In two years, in April 2014, Russell announced that he is filing for divorce from Ashton. Rumors were afloat that the couple had split since Ashton was allegedly having an affair with Golden Tate, Seahawks wide receiver. Tate at that time issued a statement that he has been unnecessarily dragged into a personal domestic problem of the couple.
He again addressed the issue with his girlfriend Elise Pollard. He was surprised that Russell had gone ahead with the divorce without even asking him or talking to him once. Russell moved on and started dating singer Ciara and made his new relationship public on April 2015.
He got engaged to her in 2016. When her five-carat engagement ring was displayed on the social media, Ashton immediately changed the profile picture of her Twitter account to the eight-carat ring that Russell had given her during their engagement. When pregnancy rumors of Ciara’s pregnancy cropped up, Ashton tweeted: “On a new journey. Haters need not apply!”
