORRIS CHESTNUT TALKS MARRIAGE, DIVORCE,AND KIDS
Essence.com: So[staying at home] is that the secret to ensuring your privacy?
M.C.: Most definitely. To be quite honest, a lot of celebrities want their home life and what they do off-set to be public because people strongly believe that there’s no such thing as bad publicity, in other words, any publicity is good publicity. I always wanted my personal life to be private and my work life to be public.
Essence.com: You have a daughter, 9, and son, 10. Have either of them been bitten by the acting bug?
M.C.: My daughter is expressing interest but she’s too young. This industry is tough for adults to deal with, let alone children, so she’s gonna have to wait until she’s done with high school before I would really let her pursue.
Morris Chestnut and wife Pam Byse in 2004
Essence.com: What’s the wildest rumor you’ve heard about yourself, and how did you confront it
M.C.: I heard I was getting divorce. People were calling me from all across the country telling me about it. A local radio DJ said it and I called into that station and just set the record straight.
Essence.com: How did the missus take it?
M.C.: (Laugh) She didn’t really care for it too much. I tried to explain to her that you can’t really confirm or deny every single rumor, but I definitely spoke out on that one.
I love you Morris Chaestnut
A brother who has it together! I love it. Morris and Pam, continue to work at making it good.
I LOVE MORRIS TOO MUCH TO SEE HIM HIT BY THE CELB “SHORT TERM MARRIAGE SYNDROM” KEEP KEEPIN IT REAL, WITH LOVE AND GOD EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
not as much as i do
This dude tried to pick up my girl last week. A white chick as a matter of fact. So stop calling as hole.
I love morris cheatnut & proud 2 see that a black man of his stature remains 2 love & stay committed 2 his wife & family. other brothers may want to follow in his footsteps.
When did you get married? And if you were not married at all i want u to be my man forever and you are so fine and handsome.
I didnt know he was married and had kids.
Congrats & continued happiness.
well brother i’m so into yu i pray that God grants yu the strength to love yo family each moment may yo wife always be yo strength & a blessing & may yo kids make yu a proud dad
I love the God side of you”God is Love continue to love”and you are alwys im my prayers.Lead as an example for everyone around you.
Morris Chestnut ur my Role Model I pray tha God BLESS me with a husband like u.4rm Queen Sekole
Love him.
keep it real! Do glad to hear that good honest decent black men to exist and our marriages can work!
DAMN ANOTHER GOOD MAN GONE, PAM BLESS AS HELL,CAUSE THERE VERY VERY LITTLE GOOD MEN OUT IN THE WORLD TO DAY EVERYONE WANTS TO BE A PLAYER AND DONT TAKE MARRIAGE SERIOUSLY. MARRIAGE WILL BE KNOWN AS THE THING OF THE PAST. MORRIS CHESTNUT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD MAN ON THE MOVIES AND IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA’S. BUT I DONT KNOW HIM!!! I DO KNOW I NEVER HEARD ABOUT HIM DISRESPECTING HIS WIFE/KIDS. I HEARD HE’S A TRUE PRAYING MAN. I BELIEVE THAT’S TRUE CAUSE HIS FAMILY AND HIS CAREER IS STILL TOGETHER AND STRONG. BUT THAT GOOD FOR HIM TO CAUSE HE MARRIED A STRONG BLACK SISTER AND HE’S IN LOVE WITH HER. I CAN TELL CAUSE EYE’S NEVER LIE!!! SHOULD BE MORE MORRIS CHESTNUT. p.S. U SEXY AS HELL,BROTHER
I sooooo agree with you! The good ones ARE taken. I just found out he was married and for ELEVEN YEARS at that. MAN!!!!
WOW! I knew it!!! WOW! I’ll be praying for y’all. I’m a Christian in the Caribbean, by the way. God Bless. WOW!