How Did Ne-Yo Meet His Girlfriends and Who Was He Partnered Up with First?
Ne-Yo made headlines this spring when he debuted his relationship on social media. While the R&B artist had been out of the public eye for a bit, he clearly was busy. Not only did he fall in love once, but he did it four separate times; he is officially in a polyamorous relationship. While Ne-Yo’s polyamorous love affair has only been public knowledge for a few months, the “She Knows” singer has been cultivating and nurturing his relationship with his girlfriends for years. Let’s take a look back at how it all started.
When did Ne-Yo meet his girlfriends?
Ne-Yo filled the world in on what he’s been up to in May 2025, but he met his first girlfriend in 2023. Ne-Yo first linked up with Cristina, who goes by “Pretty Baby,” in August 2022, according to an Instagram post. They were spotted together on a trip to Dubai. It was the first time the couple was seen together, though they likely met a few months earlier. Cristina, an OnlyFans model, also owns Glowing Touch ATL. She and Ne-Yo didn’t stay monogamous for long if they were ever exclusive; around the same time he debuted his romance with Cristina, another girlfriend emerged.
Ne-Yo was linked to Arielle Hill, a photographer, in May 2023 after he tagged her in photographs. Things stayed pretty quiet for the rest of 2023, but in mid-2024, Ne-Yo was back at it, adding new girlfriends to his relationship. Moneii, an OnlyFans model, appeared alongside the artist and his partners in July 2024. It is unclear how she met Ne-Yo. Brionna Williams is Ne-Yo’s latest girlfriend. She met the artist when she was hired as a dancer on his tour. By December 2024, things had turned romantic.
Ne-Yo came to polyamory after his monogamous marriage ended
Ne-Yo has made it clear that he was ultimately led to polyamory in an attempt to be transparent and honest in his relationships. He wasn’t always an honest man, though. In fact, it seems his divorce from Crystal Renay prompted the approach after much introspection. Before polyamory, Ne-Yo was in a relationship that was supposed to be monogamous. He married Crystal Renay in 2016 after meeting the year prior. They welcomed their first child the same year and announced the birth of their second in 2018.
The marriage was never smooth. While they briefly separated, reconnected, and had another baby during the pandemic, Renay filed for divorce in 2022. According to People, Renay took to Instagram in July 2022 to tell her followers that she dealt with “8 years of lies and deception,” and opened up about being “disgusted.” The following month, she filed for divorce. Infidelity drove the split.
