{"id":5821,"date":"2026-07-31T17:09:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5821"},"modified":"2026-07-31T17:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:09:34","slug":"brittney-griner-files-for-divorce-from-wife-who-fought-to-free-her-from-russian-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5821","title":{"rendered":"Brittney Griner files for divorce from wife who fought to free her from Russian custody"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Connecticut Sun center Brittney Griner filed for divorce from her wife, Cherelle, in Fulton County on Thursday, court records show.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5819\">Twisted daughter carved out her father\u2019s heart, laid it on his stomach after killing him: police<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brittney, 35, cited the marriage as \u201cirretrievably broken\u201d and listed the date of separation as July 24, per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>They married in June 2019 after meeting as students at Baylor University \u2014 where Brittney helped the Bears win a NCAA national championship in 2012, completing a historic 40\u20130 undefeated season.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5817\">JJ Watt tapped as Tony Romo\u2019s CBS replacement \u2018until further notice\u2019 after ex-QB\u2019s arrest<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cherelle, a lawyer, publicly fought for Brittney\u2019s release after she was taken into custody by Russian officials\u00a0for carrying a vape pen containing hash oil in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5815\">Tony Romo on leave from CBS after OWI arrest<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pair share a 2-year-old son, Bash, born in July 2024. <\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Griner was previously married to former WNBA player Glory Johnson. <\/p>\n<p><em>Check back for updates\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connecticut Sun center Brittney Griner filed for divorce from her wife, Cherelle, in Fulton County on Thursday, court records show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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