Wiz Khalifa DYES his dreadlocks bright purple

As his soon-to-be wife poured her heart out on social media on Wiz Khalifa decided to distract himself from the drama another way. The 27-year-old spent most of the early hours of Tuesday morning bleaching and then dyeing his dreadlocks a bright shade of purple.

As his soon-to-be wife poured her heart out on social media on Wiz Khalifa decided to distract himself from the drama another way.

The 27-year-old spent most of the early hours of Tuesday morning bleaching and then dyeing his dreadlocks a bright shade of purple.

The rapper posted a series of photographs as his black hair was transformed by barber Tracy Love.

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Felt like a change? Wiz Khalifa distracted himself from his marriage woes early Tuesday morning, dyeing his hair purple 

Felt like a change? Wiz Khalifa distracted himself from his marriage woes early Tuesday morning, dyeing his hair purple 

Known for his fashion forward dress sense, the Black and Yellow hitmaker pushed the envelope further with his new look.

The first stage of the process - which he posted pictures of around 5am - saw the musician's hair turned white before a second layer of thick purple dye was applied.

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In the half way picture, the We Dem Boyz Bash tattoo was clearly evident. The forehead ink is dedicated to his son Sebastian, 20 months - whose nickname is Bash.

Not an easy process: His barber Tracy Love had to bleach the 27-year-old's hair first

Not an easy process: His barber Tracy Love had to bleach the 27-year-old's hair first

Purple Rain: The result was very striking, allowing the fashion foward star to push the style envelope further

Purple Rain: The result was very striking, allowing the fashion foward star to push the style envelope further

Dubbing the finished look 'Purple Rain' after the song by Prince, the star seemed pretty happy with the results making the snap of the final product his Twitter profile picture.

As Wiz was using his social media to make fashion statement, his wife of just 14 months used hers to pour her heart out.

Amber took to Twitter Monday to explain how she is feeling since she filed divorce paper's against the father of her child late last month.

Father son day: Wiz's wife Amber Rose is petitioning for full custody of their son Sebastian, but the rapper and the toddler got some time together in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday

Father son day: Wiz's wife Amber Rose is petitioning for full custody of their son Sebastian, but the rapper and the toddler got some time together in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday

Taking to her Twitter page on Monday, the 30-year-old wrote: 'The mornings are especially hard.

 'The pain...I wake up every morning feeling like my best friend died..... I never knew what a true heartache felt like until now.'

Amber had appeared to be putting the split - which was reportedly caused by the rapper cheating on his wife with twins - behind her, heading out to a number of parties over the last week.

Heartbroken: Although Amber seemed to be doing her best to move on from her marital woes with a series of nights out with her friends, pictured here Sunday, she has admitted she is heartbroken at the breakdown of the couple's union

Heartbroken: Although Amber seemed to be doing her best to move on from her marital woes with a series of nights out with her friends, pictured here Sunday, she has admitted she is heartbroken at the breakdown of the couple's union

Emotional posts: The 30-year-old took to Twitter on Monday, saying she feels like she has lost her best friend

Emotional posts: The 30-year-old took to Twitter on Monday, saying she feels like she has lost her best friend

Despite whispers the former stripper had moved on with both Nick Cannon and Nick Simmons, it appears she is still struggling to come to the grips with breaking up with the father of her child.

In her divorce filing, Amber has petitioned for full custody of Sebastian with Wiz to have visitation rights. Wiz has fought back however, filing for joint custody.

On Sunday, the rapper did have a chance to be with his young son, with the star seen cuddling the 20-month-old as they arrived home to his Los Angeles house.

Tongues wagging: On Thursday night the model was seen dancing with Nick Simmons and after he walked her to the car, many speculated they were dating but he has since denied this 

Tongues wagging: On Thursday night the model was seen dancing with Nick Simmons and after he walked her to the car, many speculated they were dating but he has since denied this 

 

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