As Angela Deem continues to fight to have her marriage to Michael Ilesanmi annulled, the 90 Day Fiance star is now claiming that her estranged husband was abusive towards her and that he fathered a child with another woman after he arrived in the United States.
As fans know, Angela filed for an annulment last summer, claiming that her Nigerian husband allegedly “fraudulently induced [her] into a marriage for the purpose of gaining legal permanent resident status in the United States.” Michael– who is seeking a divorce in lieu of an annulment– had denied the allegations of fraud and insisted that he did not abandon Angela when he disappeared from her Hazelhurst, Georgia, home in February 2024, but rather “fled an abusive situation for his own safety.”
Last month, Michael’s attorney filed to have Angela’s motion for annulment dismissed, to which Angela’s attorney has now filed a counter motion. In the new court filing, according to Starcasm, the self-proclaimed “Seksi Mee-Maw” accuses Michael of abuse and of “purportedly” impregnating and welcoming a child with a woman after he arrived in the United States.
The filing– first reported by Kiki and Kibbitz on Instagram– goes on to claim that Michael has had “multiple female paramours, which he boldly touts on various social media platforms.” It also accuses the former TLC star of using his knowledge of immigration law to “coach other would-be romancers to prey on unsuspecting women in search of love and companionship.”
While there’s been no confirmation that Michael did, in fact, father a child after arriving in the United States, Angela’s filing also alleges that she was abused and was the “suffering party” in her marriage– not Michael, who previously accused Angela of such behavior.
“While the Defendant purports to have suffered ‘egregious’ examples of control and abuse, the suffering party is the Plaintiff,” the filing states. “The Defendant has hit and slapped the Plaintiff about the head and face, and has grabbed her wrists so forcefully to have caused her skin to be torn and bloody.”
As The Ashley told you last month, as part of Michael’s motion to dismiss Angela’s complaint for annulment, Michael’s attorney argued that the former couple’s marriage does not qualify for an annulment and that, according to the State of Georgia, it’s considered a valid marriage. Michael’s attorney argued that Angela herself had admitted this– among other shocking details– as part of her and Michael’s annulment case, in which she had been required to admit or deny a lengthy list of facts presented by Michael’s attorney.
In addition to Angela admitting that the elements of a valid marriage were met in her and Michael’s union, she admitted that Michael sent her more than $200,000 via wire transfers between May 2018 and December 2023. (Both parties also reportedly sent money to each other before and after tying the knot and both confirmed that they opened a joint checking account after Michael arrived in the United States in late 2023.)
Angela also admitted in court documents that she traveled to Nigeria at some point and physically attempted to “destroy” Michael’s vehicle. She also owned up to destroying at least one of Michael’s cellphones during their relationship; however, she has maintained that many damning scenes from the “90 Day Fiance” franchise were “TLC scripted” and insists that Michael was “acutely aware” of this fact in certain cases.
Per the latest court filing, Angela’s attorney is requesting that Michael’s motion for divorce be dismissed and for an annulment to be granted.
(Photos: TLC; Instagram)
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How the hell did Michael send her over $200,000 from Nigeria, unless they were both involved in scamming people …which I think they were. She knew exactly what classes that Michael was teaching ..because she was in on it!! Je said the multiple times Angela was supporting him because Angela did not want him to work… so how did he send her over 200k unless there was a scamming going on? She said multiple times she was supporting him because it was tough to get a good job in Nigeria. Michael said she was jealous and would not allow him to work so she was reporting him ..They were both scamming people. Don’t get me wrong. I’m glad Michael’s here and he deserves to stay here because of all the hell Angela put him through.. but he’s not innocent and all this and certainly Angela is not innocent
Whether or not Michael was only after the green card is up for debate, but it’s a FACT that Angela was the abusive one. None of these random people are good.enough actors to fake the stuff we saw. Not to mention the fact that she’s had that same aggressive personality displayed on television (Maury) long before TLC picked her up.
Michael was visibly afraid of Angela in multiple scenes. Fellow cast members noted it. Do I think she believes what she’s saying? Sadly yes. Do I also think she’s delusional and has the introspection level of a McDonald’s pancake? Also yes.
Theyre both wrong. Dumb and dumber. The only problem is trying to figure out which one is dumber.
Angela we all saw the cake scene. That is literal abuse.
The difficulty is both things are true. Angela is abusive and Michael was only in the relationship for a green card.
I’m going to need proof to believe that michael was abusive to angela… And that it wasn’t self defense.. me thi ks Angela is full of shit
I’m going to need proof to believe that michael was abusive to angela… And that it wasn’t self defense
If Michael ever put his hands on this abusive monster, it would be while he was protecting himself.
I do not believe the abuse was scripted, she attacked everyone who dare stand up to her or disagree with her.
She is a nasty piece of work and imo the children living with her should be checked out by CPS.
They went from a pedo mother to a abusive grandma
Should be deported for FRAUD everyone knew he was using her for greencard. Trump deported VETERANS that fought for this country and kids with cancer no way in helll does this conman deserve to stay period
You actually believe someone would stay with someone that’s abusive just for a green card
PLEASE
People stay with abusers cause they love them
The abuser makes the abused feel like they’ve the ones in the wrong and that noone else will want them.
Michael managed to escape a dangerous person
You underestimate this man’s level of desperation.
Yas! And for years! She was insufferable, and I’ll be damned if i stayed with someone that gross both on the inside and out. he could’ve found a new, easier, (less disgusting) mark who would have been a lot easier to scam if it was just for a green card.
Turn off CNN.
Sorry don’t buy it. Angela was the abuser and she still is of everyone around her.