It was hard to miss TikTok megastar Addison Rae’s mom, Sheri Nicole Easterling, who made her PDA-packed 2022 MTV Video Music Awards red carpet couple debut with “Betty” rapper Yung Gravy in late August. But it wasn’t the first time one of Rae’s parents (Easterling and Monty Lopez) has been part of public drama since their daughter (full name Addison Rae Easterling) became a star — the estranged couple have made headlines many times before for relationship-related news.
Now, weeks after Easterling’s VMAs PDA, a source told Us Weekly that Rae is “embarrassed by both of her parents’ behavior.” In fact, the source said in September that “she is distancing herself from her family.”
Since then, Lopez uploaded a YouTube diss track about Yung Gravy and his ex on Sept. 25, though the video includes a disclaimer: “I want to take a moment to apologize to my family and friends and others involved for the behavior I portrayed. online and in person. Please take this as a light-hearted and comedic spin on my life.”
Rae was born on October 6, 2000 in Lafayette, LA to Easterling and Lopez. According to Seventeen, Rae previously shared that her parents had a complicated relationship; after getting married in 2004, the couple divorced, continued an on-and-off relationship, and eventually remarried in 2017. As Rae’s star has risen, her parents have also been in the media frequently.
We break down Rae’s rise to fame and how her family’s drama has been woven throughout – including her father’s alleged scandals and her mother’s (now messed up) relationship with 26-year-old Gravy.