Editing Lil' Mo (section)

==Personal life==
===Assault===
On June 22, 2001, while being escorted to a limousine, Lil' Mo was assaulted by a male at a San Francisco concert venue.<ref name="mtv3" /><ref name="mtv2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1444760/lil-mo-attacked.jhtml |title=Lil' Mo Recovering After Bottle Attack |last=Reid |first=Shaheem |date=June 25, 2001 |website=[[MTV|MTV News]] |publisher=MTV.com |access-date=January 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202181026/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1444760/lil-mo-attacked.jhtml |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was bludgeoned in the head by the man's champagne bottle and was immediately hospitalized at [[California Pacific Medical Center]], where she received 20 stitches.<ref name="mtv2" /> The incident traumatized Mo and left her suspicious of the attack, in which she felt it may have been a potential "set up".<ref name="mtv3" /> Mo confirmed to ''[[MTV|MTV News]]'' that she had to cancel many shows and cease a double-music video shoot for her single "[[Gangsta (Love 4 the Streets)|Gangsta]]" so she could recover from the incident.<ref name="mtv3">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1444824/lil-mo-frightened-after-attack.jhtml |title=Lil' Mo Frightened, Suspicious After Attack |last=Reid |first=Shaheem |date=June 27, 2001 |website=[[MTV News]] |publisher=MTV.com |access-date=May 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202181034/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1444824/lil-mo-frightened-after-attack.jhtml |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A reward ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 was issued in hopes of catching the assailant.<ref name="mtv3" /> Though the alleged male attacker was never found, local San Francisco police received anonymous tips that the attacker boasted about his actions at a [[Bayview-Hunters Point, San Francisco|Hunters Point]] housing project near San Francisco, California.<ref name="mtv3" />

===Marriages and children===
In 2001, Mo met her first husband, Augustus "Gus" Stone, at a Washington, D.C. gas station. After dating for five months, they wed on August 29, 2001. On August 19, 2002, Mo gave birth to her first child, Heaven Love'on Stone. On February 24, 2005, Mo gave birth to the couple's second child, God'Iss Love Stone. In December 2005, she filed for divorce. Their divorce was finalized in August 2007. Through the marriage, she became the stepmother to his son, Jerez Coleman, who in June 2014 appeared as "Kidd Cole" on an episode of [[MTV]]'s television series ''[[Catfish: The TV Show]]''.

On June 22, 2008, Mo married [[Gospel music|Gospel]] recording artist Phillip Bryant. On January 16, 2009, Mo gave birth to her third child, Justin McKenzie Phillip Bryant.<ref>[http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/01/21/lil-mo-and-phillip-bryant-welcome-son-justin-mckenzie-phillip/ Little Mo and Phillip Bryant Welcome a Son] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125095922/http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/01/21/lil-mo-and-phillip-bryant-welcome-son-justin-mckenzie-phillip/ |date=January 25, 2009 }} Celebrity Baby Blog, January 21, 2009</ref> On July 10, 2012, Mo gave birth to her fourth child, Jonah Maddox-Phillip Bryant.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.blackcelebkids.com/2012/05/lil-mo-is-expecting/ |title=LIL' MO IS EXPECTING – Black Celebrity Kids |publisher=Blackcelebkids.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715022432/http://www.blackcelebkids.com/2012/05/lil-mo-is-expecting/ |archive-date=July 15, 2012 |access-date=December 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.blackcelebkids.com/2012/05/lil-mo-and-the-family-is-on-the-right-track |title=Lil' Mo and the Family Is on the Right Track – Black Celebrity Kids |publisher=Blackcelebkids.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719082953/http://www.blackcelebkids.com/2012/05/lil-mo-and-the-family-is-on-the-right-track/ |archive-date=July 19, 2012 |access-date=December 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.blackcelebkids.com/2012/07/lil-mo-welcomes-fourth-child-in-time-for-fourth-album/ |title=Lil' Mo Welcomes Fourth Child in Time For Fourth Album – Black Celebrity Kids |publisher=Blackcelebkids.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910165319/http://www.blackcelebkids.com/2012/07/lil-mo-welcomes-fourth-child-in-time-for-fourth-album/ |archive-date=September 10, 2012 |access-date=December 15, 2012}}</ref> The couple separated due to his infidelity<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://madamenoire.com/425011/thats-knew-lil-mo-says-discovered-husband-cheated-one-threesomes/ |title='That's When I Knew:' Lil' Mo Says She Discovered Her Husband Cheated During One Of Their Threesomes |last=Rogers |first=Jazmine Denise |date=April 30, 2014 |access-date=January 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101050410/https://madamenoire.com/425011/thats-knew-lil-mo-says-discovered-husband-cheated-one-threesomes/ |archive-date=January 1, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> and officially divorced on September 15, 2014.<ref name="s2s" />

