LAGOS,Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Popular comedian Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, has announced the end of his marriage to Mabel Makun.
Speculations arose when reports surfaced that Mabel had moved out of their shared home.
The couple had also unfollowed each other on Instagram, fueling the rumors.
AY took to Instagram on Sunday to confirm the separation in a heartfelt post.
He cautioned against equating loudness with strength and silence with weakness.
AY admitted to engaging in regrettable actions and expressed his lack of pride in them.
Notably, AY and Mabel have two children together.
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He wrote: “Many people believe that staying silent simply means that one is incapable of dealing with issues. Projecting a negative narrative against someone who is not struggling to defend himself doesn’t mean he is weak. Some of us are just logical enough to understand the difference between opinions, values, beliefs, and facts.
“The personality and ability that I possess simply confirm that I have reached that stage in my life where I can not be entertaining the public with deep personal family issues. They just might be too much to handle concerning the individuals involved. Not even when I have a grown-up daughter who has access to social media. Her mental health needs to be protected from seeing things she cannot be proud of online.
“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.”
Reacting to the announcement, Mabel took to her Instagram page to share a video captioned with a powerful statement: “Distance is my new response to disrespect.”
The caption reads, ”Distance is my new response to disrespect. I don’t react, I don’t argue, I don’t dive into the drama. I simply remove myself.”