Houghton is mixed race; he was born to a white mother and Jamaican father. Houghton and his college girlfriend had a son together. In 1994, Houghton married Meleasa Houghton, with whom he had three children: Mariah in 1996, Israel Jr. in 2001, and Milan in 2003. They separated in 2015 and their divorce was finalized in February 2016. During his marriage, Houghton fathered two sons with his mistress, DeVawn Moreno: Kingston in 2012, and Khristian in 2014. On November 11, 2016, Houghton married singer and TV personality
Adrienne Bailon in Paris, after several months of dating. In 2022, the couple welcomed their first child together, a son. == Discography ==