This isnāt who we expected Stevie J, 47, to grab lunch with. On Aug. 15, the Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star shared a photo of his work-related lunch with none other than his ex, Joseline Hernandez, 32, who had their daughter Bonnie Bella, 2, on her lap ā yes, right after the parentsā reported custody beef! But they werenāt alone. L&HH castmates Benzino, Akbar V and Sierra Gates were gathered for the pow wow, and Stevie captioned the group photo, āCast for my new show š.ā Joselineās boyfriend DJ Ballistic was also seated at the table, including Stevieās attorney, Adamma McKinnon! She shared the same photo of the lunch to her Instagram and wrote, āClient Lunch Love n Hip Hop Style !!! God is great ā¤ļøšš½ā¤ļø .ā
Fans were understandably surprised to see Stevie and Joseline in the same picture, let alone at the same restaurant table. āSo everybody is going to ignore the fact that Joseline Hernandez is in that picture,ā one fan commented under the attorneyās photo. On the same day Stevie shared the photo of his ex, they were reportedly set to return to Fulton County court over custody drama that kicked off on July 28. Thatās the day Stevie was reportedly set to pick up their daughter from Joseline in Miami, since he was scheduled to take care of Bonnie from July 28 to Aug. 11. Instead, Joseline allegedly took Bonnie to Los Angeles, according to court documents that TMZ read.
Stevieās attorney (pictured at lunch below) reportedly brought up Joselineās alleged breach of her custody agreement to court, and the judge issued an arrest warrant for the Marriage Boot Camp star on Aug. 1, TMZ reported. Stevie even flew to LA to retrieve his tot and Joseline wouldāve reportedly been arrested if she didnāt comply! The judge reportedly took away physical custody from Joseline and granted sole physical custody to her ex, the outlet added. However, Joseline dodged charges because the VH1 star brought their daughter back to Miami and handed the toddler over to Stevieās adult daughter, according to the report.
Well, it now appears Joseline and Stevie have made enough amends to dine together. Asides from their most recent drama, it was especially surprising to see the parents together after Stevie accused his ex of āparental alienationā and living with a male companion āpart-timeā in court papers that HollywoodLife obtained on May 14. We have reached out to Stevieās reps for an update on this custody battle, but didnāt hear back at the time of publication.