Janelle Brown is speaking her truth.
In the second of the four-part Sister Wives: One on One series set to air Sunday, Kody Brown’s ex-wife told interviewer Sukanya “Suki” Krishnan why her ex has been particularly aggressive toward his former spouses lately.
“I feel like a lot of people want to pin the blame on Robyn, and I don’t think that she is necessarily innocent in this. I mean it takes two, and so I think in a lot of ways he’s made himself even more villainous, I guess, to kind of take away some of the blame from her,” she said in a clip from the episode shared on TLC’s Instagram on Sunday. “This is just gospel according to Janelle, like, I don’t know, so.”
Suki then asked Janelle to share some examples of Kody’s villainous behavior.
“I feel like all of this stuff with rewriting history and talking about how the kids, and I just feel like he, he wants the focus on himself, not so much on Robyn, because there is a lot of accusations being thrown around about her,” she responded.
Janelle was asked to list out the accusations against Robyn.
“That she broke up the family, that she never wanted the plural family, and I don’t think so, in the very beginning she was very much part of what we were trying to build,” she replied.
Suki wondered if Janelle thought Kody was trying to protect Robyn.
“I don’t ever remember him being this mean. Never. He never was this mean. I’ve never seen him so mean and so, um, yeah, like all the rewriting of history, trying to hurt people. Like, I feel like it’s a smokescreen,” she said.
In a second preview clip shared by TLC on Instagram yesterday, Janelle went into detail on her feelings toward Kody and Robyn.
“I can still be very friendly with Kody. I never really had much of a relationship with Robyn. I don’t have any hate or hard feelings or anything, I just don’t really want to know them,” she said.
As a follow-up Suki asked for specific examples of why Janelle wouldn’t talk to Robyn.
“I could sit and talk with them, that would be fine. If it was all superficial, it would be fine. I would talk to them, no big deal. I’m just not going to be buddies with them or go to lunch with them,” she responded.
Suki asked Janelle why she didn’t feel she could have a relationship with Kody and Robyn again.
“I don’t really need it. I don’t want it. I’m not looking for it,” Janelle answered.
She was then asked if there was a lack of trust that kept the former spouses from having a friendship now.
“I really just don’t like them. I don’t. I don’t want to know them. I don’t want to be friends with them, I just don’t like them,” she told Suki.
‘Sister Wives: One on One: Part 2’ airs Sunday on TLC. Part 3 airs June 8 and Part 4 airs June 15.
Read The Ashley’s recap of Part One before watching the episode.
(Images: Instagram, TLC)
13 Responses
I think that part of the reason that Kody has such a bad relationship with his older kids and his ex wives is because he doesn’t want to acknowledge the differences between Robyn’s kids and the OG kids. All of the OG kids who are adults are self sufficient while Robyn’s adult kids are not. Aurora, Gabriel, and Gwyndlyn are all the same age and graduated the same year. Yet Aurora is still living at home and asking permission to get her ears pierced, go to church and get baptized. On the other hand, not much time passed between Auroras melt down over possibly sharing a room and Kody wanting to kick Gabriel out of Jenelles house. I really think Kody doesn’t wants to acknowledge that Robyn is failing as a mother. Her kids are not ready for adulthood, at all. They cannot function by themselves as adults. I think it’s easier for him to be mad and ignore everyone else than acknowledge reality.
I think you have something there. Sobbyn infantilizes her kids. I mean, really? Having to bend to mommy and step daddy’s every wish, when you’re an adult? That’s messed up IMO.
Last night’s round of interviews, oh my. Clearly, Grody and the Missus rehearsed their answers to any potential interview question. “I am not going to talk about and it/that” and “I don’t know” were as riveting as they were insightful. I did love when the host finally called Grody out and told him he was acting like a baby.
As for Janelle, she’s had Grody’s number for a long time. She rejected him and he can’t handle it. It eats at him and it’s delightful. And please TLC, use more scenes from dinner in the doll house, please. It’s so absurd it’s down right funny
Just a note to say that I did not like the last photo in the post-the scene when Jenelle broke down with emotions in Garrison’s cat adoption room at the shelter-used lightly. I’m sure there are a ton of other good “Janelle didn’t come to play” screenshots available. I felt icky for seeing it used that way, and I am a confessed lover of sarcasm and 99% of the time read these posts for the photo captions. Just respectfully disagree today with the use of the last pic.
@NotaFan— I didn’t realize that was from that scene. It’s been changed. I agree with you. But it wasn’t intentional! -The Ashley
Absolutely knew you did not intend it! Only love. 💕
This was a well-phrased comment AND response by the Ashley. Just wanted to say that to both of you, your respectful criticism and professional response didn’t go unnoticed. It’s a sensitive topic and you both recognized that and responded accordingly, which isn’t easy to do when emotions are high.
Thank you for that!💕
That was absolutely the intent.
Do these women get that they shouldn’t be mad at Robin it was Kody who made her a priority over the others she didn’t make herself the priority.
I would love to show him what a real bitch slap feels like😂😂😂😂
Hell yes Janelle!
“I really just don’t like them, I don’t, I don’t want to know them, I don’t want to be friends with them, I just don’t like them.”
Same, Janelle.