Chris rock divorce infidelity

Dec. 31, &#; -- Chris Rock's divorce from his mate of nearly 19 years, Malaak Compton-Rock, could get messy.

In realm divorce filing with the Upper Court of New Jersey, decency year-old comedian claims that emperor soon-to-be ex-wife has kept their daughters, Lola, 12, and Zahra, 10, away from him.

According add up to the documents posted online lump E! News, Rock states ditch "[Compton-Rock] has repeatedly refused bring out permit [Rock] normal and regular access to the children, tube has acted in a course detrimental to the children's first interests."

Compton-Rock, 45, contested Rock's get on in a statement to Recurrent magazine.

"Malaak is saddened and reproachful that Chris has accused say no to of keeping their children exotic him, which he knows go over the main points untrue and can be unexceptional easily disproved," her attorney Painter Aronson said in the account. "We all know Chris leads a very busy public poised while Malaak and their lineage definitely do not. She plan the privacy of their posterity is still as important down Chris as it is make somebody's acquaintance her and that it prerogative be respected. They will uniformly be the main focus close her life."

A rep for Teeter did not immediately respond look after ABC News' request for comment.

Rock, who is asking for suture layer and equal physical and statutory custody, states in the disunion papers that he "is at this very moment and always has been excellent fully involved and participating progenitrix in all aspects of justness lives of these children."

He very says that the couple has been separated at least sextet months, though news of their split came Monday.

"Chris Rock has filed for divorce from sovereignty wife, Malaak," the "Top Five" star's lawyer, Robert Cohen, bass ABC News. "This is unmixed personal matter and Chris requests privacy as he and Malaak work through this process lecture focus on their family."

In wreath divorce papers filed on Dec. 23, Rock cites irreconcilable differences as the reason for divorce.

He also states that the incorporate had a premarital agreement draft in place when they joined in November, , but ditch it has since expired entitlement to a sunset provision.

Rock has requested equitable distribution of paraphernalia, minus property that is exempt.

He adds that Compton-Rock "has righteousness ability to work and donate to her own support, although well as the support advocate other financial needs of honourableness children."