Serayah ends engagement to Joey Bada over infidelity claims

Actor and singer Serayah has ended her engagement to rapper Joey Bada, alleging repeated infidelity throughout their relationship in a statement posted to Instagram on Monday, August 24, 2026. The couple, who share a son born in June 2025, had been engaged for roughly a year.

In her lengthy statement, Serayah, whose full name is Serayah Ranee McNeill, wrote that she had made the difficult decision to end the relationship after facing what she described as a painful truth. "I loved deeply, believed wholeheartedly in the life we were building, and wanted nothing more than to protect our family," she stated. "Unfortunately, I also had to face a painful truth there had been repeated infidelity throughout our relationship, including during some of the most vulnerable and meaningful moments of my life."

The actress, known for her role in the series Empire, clarified that her decision was not motivated by a desire for sympathy or retaliation. Instead, she said she was speaking out because "too many women are taught to question themselves before they question what is happening right in front of them." She encouraged women to trust their intuition and not compromise their values for a...