Don't Take It Personal! Monica Steps Out Smiling Sans Wedding Ring Hours After Divorce Reveal

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Monica is grinning and bearing it in the midst of her marital woes.

The Grammy-winning singer stepped out Wednesday night in Atlanta with a smile on her face, just hours after reports surfaced thatshe’d filed for divorcefrom husband Shannon Brown after eight years of marriage.

Shannon Brown, Monica.Paras Griffin/Getty

TMZreportedthat Monica filed for divorce from Brown, a former Los Angeles Laker, in Atlanta in early March.

A rep for Monica did not immediately respond to request for comment, while a rep for Brown, 33, could not be reached.

The couplesecretly tied the knotin Los Angeles in November 2010, and only confirmed news of their nuptials in January 2011.

They later said “I do” once again at asecond ceremonyreception in front of family and friends in July 2011.

“The Boy Is Mine” singer – who hasn’t featured her wedding ring on Instagram since Feb. 25 – shares a 5-year-old daughter, Laiyah Shannon, with Brown.

source: people.com