Angela Deem is hoping to make her split from estranged husband Michael Ilesanmi official by making their marriage invalid.
According to Starcasm, the 90 Day Fiance star filed a Complaint for Annulment in Jeff Davis County, Georgia, on June 20, based on the grounds that her 36-year-old Nigerian husband allegedly “fraudulently induced [her] into a marriage for the purpose of gaining legal permanent resident status in the United States.”
“After respondent abandoned the Petitioner, Petitioner discovered that the respondent was engaged in a conspiracy with other Nigerian men to induce U.S. citizens into marriage for the purpose of gaining legal permanent resident status,” the explanation continues.
Angela filed for annulment just four months after Michael disappeared from her Hazelhurst, Georgia, home without his ID or belongings, leading her to contact police to report Michael as a missing person. Days later, Michael was confirmed safe by law enforcement after he told cops that he left on his own because he was afraid for his life due to Angela’s alleged actions.
Michael recently told Entertainment Tonight that he “suffered” during the time that he was living with his wife and that he was treated like “an unwanted guest.” He also claimed that he ran away because he and Angela were constantly fighting, causing him to “feel scared.”
In his interview with the outlet, Michael refused to reveal where he had spent the days he was “missing,” though he has denied the rumors that he left Angela to be with another woman or that he was with her only to obtain a Green Card.
While it’s been speculated that Michael is now residing in Texas, Angela’s annulment complaint was reportedly accompanied by an affidavit affirming the 58-year-old is unable to serve her husband as she doesn’t know his current whereabouts. She claims in the affidavit that, while a “diligent search has been made,” Michael cannot be located within the state of Georgia.
“The petitioner is not from this country and I do not have contacts for his family in Nigeria,” Angela wrote. “He abandoned the marital residence in Hazelhurst, and he has not contacted me. He only arrived in this country in December of 2023 so I do not have any information about his known associates.”
Due to Angela being unable to locate Michael, she requested that she be allowed to serve him via publication– a request that was signed by a judge on June 21 and filed three days later. Michael is required to respond within 60 days of the first publication notice; however, Starcasm reports that the date of publication was left blank on the judge’s order, so the exact date that Michael has to respond by is unknown.
The news of Angela filing for annulment comes just days after she faced a waved a criticism on social media for mistreating Michael on Part 2 of the 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? Season 8 Tell All: No Limits. (TLC producers and Angela and Michael’s cast members were also called out by viewers for not intervening on Michael’s behalf.)
While Michael has yet to comment on Angela filing for annulment, he posted a series of Instagram Stories on Wednesday and Thursday that may have been a response to the current situation with his estranged wife.
“The best is yet to come,” Michael’s first post read.
“No matter how educated, talented, rich or cool you think you are, how you treat people is what defines you in the end,” he later shared.
RELATED STORY: Viewers Slam TLC & “90 Day Fiance” Cast For Not Intervening In Angela Deem’s On-Camera Treatment of Michael Ilesanmi
(Photos: TLC; Instagram)
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He deserves a green card to any country after her horrific abuse, it’s been 7 years of vile disgusting behavior. TLC better help him and pay him before he sues
Where does rob live?
Just wondering if Michael as gone to live with him
It was rob that told Michael what Angela is doing to him is abuse and he shouldn’t have to take it.
Love is blind and sometimes it takes a outsider to truly open your eyes.
I don’t think Michael was scamming her, if he was he would’nt have put up with it and found someone else. I believe he loved her and like a lot in a abusive relationship stayed with the abuser cause he thought it was his fault as she used the words that all abusers do ” look what you made me do” ” this is all your fault” ” you push me to act like this”
And it’s a known fact that a lot of abused men don’t say anything because they aren’t taken seriously, laughed at or not looked at as a real man.
Good for her he scammed her from the beginning. Hell only seen each couple times year. He could of not returned her calls lived in different country. No he was in it for long haul to get greencard. He has this planned from the beginning. Hope they deport his ass
I’ve been watching the tell all no limits & I cannot believe producers and other cast members are sitting back and watching the abuse. It’s disgusting. The only cast member who has said anything was Rob. He went to Michael & stated clearly “this is abuse you need to get out.”
Angela is vile & has been for years, she should have been fired years ago from the show. If this role was reversed and this was a man doing all this to a woman. Viewers would be in uproar.
Michael will be much happier without Angela in his life. Good luck to him
Viewers are in a uproar
I think the majority of 90 day fans are team michael
She’s going to have a hard time pleading her case with all the footage of her abusing and admitting to physical altercations off camera. I watched the early stuff when she first got with him and it all seemed like the undertones were of mutual understanding, “I’m old, lonely, fame-hungry and h0rny” x “I’m desperate, needing more opportunity and willing to smash”. It quickly divulged into base level “I don’t think you’re genuinely with me but instead of breaking it off and ending things let’s keep it—AGHHH I CANT STAND YOU YOURE SCAMMING ME!!” Like did the embassy watch 90DF at all before approving his Visa and not anticipate a toxic domestic situation? I don’t understand how it ever got approved with the domestic stuff before—is it all an act because the fury she displayed the whole of the Tell All was real. She knew what she was getting and she still married it and paid for it. Now she’s opening up this case and she’s going to be paying for his defense to play back footage of her bugging out on national television🤦🏾♀️. It won’t matter how much evidence she presents to the court after spending 7 years abusing him and telling him she knows he’s scamming her how she go out of her way to bring him, continue the abuse and then draw up paperwork asking to have 7-year marriage annulled on the basis of something she’s screaming about for 7 years since before the marriage. Big fat L
She won’t prevail. There’s plenty of footage of her abusing him.
He had plenty of times he could of left her, but he was in it to get the greencard at all cost. Hell he lived in different country only seen her coupes times a year if that.
I can’t stand her and I can’t stand him. They are both scam artists and trash. Should have listened to your daughter, Angela.
But which daughter, her other daughter is in prison for raping three of her own children who Skyla now watches with her added bundle. Angela is the key in all of this deep rooted trauma