Tia, Maui, and Corey Hardrick are back in the spotlight with their endless divorce drama. Seriously, are we ever going to get a break from this? Tia filed for divorce in 2022, but Cory just can’t seem to move on. He keeps bringing up Tia and throwing not-so-subtle shade her way. This time, he’s accusing her of cheating during their marriage and even hinting that she had a sugar daddy.
Tia has finally had enough of Cory’s nonsense. She’s called him out for being obsessed with her and trying to stop her from dating other guys because he still can’t get over her. But does Cory really want Tia back? Or is he just trying to scare off her potential boyfriends? Let’s dive into this drama and see what’s really going on.
Tia and Cory’s divorce has been one of the weirdest and shadiest splits we’ve seen in a while, and that’s saying something considering how messy Hollywood divorces can be. Tia announced their split on Instagram in 2022, saying, “I wanted to share that Cory and I have decided to go our separate ways. These decisions are never easy and not without sadness. We will maintain our friendship as we co-parent our beautiful children.”
This was a shocker because we all thought things were going great between them until that post dropped. But man, we were so wrong. Even though she said the divorce was peaceful, that was far from the truth. She didn’t fully explain why they were splitting up, just hinted that it had to do with money issues. Everyone knew Tia was the main breadwinner in their relationship.
When Tia and Cory first met, she was already a successful actress on the hit show ‘Sister, Sister’ with her twin, Tamara. Cory, meanwhile, was an up-and-coming actor struggling to get by. Tia was the one supporting them in the relationship and marriage. Cory even admitted he felt pressured to propose when he wasn’t financially ready:
“I felt the pressure to marry her. I just wasn’t ready financially. I was afraid, I was scared. I said, ‘You know what? Money’s not everything.'”
Tia was okay with this setup, and they were married for 14 years. But over time, things started to change, and she began to feel uneasy about being the one carrying the financial load in the marriage. She even dropped some hints about this on social media.
Not only did Tia like a video discussing a partner who wouldn’t pay bills or contribute financially, but she also added a side-eye emoji under the post to make her point clear. People quickly put two and two together and realized Tia probably got tired of carrying Cory financially, so she ended the relationship.
After that, she stayed pretty quiet about the divorce and seemed to be moving on. Meanwhile, Cory started complicating the divorce proceedings. He tried to go after Tia’s money, asking for alimony and pushing the courts to review the prenup they signed before getting married.
According to court documents, Cory and his lawyers questioned the validity of the prenuptial agreement dated April 14th, 2008, suggesting that it might have been signed too close to the wedding and that he might have been coerced into signing it against his will at the time.
Fans speculated that he didn’t really want her money; he just didn’t want the marriage to end and was trying to buy time to change Tia’s mind. However, her mind was made up, and less than a year after she filed, the divorce was finalized, and they were both free to live their single lives.
Despite everything, they managed to keep things civil. In an interview, Tia said she didn’t see her marriage as a failure; she claimed she just graduated from it.
“You know, my marriage was a success. I see it like a curriculum in college or high school—you’re learning, growing, evolving, and creating. I was able to create beautiful, amazing children with Corey. And at the end of that curriculum, there’s a graduation, a celebration. That’s how I view it now.”
But things changed when Tia started dating other guys. Rumors spread about her getting back into the dating pool, and let’s just say, Cory wasn’t thrilled.
He denied the rumors about him cheating on Tia, insisting, “That did not happen, baby. Beautiful 2222, that did not happen.”
At this point, he started hinting that Tia had cheated on him during their marriage and had a sugar daddy supporting her. This was pretty wild, and a lot of people didn’t pay much attention to it at the time. However, looking back, it seems like he was trying to cast doubt on Tia after she accused him of not pulling his weight in the marriage.
He allegedly felt humiliated and tried to make her look bad by claiming she had a sugar daddy she cheated with. It was super shady of him to bring it up again when Tia talked about how tough it was for her to get back into dating.
People wondered if this meant she was going to take Cory back, but she denied it, saying, “Just because dating life is complicated doesn’t mean I’m going to go back to something that no longer served me.”
So, she dropped a hint that she was seeing someone new. She posted a picture with the caption, “What one man won’t do, another man will.” It was pretty clear she was throwing shade at Cory, and he definitely got the message.
There were even rumors for a while that the new guy might be Cory because she was spotted wearing her wedding ring again. But, nope, they never got back together. It was just a rumor.
Cory hasn’t talked much about the divorce, but in a recent interview, he opened up for the first time about how heartbroken he was. He said he cried himself to sleep for a year and a half:
“It’s tough when you’re going through something alone and no one understands or is there for you. As a man, especially a Black man, you’re expected to be tough and strong. But for a year and a half, I cried myself to sleep every night.”
But it looks like Cory is in a good place now, which is great because his career is taking off. He’s been in a few movies since then, and things are looking up for him.
As for Tia, she’s probably finding all this attention a bit much. She’s just trying to move on, meet new people, and explore new things. It can’t be easy diving back into the dating pool when your ex-husband and the father of your kids is still professing his love for you and making you out to be the bad guy. That’s a lot to deal with.
Of course, fans have been talking, and they’ve said things like, “It’s still funny that almost a year later, Tia hasn’t explained what Cory did,” which shows that many people believe in marriages and relationships without any clear reasons. She failed, and if I were Cory, I wouldn’t take her back unless she compensated me.
“I still want to know why Tia and Cory divorced. We need answers.”
“It’s pretty ironic that Cory Hardrict is in a movie about divorce after getting a divorce from Tia.”
But I want to know what you all think about this. Should Tia and Cory get back together? Share your thoughts in the comments below.