Popular Nigerian comedian, Ayo Makun, widely known as AY, and his wife, Mabel, have announced their separation after 20 years of marriage.
The comedian confirmed this development via a post on his Instagram page on Sunday, expressing that he had reached a point where he could no longer share deep personal family issues with the public.
In his statement, he emphasized the importance of distinguishing between opinions, values, beliefs, and facts, noting that staying silent doesn’t imply incapability but rather a choice not to engage in negativity.
“Yes! Without compromising my family, I have found myself doing some things that I am not proud of today. It is one thing to watch my friendship/marriage of 20 years slip off my hands, but it’s another thing for the parties involved to understand how to appropriate the blame in a space that is designed for most women to always play the victims and win. I can tell you for free that no one is completely innocent enough to cast stones.
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“Presently, I am loving the way that lies about me in all these blogs are traveling faster than the truth. But my painful truth will eventually beat away all the lies.”
Also, in a post on her Instagram page on Sunday, Mabel said she had stopped reacting to disrespect.
She wrote, “distance is my new response to disrespect. I don’t react, I don’t argue. I don’t dive into the drama. I just remove myself.”
Ayo and Mabel got married in November 2008, and they are blessed with two children.
