{"id":23569,"date":"2026-07-31T21:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T16:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23569"},"modified":"2026-07-31T21:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T16:48:10","slug":"brittney-griner-files-for-divorce-from-wife-cherelle-after-8-years-of-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23569","title":{"rendered":"Brittney Griner files for divorce from wife Cherelle after 8 years of marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>Brittney Griner and her wife, Cherelle Griner, are calling it 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comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The story is developing\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brittney Griner and her wife, Cherelle Griner, are calling it quits after nearly eight years together. 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