No laughing matter: Sherri Shepherd reveals struggles of single parenting, paying child support to two ex-husbands
By KARU F. DANIELS
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
SEP 12, 2019 | 3:41 PM
In this file photo, Sherri Shepherd and her son, Jeffrey, take a spin while previewing Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Steven Diaz/Getty Images)
Funnywoman Sherri Shepherd is talking some serious business.
The former co-host of “The View” has always been candid about her personal life — whether in interviews, comedy routines or via social media — and now she’s sharing some harsh insights of her recent struggles raising a teenage son and paying child support to two ex-husbands
So much transition in my life I feel like my head is spinning… everything seems a little off… a lot of no’s being thrown my way… being told I am a ‘tough sell,’” Shepherd wrote on Instagram Wednesday about her professional pursuits
About her private life, the Emmy Award winner shared: "Raising my very moody teenage son by myself… (if you see his dad tell him his son’s mother needs a little help)."
Shepherd’s first husband, Jeff Tarpley, is the father of her son Jeffrey. After their divorce in 2010, Shepherd married Lamar Sally the following year.
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Shepherd and Sally divorced in 2014, followed by a messy child support battle with Sally over their unborn son, who was being carried by a surrogate.
According to TMZ, Shepherd ended up “shelling out $4,100 per month” for the child, Lamar Jr., to whom she has no genetic connection.
“Child support payments to two baby daddies… gotta stay employed bc if I don’t the entire house of cards will collapse,” the best-selling author continued. “Always hustling… I never stop grinding... holding onto the promises of #jesus for dear life… taking my pain and making it funny at a comedy club.”
Shepherd — who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes -- believes her new lease on a healthy lifestyle has been a saving grace.
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“If you had told me last year that working out would help my mind, I would’ve laughed hysterically— but it’s true,” she said. “Working out takes me to a peaceful place. But even in the midst of uncertainty I know that God is in control.”
Since leaving “The View,” the Chicago native has been steady hustling.
Shepherd, 52, has a starring role as a school principal in the new Netflix series “Mr. Iglesias,” and hosts the Game Show Network’s “Best Ever Trivia Show.”
Previously seen in “Precious,” the comedienne made her debut as a dramatic lead role in the film “Brian Banks,” which was released in theaters in August
Sheri Shepherd praying them Hollywood gigs don't dry up! 
