Congratulations are in order. Actress Candice Patton and retired NBA player J.R. Smith, who is married to another woman, have just welcomed a baby boy into the world.
As Media Take Out has reported, JR Smith is still married to the mother of his two daughters, Shirley “Jewel” Smith.
Candance shared the exciting news on her social media on Friday, Sept. 27, around 4 p.m., posting a series of four slides, including a video and pictures of the baby’s feet, with each parent touching the child.
So how do we know it’s JR’s baby? Well look closely at the distinctive tattoos on the father’s arms hinted at Smith’s identity.
Patton captioned the post, “Son in Virgo. Born at home. Heart now beats outside of my chest. In love forevermore.”
Though she didn’t reveal the exact birth date, it is believed the baby arrived within the past month.
So what about JR’s wife? Well she’s been going through it for the past 5 years. Media Take Out learned that Candace has been her husband’s side piece for nearly half a decade.
JR and Jewel
Five years ago, Smith’s wife Jewel publicly addressed the alleged affair on Instagram Live, asking for divine intervention.
“God is mad wild. There’s a lot going on … Help me, God. So, as I was taking Demi to school, God was like ‘Yeah, you gonna pray and you’re gonna post it,’” she said.
She went on saying, “God, I would like to lift my husband up and ask you, Lord Father God, to please just cover him with your blood,” and asking “wherever he is broke, you fix him [and] you heal him.”
“My husband, he’s hurting and Candice, Lord Father God, she’s hurting,” Jewel continued, calling out “The Flash” actress by name. “For her to go out here, Lord Father God, and seek a married man, Father God, I just pray that you give her grace and mercy through all of this. I lift her up.”
At the time, neither JR or Patton denied or confirmed being in a relationship with each other, but Smith took it a step further by claiming saying he was no longer with his spouse.
On Dec. 17, 2019, Smith wrote in his Instagram Story, “No weapon formed against me. IG ain’t a place for relationships!!”
