Personal Life
In February 2002, Nivea started dating rapper Lil Wayne. In December 2002, They became engaged. . In her July 2003 interview with Sister to Sister magazine, Nivea spoke about her engagement and how Wayne proposed.. "Wayne said, 'I got your Christmas present with me and you're gonna love it. It's gonna make you smile. He got down on his knee and he was like, 'I know I'm young, but I've been through enough relationships to know and understand the meaning of what love is.' He was just perfect. He told me that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me and he loved me. It was snot and tears at the same time." She also spoke on her wishes to have a son with the rapper. "I want a little boy very much right now. Wayne's daughter is just wonderful. She's a beautiful little girl." In December 2003, Lil Wayne called off his engagement to Nivea and became engaged to his daughter's mother, Antonia Wright.
Nivea married R&B singer and producer Terius "The-Dream" Nash in 2004. Their daughter Navy Talia Nash was born on May 10, 2005, and their twin sons London Nash and Christian Nash in April 2006. The couple divorced in 2007. Nash stated in an interview, "I decided to end it because I didn't want to take this person and treat them a certain way based on what I was changing into, based on being bitter". However Nivea says The-Dream wanted the divorce not her. I'm lying, it's not. We're supposed to say that, but it's not true. It wasn't no mutual agreement, he wanted to do it, I didn't, but it's done. I'm dealing with it.
After her divorce in 2007, Nivea reconciled with her ex-fiancee, rapper Lil Wayne. Nivea stayed with Lil Wayne after he had a son with his ex-girlfriend in 2008. On June 09, 2009 it was rumored that Nivea and Lil Wayne were engaged and expecting a child together. At the same time Lil Wayne was also expecting a child with Actress Lauren London. On October 14, 2009 Lil Wayne confirmed that he and Nivea were expecting a son. Nivea gave birth to their son, Neal Carter on November 30, 2009. In June 2010, Nivea and Lil Wayne broke off their engagement for the second time. Nivea claimed that Lil Wayne's artist Shanell Woodgett was the reason behind the split. She wrote on her myspace, "Mood: betrayed Wanting everyone to know that Shanell (the background slut that sings with Lil Wayne) is a piece of trash and not to be respected!"
In June 2011, she was arrested for a DUI following a car crash in Atlanta, GA while coming home from a wedding reception for Toya Carter. She later spoke to Sister2Sister magazine, saying the DUI arrest claims were false, and that she nearly lost her life:
- "The tree went through my windshield and almost went through me", Nivea revealed. As she related to us, had she not moved to check on her child, a branch from the tree would have gone straight through her forehead.
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