On October 1, 2014, Mo married professional boxer [[Karl Dargan]].<ref name="s2s">{{Cite web |url=http://s2smagazine.com/91669/lil-mo-planning-to-marry-new-younger-boyfriend/ |title=Lil Mo planning to marry new, younger boyfriend |last=Scott |first=Tracy |date=March 19, 2014 |website=[[Sister 2 Sister]] |publisher=S2SMagazine.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320051841/http://s2smagazine.com/91669/lil-mo-planning-to-marry-new-younger-boyfriend/ |archive-date=March 20, 2014 |access-date=March 19, 2014}}</ref> On August 28, 2015, Mo gave birth to Karl Sharif Dargan Jr., her fifth child and Karl's third.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://s2smagazine.com/99296/lil-mo-talks-catfish/ |title=Lil Mo talks 'Catfish' |last=Eskridge |first=Sonya |date=June 12, 2014 |website=[[Sister 2 Sister]] |publisher=S2SMagazine.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140613192012/http://s2smagazine.com/99296/lil-mo-talks-catfish/ |archive-date=June 13, 2014 |access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> In 2018, at the reunion special of ''[[Love & Hip Hop: New York]]'', Mo announced that she was expecting her sixth child. Mo admitted on social media that she had suffered a miscarriage a month before the reunion aired.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://madamenoire.com/1032890/lil-mo-miscarriage/ |title=Lil' Mo Criticized After Making Poor Joke About Abortions, Months After Revealing Miscarriage |last=Uwumarogie |first=Victoria |date=July 17, 2018 |access-date=January 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101050410/https://madamenoire.com/1032890/lil-mo-miscarriage/ |archive-date=January 1, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2019, Mo announced that she had left Karl, after he had spat on her in front of their children during an argument.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://atlantablackstar.com/2019/05/18/fans-call-bluff-on-lil-mos-supposed-split-with-husband-karl-dargan-we-dont-believe-u/ |title='We Don't Believe U': Fans Call Foul on Lil Mo's Supposed Split with Husband Karl Dargan |last=Berger |first=Tia |date=May 18, 2019 |access-date=January 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101010926/https://atlantablackstar.com/2019/05/18/fans-call-bluff-on-lil-mos-supposed-split-with-husband-karl-dargan-we-dont-believe-u/ |archive-date=January 1, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mo revealed in later interviews that he had been physically abusive throughout their marriage.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.revolt.tv/news/2019/12/28/21040410/lil-mo-split-estranged-husband-karl-dargan |title=Lil Mo details calling it quits with estranged husband Karl Dargan |last=Woods |first=Aleia |date=December 28, 2019 |website=Revolt.tv |access-date=April 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229141408/https://www.revolt.tv/news/2019/12/28/21040410/lil-mo-split-estranged-husband-karl-dargan |archive-date=December 29, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Their divorce was finalized in April 2021.

===Personal struggles===
In 2003, Mo revealed to [[Vibe (magazine)|''Vibe'' magazine]] that she struggled with an [[eating disorder]] since 2000.<ref name="vibe">{{Citation |last=J. Solomon |first=Akiba |title=The Big Picture |date=July 2003 |work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |volume=11 |issue=7 |pages=110–111 |issn=1070-4701}}</ref>

In 2019, Mo revealed that she had struggled with an opioid addiction.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hot97.com/news/hot-97-now/lil-mo-reveals-she-beat-opioid-addiction-was-abusive-relationship |title=Lil Mo' Reveals She Beat Opioid Addiction + Was in an Abusive Relationship |last=Perkins |first=Tai |date=December 3, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101050416/https://www.hot97.com/news/hot-97-now/lil-mo-reveals-she-beat-opioid-addiction-was-abusive-relationship |archive-date=January 1, 2020}}</ref>

===Religion===
Mo was raised in a Christian household; her parents are Holiness preachers. In a 2017 episode of ''[[Love & Hip Hop: New York]]'', Mo revealed that she had converted to Islam three years prior as a result of her marriage to Karl, and is seen praying in hijab.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Bodied |series=Love and Hip-Hop New York |network=VH1 |date=2017 |season=8 |number=3}}</ref>