Lil Wayne met his ex-wife, author and TV personality Antonia "Toya" Johnson, when they were 13 years old. According to a 2016 interview with Essence, they met in a corner store in New Orleans, La. and proceeded to date. She considered them to be each other's first loves. At the age of 15 — Lil Wayne was 16 — Johnson gave birth to their daughter, Reginae Carter. The two married in 2004 and divorced two years later after having a turbulent marriage, which included an affair with singer Nivea.
"When he started dating Nivea, I didn't know anything about it. Then I found out and he admitted it to me that he was dating her and that's when the marriage came apart. That's why you can't believe everything you hear," Johnson said in a 2007 interview with VIBE. "It's crazy how it goes. We were planning a wedding, and he was with Nivea. Him and Nivea split up and six months later me and him were married. It was crazy."
Though their relationship had its ups and downs, Johnson considered the rapper family. "Wayne and I, we have a really good relationship," she told Essence. "It took us a minute to get to this point but I'm happy that we are here."
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