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'Sister Wives' Meri Brown Says Kody Didn’t Respect Her
Sister Wives' Meri Brown is speaking her truth.
The world star airs her grievances astir ex-husband Kody Brown's alleged past affectional mistreatment successful E! News' exclusive sneak peek of portion 3 of the TLC series' play 18 Tell All special.
"Looking backmost connected it," she says successful the explosive preview for the Dec. 10 episode, "he fto spell of maine a agelong clip agone emotionally."
Back successful January, Meri, who was legally joined to Kody from 1990 to 2014, confirmed they had decided to "permanently terminate" their "marriage relationship.
And for the 52-year-old, seeing Kody's dynamic with Robyn Brown, whom helium legally joined successful 2014 aft she became his 4th spiritual wife, cemented her feelings astir however helium treated her.
"He's sitting present telling Robyn, 'That's the statement that you and I made, that if I ever felt similar that, past I wouldn't clasp you successful this place.' You know, similar their statement of their ineffable covenant," Meri explained. "And I'm like, 'Why did you not respect maine capable arsenic a quality being?'"
Meri continued, "I recognize that you don't consciousness similar that I'm your woman anymore, adjacent though we made covenants and thing has happened to interruption them astatine that point. Like, I recognize that's however you consciousness astir me, but person the respect for maine arsenic a quality being to archer maine to my face. And helium didn't."
Meri—who shares Leon, 28, with Kody—had antecedently spoken on Sister Wives about the breakdown of her matrimony the begetter of 18.
"In our spiritual inheritance and erstwhile helium and I got married, we joined with the volition of forever," she said connected the Oct. 29 episode, adding that their enslaved "literally was an eternal covenant."
She recalled that astatine immoderate point, Kody—who besides split from spiritual wives Janelle Brown and Christine Brown successful caller years—allegedly told her, "Well, I'm conscionable not interested. You tin instrumentality astir if you want."
Despite Janelle and Christine's respective breakups from Kody, the 2 stay close.
"We inactive person things that we person to bash erstwhile we're each family," Janelle told E! News' Francesca Amiker successful November. "We person to get unneurotic for the involvement of the kids and we're each friendly."
As for wherever she stands with her ex, Christine added, "I truly anticipation for bid for him, and surely to person a large narration with his kids. That'd beryllium awesome."
Find retired much astir the emotion lives of Sister Wives stars below:
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Kody Brown & Robyn Brown
"She looked similar a shot mom," Kody Brown erstwhile joked connected Sister Wives of gathering then-single ma Robyn in 2009. "She had a van, 3 kids and was divorced. I thought, 'I didn't request a van, a divorced woman, and 3 kids successful my life—that's conscionable trouble.'"
Nearly a decennary and a fractional on, though, they're inactive kicking it, the brace adding son Solomon, 12, and girl Ariella, 7, to the squad. As for bringing on other teammates, it's not successful the crippled plan. "I really, truly conflict with it due to the fact that it feels, like, 'Oh, well. Those didn't work. So, connected to [someone] new,'" Robyn said on the December Sister Wives: One connected One peculiar of Meri, Janelle and Christine leaving the fold. "That's hard for me. That's really, truly hard for me. It feels disrespectful."
Christine Brown
She got the man and the family. Going authoritative with her and David Woolley's romance connected Valentine's Day 2023, Christine Brown shared, "I yet recovered the emotion of my life, David. The archetypal clip helium held maine close, it felt similar my psyche took its archetypal breath. He's fantastic and kind, unthinkable with my children and an adorable grandpa. I ne'er dreamed I could find a emotion similar this."
Two months aboriginal helium added to the phantasy with a spring proposal. "David treats maine similar a queen and tells maine I'm beauteous everyday," Christine told People. "I've ne'er been successful emotion similar this earlier and the satellite seems similar a brighter spot with him successful it."
Tying the knot successful Utah Oct. 7, she wrote, "I'm truthful blessed! I've joined my champion friend."
Madison Brown
The archetypal of the 18 Brown children to locomotion down the aisle, Janelle's eldest daughter, Madison Brown, present 28, wed Caleb Brush astatine a 2016 outdoor wedding successful Montana captured by TLC's cameras. Nearly seven years later, the 2 person multiplied their emotion with Josephine joining large member Axel, 6, and large sister Evie, 4, successful February.
"One period arsenic a household of 5 and my bosom is bursting," North Carolina-based Maddie wrote connected Instagram successful March. "I didn't cognize this benignant of bid amongst chaos could beryllium had."
Leon Brown
Four years aft their engagement aired connected the TLC world show, Meri Brown's lone child, Leon Brown, has settled in Denver with spouse Audrey Kriss. "my sweetest symphony," Leon, 28, raved of their fiancé. "Life with you genuinely is truthful sweet." Echoed Audrey, "Being your spouse and watching your maturation and coming into yourself implicit the years has been an grant and joy."
Logan Brown
Eldest kid Logan Brown, 29, got the pack backmost unneurotic erstwhile he married longtime woman Michelle Petty successful Arizona this past October. "It was a beauteous time and this mama's bosom was mush the full time," Janelle shared connected Instagram of her son's wedding. "You ever person specified a consciousness of bid erstwhile your children find astonishing beingness partners."
Mykelti Brown
More than six years aft her 2016 wedding to Antonio "Tony" Padron, Mykelti Brown joked that they'd already tested the limits of their matrimony vows by welcoming twins Archer and Ace into the fold successful November 2022.
"We person 3 kids and 4 moves nether our belt," noted the 27-year-old, besides ma to Avalon, 2. "A full batch of bully times and immoderate hard times #surprisetwins But present we are inactive doing this full matrimony thing."
Aspyn Brown
In the 5 years since they wed, Christine's girl Aspyn Brown, 28, and husband Mitch Thompson person traveled everyplace from Paris to Alaska. But past December, they enactment down roots, Mitch sharing connected Instagram, "We bought our archetypal home! Just successful clip for Christmas."
Gwendlyn Brown
Before hitting their one-year anniversary, Christine's girl Gwendlyn Brown and emotion Beatriz Queiroz went to the happiest spot connected earth and marked six months together with cocoa fondue. Then came the truly saccharine part. The 22-year-old shared a glimpse astatine the candlelit, rose-filled connection connected Instagram successful November 2022, writing simply, "i'm engaged!!"
The mates wed successful July, sharing the quality connected Instagram the caption: "Say hullo to wife (x2) queiroz."
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