Adrienne Bailon won't have to worry about her new boyfriend Israel Houghton being busy with work.
The
44-year-old singer was placed on 'indefinite leave' last month from his
five-year position as worship leader at Joel Osteen's Texas megachurch,
according to an article on Wednesday by RadarOnline.com.
A
reprepresentative for Lakewood Church in Houston confirmed to the gossip
site that Houghton was no longer with the church after announcing his
divorce in February on Facebook amid cheating rumours.
Adrienne, 32, went public with their new romance this week during a sun-filled holiday in Tulum, Mexico.
Houghton
while announcing his divorce from wife of more than 20 years Meleasa
said they had been separated for a long time before officially ending
their marriage.
The Friend Of God singer also revealed that his infidelity five years ago was to blame for the split.
According
to TMZ, Adrienne began dating Israel after his divorce was made
official earlier this year, and the duo were spotted kissing during
their romantic Mexican getaway.
The pair were friends before they
became romantically involved, and the Cheetah Girl appeared in the 2013
movie I'm In Love With A Church Girl, which Israel produced.
Israel
shared a Facebook post on Tuesday after news of his relationship with
Adrienne broke, stating: 'I met Adrienne Bailon a bit over 2 years ago,
we worked together & became friends.
'Our circles connected
& we remained good friends. From a friendship, as two single adults
we have very recently begun to explore a dating relationship.'
He
also made it clear that there was no overlap between his marriage and
his new relationship, and that Adrienne should not have to 'carry the
burden, blame & shame' of his past affair.
Israel wrote: 'My
marriage had been over for quite some time before going public with my
divorce announcement. It seems to be simple math that I had not even met
Adrienne during the time my marriage was falling apart.'
He
added: 'Adrienne is a woman of integrity & character... Most of all
she is a true friend, and she should not be blamed for my past
indiscretions.'
The frontman of Gospel group Israel & New
Breed congratulated Adrienne on her engagement to Roc Nation executive
Lenny Santiago last year.
'Huge congratulations to our friends
@adrienne_bailon & @kodaklens on their engagement - we are so happy
for you guys, May God Bless all of your days...' he shared on Instagram
at the time.
However the couple - who had been together for six years - announced that they had called off the wedding in September.
Israel
meanwhile shared on Facebook in February that he and Meleasa had
divorced, explaining: 'Several years ago I failed and sinned in my
marriage.
'Though this is new to many, it is not new to us as we
have been working through this for over 5 years. Although we tried, the
challenges in our relationship have proven too much to overcome.'
Israel
insisted in the now-deleted post that they will 'remain friendly and
kind to each other' for the sake of their three children: Mariah, Israel
Jr. and Milan Lillie.
'Although I am sincerely sorry, and
forgiven, I soberly realize that I will live with the consequences of my
failings for the rest of my life,' he added.
Before she started dating ex-fiance Lenny, Adrienne was famously in a relationship with Rob Kardashian.
The
pair split in 2009 after two years together, with the Keeping Up With
The Kardashians star admitting that he had cheated on Adrienne.
The
Real star told Latina magazine in 2014: 'It's common knowledge that he
cheated on me. It always bothered me that people were like, “Pero, why
couldn’t you forgive him?”
‘Why are women always the ones who
have to forgive? If you cheated on a man, he would be like, “You're
disgusting, and I want nothing to do with you.” But women, we're
supposed to be like, “He messed up. He made a mistake.”’
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