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Who is Niecy Nash's wife Jessica Betts? A look at the comedian's relationships with exes Don Nash and Jay Tucker

Niecy Nash announced her marriage to musician Jessica Betts on Instagram on August 31 and with it revealed she was coming out

Niecy Nash’s Instagram followers were in for a sweet surprise. The actress shared a photo of her wedding to her longtime friend and musician Jessica Betts on August 31. Nash was wearing a strapless white gown and her wife had on a shirt and tie with vest and trousers during an outdoor ceremony. She captioned the photo:” Mrs. Carol Denise Betts” and added the hashtag ‘Love Wins’. Betts also shared the same photo and captioned it: “I got a whole Wife”.  Nash had also shared a photo of the duo on her Instagram stories and wrote: #PlotTwist. Nash has never spoken publicly about her sexuality. 

This is Nash's third marriage. The comedian was married to Don Nash from 1994 to 2007 and then to Jay Tucker in 2011. But the pair split last October, and Nash filed for divorce in December 2019. As per Daily Mail, Betts had sung at Nash’s wedding to Jay in Malibu.

Who is Jessica Betts?

Daily Mail reports that Betts began her career at Stonecreek Records in 1998 and two years later worked on the 2000 release of ‘Get Up’.It was featured on the soundtrack for ‘Big Mommas House’. According to ET, Betts has worked with various musicians on tour, including K Michelle during her Rebellious Soul tour in 2013. She is also the winner of the reality show ‘The Road to Stardom With Missy Elliott’. In 2018, the musician was cast as a bartender named Nadege in the Season 2 finale of ‘Claws’. She also sang at the wedding of Nash's character, Desna in the episode.

Though not much is known about how and when Betts and Nash met, but the two have been friends for a while. In 2016, Betts had re-posted a video of Nash where the latter is praising her musical chops. "Jessica Betts is an artist that feeds your soul. I love you, Jessica!"

In a November interview to ET, Nash had said that she and Jay are amicable to each other. “For us, it's easy, because we love each other. The love has just taken on a different form, but [he's] always gonna be my friend. Always,” she had said. When she was asked about dating again, she had said she wasn’t ready yet. She told, “I'm just over here drinking my water and healing," she said with a smile. "I ain't ready to put all this back on the block. It's too much too soon."

According to Daily Mail, Niecy had filed for divorce from Jay in December 2019 and they finalized their divorce in March and they were divorced on June 21, 2020. The website had reported in October 2019, that there was trouble brewing between the two due to staying in different cities, Nash's sex scenes on television and her new 'sexy' look. TMZ states, for her property settlement, the actress "gets their house in Bell Canyon, CA and the 2016 Tesla. She also gets to keep her production company, Chocolate Chick." The report further states that Nash had listed the Bell Canyon home for $1.2 million in July 2019. Additionally, it was reported that  Jay, who is an electrical engineer, will keep his 2011 Ford F-150 truck and a $184,820 payout from his ex-wife -- it is his share from the sale of a property they once shared. Both parties had agreed not to request spousal support.

Talking about her divorces, she had told People, "My first marriage was to a pastor and with that divorce, I lost my husband, my pastor and my church, just like that. My second divorce was made public by somebody other than me. Somebody dropped dime, it’s okay. When I got divorced for the second time, not only had I written a book about love at that time, we were hashtag couple goals all over social media.” According to Naturally Moi, Nash and Don have three children. 

Twitter reacts
 

One user said, "Congrats to Niecy Nash who revealed that she has tied the knot with her wife."

Another user surprised at the revealation said, "WIFE???? GAY??? NIECY NASH???? This is the best news i have ever received this entire year congrats to her and her love."

Another wrote: "So y’all telling me i had a shot with Niecy Nash this damn whole time. Congratulations @NiecyNash."

 Author Charlene Carruthers said,"Niecy Nash didn't "come out," she just decided to let the rest of us IN to more of her personal life."