Chanel Iman And Sterling Shepard Split After Three Years Of Marriage: A Timeline Of Their Relationship

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Chanel Iman And Sterling Shepard Split After Three Years Of Marriage: A Timeline Of Their Relationship

Model Chanel Iman and her NFL-playing beau Sterling Shepard have called it quits. Us Weekly initially broke the news, with a source claiming the couple were getting divorced and 'are […]

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