Deon Derrico Breaks Silence on Divorce, Says He’s NOT Suicidal
Deon Derrico is aware of what you might be pondering and he understands why.
However the actuality star would really like a second to elucidate.
Slightly below a month in the past, the TLC persona shocked followers when he and his spouse, Karen, confirmed that had finalized a divorce.
The break-up comes whereas the most recent season of Doubling Down With the Derricos is airing on the aforementioned community… and whereas the pair stay dad and mom to an astounding 14 youngsters.
“Collectively, we stay unified within the parenting of our 14 stunning youngsters — their well-being is our precedence,” Deon and Karen mentioned in a joint assertion a number of days in the past.
“We thank everybody for his or her understanding and help as we transfer ahead for the nice of our household.”
Earlier this week, Karen then broke her silence on the stunning cut up, saying on social media that she is doing “pretty much as good as will be” and including:
“The youngsters are doing good. It’s summertime, we undoubtedly wish to maintain all of them busy and occupied, and that’s the plan proper now.”
Within the wake of his spouse’s message and the completed paperwork on his divorce, Deon shared a quote to his Instagram Story by actor Robin Williams (who dedicated suicide in 2014) that talked about Despair, telling followers he discovered the late actor’s phrases relatable.
Yikes, proper?
Conscious of the priority that cropped up on-line regarding his psychological well being, Deon has gone forward and uploaded a video in response to those worries.
“I’m doing superb,” he mentioned on this footage. “Identical to all of us, I’m coping with lots, I’ve lots happening — loads of you guys know what I’ve happening — however no, I’m not suicidal.”
Continued the veteran actuality star:
“After I posted that factor about Robin Williams, it’s as a result of it’s true.
“He, similar to myself, loved making different folks completely satisfied, however loads of that [came] from his personal ache at occasions. Identical factor with me.
“I attempt to make folks completely satisfied due to what I’ve gone by means of and me understanding what ache is like and eager to make it higher for different folks.
“However there isn’t a manner below God’s inexperienced earth that I’m in any manner depressed, suicidal, any of these issues.”
In keeping with their divorce papers, they ex-couple plan to separate authorized and bodily custody of their 13 minor youngsters equally, with Deon ordered to pay $1,166 per 30 days in little one help.
Together with an 18-year outdated — whose want to maneuver throughout the nation has been some extent of rivalry on this season of their TLC sequence — the Derricos are dad and mom of:
Derrick, 13… 12-year-old twins Dallas and Denver… 10-year-old quintuplets Deonee, Daician, Daiten, Deniko and Dariz… 6-year-olds Diez and Dior… and 4-year-old triplets Dawsyn, De’Aren and Dyver.
The household beginning filming its ongoing actuality sequence in 2020.
Deon went on to encourage those that are coping with Despair or suicidal ideas to succeed in out to a well being skilled or native group with a view to discover somebody who will be of help.
These points “can change into very extreme — and lethal, after all, as everyone knows,” he mentioned.
“However Deon Derrico is nice. I’m good, I imply I’m actually and actually, mentally good. However thanks guys on your expressed issues.”
Within the caption that went together with this video, the daddy of 14 added:
I’ve been inundated with loads of challenges right here lately, however I’m emotionally very wholesome, sound in my pondering, and feeling very blessed for my nice well being and household!!!
Again after they introduced their divorce, the previous husband and spouse concluded as follows:
“Collectively, we stay unified within the parenting of our 14 stunning youngsters — their well-being is our precedence.
“We thank everybody for his or her understanding and help as we transfer ahead for the nice of our household.”
