After watching this week's episode of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," you are probably wondering about the marital status of Gregg and NeNe Leakes too. Well NeNe just did an interview with Essence.com that may clear up a few things for you. See the highlights inside...
This week's episode of "The Real Housewives Of Atlanta" revealed that NeNe and Gregg's marriage may be over. Seems that the straw that broke the camel's back was when Gregg's conversation with a radio jock about his marital problems were blasted on the internet for the world to hear. We reported on that fiasco months ago, and now we are watching it unfold on television too.
But of course NeNe is going to get out her side of the story. She sat down with Essence.com in a new interview out today where she breaks down what happened and where she and Gregg are with their marriage right now.
ESSENCE.com: On this week's episode you and Gregg had an emotional argument. What was it like for you to have to relive those moments?
LEAKES: Well, it happened a few months ago so it wasn't as impactful for me as it might have been for the viewers. The moment was a lot longer than what you guys saw and it was a really heavy scene for me. Looking at it on TV, I didn't get anything from it because I had already lived it. I've been through it, I've lived it and I've moved on past it. ESSENCE.com: There's been so much scrutiny on your marriage lately. What has that been like?
LEAKES: One of the things I hope people are able to get is that long before that scene came out there was a lot of blogging saying I was cheating on Gregg and that Gregg was this great guy and he's done so much for me. People were saying things like, 'He took her out of the strip club" and stuff like that. My producers were with me when all this stuff was going down and they were trying to keep me sane.
I was having a really rough time because I wanted to speak out on that and I wanted people to understand that Gregg didn't take me out of a strip club, let's be very clear about that. We got together when he didn't have a thing so I don't know who the heck these people are out here saying this stuff because when we got together I was the breadwinner. I started a business and I brought Gregg on board and we became a couple later. And when we were able to live a comfortable life, it wasn't because of what Gregg had done, it was because of what we had done together.
ESSENCE.com: Do you feel like you were portrayed as the cheater?
LEAKES: People would say things like, 'Gregg is so nice,' and it really bothered me because I'm not saying that he isn't nice, but it was people were discrediting me as if I didn't deserve somebody that was nice. I felt like, 'you guys have no clue about what you're talking about' because in the 14 years that I've been with Gregg, I've been through a lot, and people who are close to me know that. I felt like when all the rumors hit the blogs that was the time for me to speak up but I couldn't because I have a child and he's 11 and he would be watching.
ESSENCE.com: When did you see the divorce lawyer?
LEAKES: You guys saw me sitting in the parking lot outside the attorney's office which Bravo played backwards. In real life it didn't happen that way. I filed months ago, before that audio even came out. When the audio did come out it just reassured me that I was doing the right thing. It bothered me because I had filed, but I was trying to work it out and he and I had just come back from a trip we had taken. Like two days after we came back, the audio came out.
ESSENCE.com: Are you scared of being on your own?
LEAKES: I am scared, but I'm taking baby steps. I've been with Gregg since I was 28, and I'm now 42. I thought I was a woman when I got with him, but I'm really a grown woman now. I've been with him for some of the best years of my life so it is scary for me to be like, 'I'm gonna be on my own.'
ESSENCE.com: So are you and Gregg still together?
LEAKES: We are still together. We are in the same house and we are still legally married. But that's not to say we won't be unmarried.
ESSENCE.com: And Gregg is someone that no longer makes you happy. That's something that you're certain of?
LEAKES: I'm not sure about that, and I have to think about it. My girlfriends tell me, 'NeNe you can do this on your own.' Gregg is my friend and he's been that for years. He's always been a great rock for me and I'm afraid that if we really break it off for good I won't have that rock that I've always had to give me great advice.
ESSENCE.com: What do you think Gregg is going through right now?
LEAKES: He's going through a lot because he doesn't want a divorce. He says he's very much in love and he wants to stay married.
From the show, it seems like both of them are very unhappy together...but still very much in love with each other. Because NeNe says there is no "trust" in the relationship, it's hard to say where this may go. But if you saw the episode, TheYBF.com got a shoutout as NeNe learned of Gregg's audio blast from us. Peep the clip below of NeNe surfing TheYBF.com on her first day at work - here.
Source: http://theybf.com/2010/12/01/nene-leakes-opens-up-about-divorce-and-moving-on
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