Shortly after his divorce from Southall, Lawrence began dating Shamicka Gibbs in 1997. Unlike his first marriage, this relationship developed over an extended period away from the aggressive glare of red-carpet coverage. During their early years together, the couple welcomed two daughters: Iyanna Faith in November 2000, followed by Amara Trinity in August 2002.
After more than a decade together, Lawrence and Gibbs formalized their commitment on July 10, 2010, in an intimate backyard wedding at their 15,000-square-foot mansion in Beverly Hills. The ceremony was attended by roughly 120 guests, including close friends Eddie Murphy and Denzel Washington. Their daughters served as flower girls, symbolizing the deep familial unity they had cultivated over the preceding thirteen years.
The marriage lasted two years before the pair jointly filed for divorce in April 2012, citing irreconcilable differences. In a joint statement released to the press at the time, they emphasized mutual respect and their ongoing commitment to joint custody: "Out of love and respect for one another, we will continue to remain friends and raise our two beautiful daughters together." Gibbs subsequently starred in the VH1 reality series Hollywood Exes, where she spoke openly about her post-divorce journey, clean eating advocacy following an autoimmune diagnosis, and her continued warm relationship with Lawrence.
