Keisha Morris rose to the limelight as Tupac Shakur’s ex-wife prior to his death in 1996 from gunshot injuries. Shakur was one of the most celebrated rappers and actors from the west coast of the US credited with successful albums such as Me Against the World and All Eyez on Me. Considering his fame, his marriage with Morris is one of the least-known detail of his life that was also omitted from the biopic, All Eyez on Me.
Since then, she has managed to stay away from media attention making many curious about her life decades after the rapper’s death.
She was Born and Bred in The Bronx
Keisha Morris was born on July 10, 1974, in the Bronx. Considering her year of birth, she is currently 50years old. Details about her childhood remain elusive since she lives a quiet life, unlike her famous ex-husband. However, it is likely that she may have witnessed some of the crimes for which the area is known.
Based on this line of reasoning, influenced her decision to go into criminal justice so that she can help underprivileged members of her community. Thankfully, Keisha acquired a degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
She Launched an Unsuccessful Acting Career
Keisha may be linked to Tupac Shakur yet, she had a brief stint in the entertainment industry as an actress. She appeared in the 2005 movie, The Bag Man. Despite expectations that she would take more roles like Shakur who had appeared in movies such as Juice(1992) and Poetic Justice(1993), she was not seen again. Thusly, this marked the end of an acting career that had not even taken.
Away from this, Keisha worked as a camp counselor during her marriage with the rapper.
How Keisha Morris Met and Married Tupac Shakur
The Bronx native first met Shakur at the capitol nightclub in 1994 when she was 20 while the rapper was 21. At the time, Shakur had released two of his albums and had set himself as one of the most influential rappers of the era. Soon after, the pair hit it off and soon started dating despite his romantic involvement with Madonna.
While her association with him meant she was now one of the most talked about celebrity partners, it also landed her in the middle of a rocky relationship. It was about the time that the Keep Ya Head Up crooner was sentenced to 4 and half years imprisonment for sexual abuse and possession of firearms. Not minding his sentence which started on February 14, the lovers moved on with their marriage and tied the knot on April 29, 1995, while he was imprisoned.
During the marriage, Keisha moved closer to Clinton correctional facility where he was serving his sentence so that she can be close to him. There have been speculations about the consummation of the union with many believing that it was a marriage of convenience. Keisha refuted these claims and said they got married because Tupac loved her and never treated her badly.
The Truth About The Annulment of her Marriage with the Iconic Rapper
Aside from having a rocky marriage that coincided with the How Do U Want It crooner’s sentencing, getting bail further pushed them apart rather than bringing them closer. Keisha revealed that she felt she was not needed. This led to an annulment of the marriage which also did not produce any children in March 1996. According to some sources, it was Tupac that annulled the marriage because he was a player who did not want to ‘damage’ her. However, the Bronx native maintains that she took her lawyer’s advice to annul the marriage instead of getting a divorce due to tax reasons and lawsuits.
Considering how their marriage ended, one would assume that it will put a distance between them. As it is,they remained friends till his death in September 1996 from gunshot injuries. It is said that he often called her and paid her a visit whenever he was in New York. It is not surprising that she was with him a day before his ill-fated shooting.
One would wonder if she ever got a share of Tupac’s estate considering the legal battles around famous people. According to her, she never got a settlement. Moreso, his mother, Afeni Shakur became the administrator of his estate.
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Where in God’s Name is Tupac Shakur’s Ex-wife, Keisha Morrison Now?
Since her annulled marriage with the rapper ended years ago, Keisha is said to be living in the New York area and staying away from the cameras. Moreso, there are reports that suggest she never remarried despite being the mother of two children from another relationship.
Also, Tupac Shakur’s ex-wife may have chosen a career path in criminal justice, a field in which she obtained her first and master’s degrees.
