Facts about Deidre Jenkins- Ex wife of Musician James Brown

We all are very familiar when the name James Brown pops up, right? He is described as “the Godfather of Soul” of the music industry. Brown was a record producer, singer, dancer, musician, bandleader, and songwriter. James was an iconic personality of the 20th century. Ever wondered who is the life partner of such a huge megastar? She is none other than Deidre Jenkins.

Jenkins was always the one to push James forward in his career when he was alive. The duo really had amazing chemistry with each other. Here are all the details regarding their relationship status and married life.

Deidre Jenkins’ Wiki-Bio

Deidre Jenkins loves keeping her personal life to herself, so there are no details about her birthday or her year. In the same way, she also hasn’t revealed any details about her parents and siblings. Jenkins might be the only child of her parents.

Just like the details about her parents, there is also no information about Deidre’s educational background and early life. We will provide you with all the necessary details as soon as we grab the information about Jenkins.

Professional Life

Deidre has always loved to keep her personal details to herself. Other than the fact that Jenkins is the ex-wife of James Brown, there are no single details about her.

Rather than focusing more on her career, Deidre focused on pushing her former husband to the height of success. This might be one of the reasons why she stayed as a homemaker than starting off her own career. Besides that, check out the professional career of an American reporter and sports broadcaster, Chantel Mccabe. 

Body Measurement

Deidre hasn’t revealed her birth date and birth year yet so we couldn’t figure out her exact age. However, looking at her, we can assume she might be in her mid-’70s. Just like her age, there are no details about Jenkins’s body measurement, height, or weight. She has a curvy body figure. Jenkins has black hair color and brown eyes.

Ex-Married Women

As mentioned above, Deidre was a married woman. However, she divorced her former husband and is now widowed. Her former husband, James Brown, died at the age of 73. Before his death in December 2006, when Brown entered Emory University Hospital, traces of cocaine were found in his urine.

Although Deidre married just once in her lifetime, the same was not the case with her former husband, as he married four times. James was also accused of rape and drug usage while he was alive.

Deidre was James’s second wife. The duo tied the knot on 22nd October 1970. Deidre and James had two daughters, Deanna Brown Thomas and Yamma Noyola Brown Lumar. The couple lived blissfully married for nine long years and separated in 1979. The reason for their separation was domestic violence.

Even though they filed for a divorce in 1979, their separation was finalized on 10th January 1981. As for now, Jenkins is living a very low-key life.

Net Worth & Salary

Since Deidre is living a very low-key life, her actual net worth is not available at the moment. To date, there are no actual details of her profession. Thus, we can not know her income source too. Her wealth might be in the million dollars mark. On the other hand, American actor and professional athlete T.C. Stallings has an estimated net worth of $3 million.

Jenkins also might receive some money or property from her later former spouse during their divorce settlement as to alimony. As of now, Jenkins is probably living a luxurious life.