WireImage Toni Braxton made headlines last week when she took to Jada Pinkett-Smith‘s web talk show, ‘Red Table Talk,’ to discuss her highly publicized divorce from Mint Condition star Keri Lewis after 12 years of marriage. Insinuating the split was due to her diagnosed illnesses (see: lupus, microvascular angina, etc.), the recount of the failure of her first marriage ignited a firestorm of criticism against her singer/songwriter ex-husband. “I felt shallow because my ex-husband and I broke up for money issues,” she stated. “I found out I had lupus at the time, I couldn’t make money because I had lupus, I had to cancel the show. That was my personal contribution to the marriage failing, because who wants to take care of a person who’s sick all the time?” Tired of the hoopla, Lewis took to Instagram to defend himself and even offered details surrounding the couple’s prenuptial agreement.
Read his lengthy statement inside. If what he is saying is true then he is not like Kendu or Federline. Those men hired attorneys and went after their exes for spousal support, child support, and property. Keri received spousal support from Toni but he also paid child support to Toni. Toni’s divorce was more complicated because she had just filed bankruptcy and based on the timeline, I suspect she offered him alimony because it was money she would have had to pay creditors anyway. I agree with her decision because he is the father of her children but I also think she should have answered differently. Based on the long delay in her answering the question it is obvious it is not something she had prepared to answer.