American Idol vet Chikezie Eze says his estranged ex-wife vanished with their two children ONE YEAR ago and he has no idea where she is
- He’s the former American Idol star who filed for divorce from wife Linda Iruke a year ago
- Eze has now revealed that since then, his estranged spouse has taken their kids
- He said that not even her family have been able to get in contact with her
- ‘The court stated there is reason to believe the children have been “taken, detained, and concealed,”‘ according to documents seen by TMZ
He’s the former American Idol star who filed for divorce from wife Linda Iruke a year ago.
And Chikezie Eze has now revealed that since then, his estranged spouse has taken their two children and has not been able to be located.
Speaking with TMZ, the singer – who placed tenth back in 2008 on Idol – said that not even her family have been able to get in contact with her.
Trying to find his family: Former American Idol star, Chikenzie Eze, revealed on Saturday that his estranged ex wife Linda Iruke had vanished over a year ago and took their kids with her; here he is seen in 2008
Where did she go? ‘She completely disappeared,’ he said. ‘No-one has heard a single word from her – family, friends, her family. It’s been a long time’
‘She completely disappeared,’ he said.
‘No-one has heard a single word from her – family, friends, her family. It’s been a long time, it’s been over a year and right now the courts finally saw me fit to use the District Attorney Child Abduction Unit so now I have some kind of recourse to try and find them.’
Chikezie added that he was most concerned with the fact that Linda had cut everyone off including her family.
According to court docs obtained by TMZ, ‘The court stated there is reason to believe the children have been “taken, detained, and concealed” and have authorized the L.A. County D.A.’s office to investigate and locate Eze’s estranged wife and kids.’
Not seen: According to court docs obtained by TMZ, ‘The court stated there is reason to believe the children have been “taken, detained, and concealed” and have authorized the L.A. County D.A.’s office to investigate and locate Eze’s estranged wife and kids’
Chikezie: ‘No-one has heard a single word from her – family, friends, her family. It’s been a long time, it’s been over a year and right now the courts finally saw me fit to use the District Attorney Child Abduction Unit so now I have some kind of recourse to try and find them’ (American Idol, 2008)
Chikezie also added, on his son’s birthday, that he missed him terribly and urged anyone with information to contact the unit.
The singer officially filed for divorce from Linda on May 25, 2018.
He cited irreconcilable differences. The pair were just one month short of seven years of marriage.
The court documents listed June 2017 as the date of separation.
In August 2017, it was reported that Linda had claimed she was forced to move to a domestic violence safe house ‘because of all the abuse’.
TMZ reported at the time that she said Chikenzie once threatened, ‘Don’t make me turn this car around and beat your a**.’
She added that she believed he was capable of keeping word of his threats.
Messy split: In August 2017, it was reported that Linda had claimed she was forced to move to a domestic violence safe house ‘because of all the abuse’ (2009)