Jennifer Affleck has something to say about all the backlash against her husband.
Perezcious readers know Zac Affleck got very upset with the social media personality when she went to a Chippendales show with her co-stars while on a trip to Las Vegas during the first season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Even though she had no idea about the plans and left early, he acted as if she cheated. Zac even texted her in rage, telling her she had “no values or morals” and threatened to end their marriage. To twist the knife further, he said he did not love Jennifer anymore. WTF. It was so disgusting and only scratched the surface of how he treated her!
On the show, we saw Zac completely disregard her feelings about why she did not think they should move to New York so he could attend medical school. When Jennifer voiced her fears over how it would impact their already rocky marriage and her career with MomTok, he did not “care.” Mind you, he should care. Why? The reality star is the primary provider of their family while Zac is in school. Her social media career not only helped put him through school but also funded the gambling he did while acting like a complete jerk to his wife in Vegas. So yeah, he should give a s**t about whether the move would impact her job!
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Since Mormon Wives dropped earlier this month, people slammed Zac for his horrible treatment of Jen — so much so that his family stepped in to comment. And no, it was not to support the TikTok star and call him out. Instead, despite Zac being the one to display such narcissistic behavior throughout the show, his own family BASHED HER when she did nothing wrong! They even defended Zac, claiming Jen and Hulu pushed a “fake manufactured representation of” him. Seriously? Did they even watch the show and see those disgusting text messages? That was all Zac. Nothing “manufactured” or “fake” about it.
Now, Jennifer is taking to social media to address the entire controversy. And if you expected a divorce announcement, you will be disappointed. Alongside pictures and a video of the couple, she wrote on Instagram Wednesday night:
“We were just kids when we got married. Young, naive, and inexperienced, we truly had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. Coming from completely different backgrounds, families, and upbringings, it didn’t seem to make sense. We were polar opposites. How could we make this work? How could we see the same picture? We didn’t always see eye to eye, and a lot of times, we still don’t. But that’s what marriage is, we keep trying. I truly believe there were lessons we both needed to teach each other.”
There is a massive difference between not seeing “eye to eye” and your husband belittling you… Jennifer continued:
“When we were dating Zac bought me my first laptop when he had $10 in his bank account. When I shared my dream of running a marathon, he trained alongside me and ran it with me. I told him I wanted to start my videography business, so he saved up money and bought me my first camera. When we were expecting our first baby, I wanted a place to call home, so he worked hard, saved up, and bought us our first house. He gave me both stability and freedom, which allowed me to post videos online and launch my career on social media. This, in turn allowed me to support him and our family while he’s been in school. I couldn’t have done it without Zac.”
Absolutely none of it gives him a pass to what he did on the show! And it breaks our hearts that she is trying to defend him. Jen continued to point out Zac has “flaws” they needed to address:
“Is Zac perfect? No. Does he have flaws that we’ve needed to address. Yes. But I can confidently say he’s always supported and believed in me more than anyone else.”
No one got that impression. He was quite the opposite of supportive actually. FYI, Jen previously shared that they are in couples therapy to work out their issues. We hope it works because she did not deserve what happened. Jennifer went on to express:
“We’re still young, we have two precious babies, and we still have struggles like so many marriages. But do we love each other? Yes. Are we willing to put in the work to be better? Yes. Have there been moments when we wanted to walk away? Of course. But there’s so much more to our marriage and what we offer to each other than people realize.”
Well, from what we saw, he does not “offer” much… She concluded the post by saying:
“Thank you to everyone who has shown us so much love and support, whether you know us personally or not. No matter what the world may say, I truly believe that God knows what’s best for me, my family, and my marriage.”
Take a look at her statement (below):
Of course, fans weighed in on her post. There were a lot of mixed reactions to the post, with some feeling like Jen is “gaslighting” herself. Meanwhile, others applauded her for sticking up for their marriage. See (below):
“When he disparages you on a public platform (speaking the words he spoke while cameras were present) he should accept responsibility and apologize on a public platform. This is not a mess you made… you should really have nothing to say about it.”
“they’ll never make me like you zac”
“That very thin line between ‘hard’ and ‘toxic’ ….”
“Damnit I thought this was an official divorce announcement”
“You deserve so much better. You deserve so much more respect”
“I’m sorry, but if someone loves you they don’t treat you the way he does.”
“No hate at all bc I truly think you are one of the most genuine on the show. I truly hope that he’s standing up for you to his family and friends who have commented with such hate the same way you’re standing up for him and your marriage.”
“I’m sorry you have to defend your marriage on social media. I understand that reality tv only shows bits and pieces, over a short period of time, edited together to depict drama. Stay strong and know you have true supporters who stand by you and your choices no matter what”
“you still shouldn’t be treated the way you’ve been treated babe”
“So when you say you were how important your TikTok career is to you, because it SUPPORTS HIM and your family and he said ‘I don’t care’ THAT was supporting you ?”
“I think it’s brave of you to post this but really he is the one who should be explaining. He showed his true colors and should own up to it.”
Honestly, Jen was not the one who needed to say anything here. Zac was the one in the wrong. He should be the one to publicly apologize and own up to his behavior — especially after his own family trashed the Hulu personality! Whether that will happen one day, we shall see. But it does not look promising…
What are YOUR thoughts on Jen’s statement, Perezcious readers? Let us know in the comments.
[Image via The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives/Hulu]
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