R&B crooner Mario Winans wed his longtime girlfriend Joy in a private ceremony the weekend of Jan. 10 in
The 34-year-old singer, who is the son of gospel great Vickie Winans and Bishop Ronald E. Brown, had been dating Joy on an off for more than a decade.
The couple, whom most mistakenly believed were already married, has a daughter together named Skylar, 8.
"He called 1-800-Dial-A-Minister and just up and got married," his mother said of the impromptu ceremony during The Stellar Awards. "But I'm so proud of him!"
Winans came under scrutiny in March of 2008 after Janel Bennett, the mother of his son Jordan, 3, claimed she was evicted from her home in
Bennett told the 'New York Post' tha 
t after having to get on welfare and Medicaid in order to have the baby; she was now living with friends on the South Side of Chicago and working as a cocktail waitress.
Winans' management company Czar Entertainment refused to comment on the matter.
In music news, the Bad Boy Entertainment artist will release his third album this summer.
The singer has released two other albums, 2004's 'Hurt No More' (Bad Boy Entertainment) and 1997's 'Story of My Heart' (Motown).
-Jawn Murray
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