The stand-up comedian, Ayodeji Makun, known as AY, has confirmed rumours of breaking up with his wife, Mabel Makun, after 16- years of being together as a married couple.
In a confirmational statement, the ace comedian took to his social media platform on Sunday to speak up, saying that no one is innocent enough to be blamed.
Comedian AY and father of two, who has been married to his estranged wife, Mabel Makun, since November 2008, described in his message that staying silent and not speaking up about issues that affect someone’s life as a human does make that person a weak fellow.
“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,” he stated.
The stand-up comedian opined that he has grown past the age of bringing his family’s issues to internet space, not when he has a teenage daughter whose mental health is paramount to him, and he is not ready to fight dirty online:
“The personality and ability that I possess simply confirm that I have reached that stage in my life where I cannot entertain the public with deep personal family issues. They just might be too much to handle for 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.”
Speaking further, he acknowledged that he has done things that also contributed to his marriage breakup, but the media should strike a balance, as he claimed that women always “play the victims and win.
“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 or 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 victim and win. I can tell you for free that no one is completely ignorant enough to cast stones.
“Presently, I am loving the way the lies about me in all these blogs are travelling faster than the truth. But my painful truth will eventually beat away all the lies.“
Comedian AY Wife reacts to an all-edged breakup with her husband
The comedian’s enraged wife, Mabel Makun, took to her social media page yesterday reacted with quotes to the alleged marriage breakup with her husband, AY, stating to be in the phase of her life. She noted that she is walking away from any form of argument that calls for disrespect, adding that perfection leads to excellence.
“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.
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence -Vince Lombardi,” she said.
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Nitezens reactions
The 52-year-old comedian’s post triggered a lot of reactions from netizens as he shared a picture of his daughter with the caption “benefit.”
Some of the netizens advised him to keep his marital issues away from his children, and flaunting them online is not healthy for their well-being.
One of his followers, who goes by the name favored_limitless_idg, reacted to his caption with an advice to resist the urge to use his kids in this challenging time and also respect his daughter’s privacy.
“The temptation to use kids as weapons when a marriage crashes is usually very strong, but resist this temptation as much as possible. The benefits of marriage are far beyond children: partnership, teamwork, companionship, etc. Sharing life with someone is the greatest privilege to have in this lifetime. Your daughter has the right to her privacy, and exposing her in this moment is rather not a very wise choice.
“Respect her privacy and keep her out of this; she would prefer her parents together, I’m sure; don’t weaponize your child by terming her ‘benefits’; the whole world knows she is; don’t just name it; a responsible man should stomach his pride in such a moment and refrain from any actions that will cause more lashing out and further expose his family to public debate.”
Another user with the name cute_mjt stated, “My respect for AY is enormous. However, this post isn’t necessary. ‘Benefit’? People are wise, while many can read meanings.
“This post isn’t necessary… Of course, we all know what you were referring to. If that’s all you benefitted from the 20-year marriage, then you never loved and valued your wife. This is outright disrespectful. Marriage is beyond child benefit. It’s lifetime respect, value, and oneness… Your post is out of order, sir, or the timing is wrong. You can do better. May you all find reason to settle. Love and light.“
Another Instagram user, Bassmatics, took to his comment session to advise him to retake his step back and reunite with his wife, as he described how his house got burned as a sign to be the work of the devil.
“Big bros AY, I thank God for your life and achievements so far. Please! I need you to be strong and highly sensitive this season, not to let your enemies laugh at you.
“First, your house got burned, but God has restored it. The next thing is your marriage. Don’t give the devil a foothold to destroy you! Reconcile with your wife.
“It may not make sense to reconcile now, but in the long run, you will clearly understand what was programmed against you. Please take this word today and thank your God later. Go back to your wife! I pray for the grace upon you in Jesus name, I love.”
