{"id":7584,"date":"2026-07-16T11:25:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7584"},"modified":"2026-07-16T11:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:25:13","slug":"ice-t-drops-marriage-advice-after-more-than-20-years-with-coco-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7584","title":{"rendered":"Ice-T drops marriage advice after more than 20 years with Coco Austin"},"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<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F07%2Fnewspress-collage-t4knrv2bg-1784181253359.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ice-T is dropping marriage advice that has allowed him to stay happily married to Coco Austin for 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>Ice-T and Jon Heder are co-starring on the FOX\u00a0celebrity competition series\u00a0\u201cNation\u2019s Dumbest,\u201d hosted by Jack Whitehall. At the press event, Ice-T spoke to Fox News Digital about maintaining his marriage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think in a relationship, I think you just have to do what got you guys started. You know, when you first started dating, you can\u2019t get rid of date night,\u201d Ice-T, whose legal name is Tracy Lauren Marrow, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLife comes in, drama, stress, but you got to return to that moment as much as you can. And then talk a lot. You know? Never let a problem fester. If there\u2019s a problem, let\u2019s get it out. Let\u2019s talk about it quick. Don\u2019t let it sit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t be mad at me for like a month about something I didn\u2019t even know got you mad,\u201d Ice-T continued before adding, \u201cJon\u2019s been married for a while too. He understands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Heder then chimed in with a proactive reason for Ice-T\u2019s successful relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think the secret for you is also expanding,\u201d Heder added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Coco Austin and Ice-T attend the LaQuan Smith show during New York Fashion Week on Sept. 16, 2025. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Ice-T and his wife, Nicole \u201cCoco\u201d Austin arrive at Yankee Stadium before a World Series game on Oct. 28, 2009. <span class=\"credit\">Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYeah, expand. I expand. If I don\u2019t expand right, you know, women need expansion,\u201d Ice-T concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Ice-T and Coco\u00a0have been married since 2002. They share their 10-year-old daughter, Chanel Nicole Marrow.<\/p>\n<p>Heder married his wife, Kirsten the same year as Ice-T and Coco. Kirsten and Jon share four kids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNation\u2019s Dumbest\u201d is FOX\u2019s new celebrity competition series that puts a comedic twist on the traditional game show format. Hosted by Whitehall, the series challenges 12 celebrities to return to \u201csummer school,\u201d where they compete in a mix of classroom-inspired trivia, physical games and school-themed challenges.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Ice-T and Coco Austin in New York on Aug. 2, 2010. <span class=\"credit\">ZUMApress.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Coco Austin and Ice-T attend the \u201cJackass: Best and Last\u201d screening in New York on June 17, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Paramount Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Ice-T and Coco\u00a0have been married since 2002. They share their 10-year-old daughter, Chanel Nicole Marrow. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But unlike most competition shows, the objective isn\u2019t to win \u2014 it\u2019s to be eliminated. Each week, the contestant who performs the best \u201cgraduates\u201d from the competition, while those who struggle remain in the game. In the end, the last celebrity standing earns the title no one wants: \u201cThe Nation\u2019s Dumbest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ice-T told Fox News Digital that there is still one question from the series that haunts him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, \u2018how do you spell guarantee?\u2019 I mean, I know how to spell guarantee, starts G-U, and I don\u2019t know, I was standing on a ledge,\u201d Ice-T said.<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cYou know, in the moment, your brain is scrambled. And I knew how to spell it, and spelled it wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural cast includes Ice-T, Heder, Hilaria Baldwin,\u00a0Carmen Electra, Anthony Michael Hall, Chase Hudson, Elle King, Matt Leinart, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Steve-O, JoJo Siwa and Andrew Yang.<\/p>\n<p>The format, which has found success internationally, blends pop quizzes, report cards, recess-inspired games and \u201cfinal exams\u201d with Whitehall\u2019s signature humor. FOX has described the series as a fresh take on celebrity competition television, designed to deliver laughs by turning the usual goal of winning completely upside down.<\/p>\n<p>The series premieres Wednesday, July 15, at 9 p.m. ET\/PT on FOX and streams the next day on Hulu.<\/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>Ice-T is dropping marriage advice that has allowed him to stay happily married to Coco Austin for 20 years. Ice-T and Jon Heder are co-starring on the FOX\u00a0celebrity competition series\u00a0\u201cNation\u2019s Dumbest,\u201d hosted by Jack Whitehall. 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