NeNe Leakes claps back at reports of split with husband
The RHOA star made clear that she and her husband Gregg Leakes are a team despite rumors to the contrary and are united to fight his ailment
Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes is denying rumors that she is splitting with her husband, Gregg Leakes, who she has been caring for while he battles Stage 3 colon cancer.
In an Instagram post issued Monday evening, the 51-year-old said that whoever started the rumors was creating “fake news.”
“Oh Lawd!” she posted. “They say we separated now @GreggLeakes. #fakenews.”
She sent out the post with a photo of she and her husband. Gregg Leakes is wearing a baseball cap that reads “Cancer sucks.”
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Leakes went on in the post, “I appreciate you tho Gregg for accepting and understanding that being a caretaker is something I’ve never done and I have truly done the best I know how all while making tons of mistakes along the way.”
She added, “You never asked to get sick and we were both thrown into these new positions over nite but whew chile you have kicked cancer’s a–! I can’t wait for you to share with the world your exciting news in a couple of weeks.”
Leakes ended the post with hashtags: “#fam4life #nomatterwhathappens #wearetheleaks.”
Bravo TV posted on its website that Leakes also had taken to Twitter to deny the rumors, but that post was not available as of Tuesday afternoon.
According to Bravo, the tweet read, “Oh pleaseeeeee! Gregg Leakes and I are VERY much together!”
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Last year, Leakes revealed that her husband was fighting cancer and she has taken to social media to share that being a caregiver can be trying and subject the caregiver to abuse at times.
Her revelations on social media prompted Gregg Leakes to share a social media post thanking Leakes for her care and apologizing for his behavior.
Leakes told People previously that the harsh diagnosis had altered her husband’s behavior.
“He’s changed as a person, his attitude changed,” she told the news organization. “Sometimes I forget that he’s sick and i need to remind myself because he’s so on the edge. He’s not nice but he can’t help it.”
