Is it really over between Black-ish creator Kenya Barris and his wife of greater than 20 years? Only time will tell. But in response to TMZ, he did recently file paperwork in Los Angeles to formally end his marriage to Dr. Rania “Rainbow” Edwards-Barris.

The 2, in response to the documents, have been separated since September of 2020, and the explanation for the divorce is “irreconcilable differences,” in response to Kenya.

The couple share six children: two adult daughters, a 16-year-old daughter and three sons of the ages of 14, 12 and 5. He’s in search of joint physical and legal custody of the youngsters and noted within the paperwork that he can be willing to pay Rania spousal support.

Now, the explanation we asked if it could really be over between them is because that is the second time Kenya has filed for divorce, and it’s the third time overall that the couple has sought to finish their marriage. As noted by TMZ, she filed back in 2014 before withdrawing her request in 2015 because the two reconciled. He would go on to file for divorce in 2019, but in addition went on to call it off. Nevertheless, in the event that they have indeed been separated since September of 2020, the reconciliation period didn’t last long.

The TV author’s family has been an influence on his work, most notably Black-ish. Tracee Ellis Ross played a personality named Rainbow Johnson on the series, also a physician (that character, like Rania, is an anesthesiologist in LA). But just because the show has come to an end, it seems this longtime couple are moving on, too. (Or possibly not? Who knows?) Try photos of them during happier times below.

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