’90 Day Fiancé’ Stars Rally to Support Michael Ilesanmi in Legal Battle With Angela Deem
The 90 Day Fiance Family is coming out to support Michael Ilesanmi in his legal battle with estranged wife Angela Deem.
On August 13, Michael took to social media to ask for financial assistance for his legal expenses. The plea came just days after it was revealed that Angela was asking a Georgia court to annul her marriage to her husband of four years. In her filing, she claimed that Michael “fraudulently” lured her into the marriage in order to obtain a green card.
Michael Ilesanmi asks for help with ‘unexpected legal costs’
ABOVE InstagramMichael shared a photo of himself wearing a “God Got Me” T-shirt. In the caption, he asked his followers to help him file for Angela’s annulment.
“I really need your help right now,” the TLC star wrote. “I’m facing some unexpected legal expenses and any support would mean a lot to me. If you can donate, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.”
In a follow-up Instagram In the video, Michael explains that he needed to “act quickly” to respond to Angela’s legal moves, but lawyers are expensive in the United States. He says he didn’t want to ask for help but saw no other options.
“I know this is sudden and I apologize for saying it this way,” Michael said. “It took me a long time to post the GoFundMe link on my page because I’m not that type of person… my current situation is beyond me and I’m trying my best to make things work.”
“It was not a scam,” he added, perhaps referring to Angela’s repeated accusations that Michael was a fraud. A private investigator she hired refuted those claims on the Aug. 11 episode of 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? tell all
“I know it’s not easy out there,” he added. “But if there’s any way you can support (me), I would really appreciate it… I want to get through this.”
As of August 14, more than 900 people have donated to Michael GoFundMe raised over $20,000.
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Some of Michael’s colleagues 90 Days Stars have shown their support for him on social media, including two who witnessed Angela’s aggressive behaviour towards Michael while filming. Is there happily ever after? Full spoilers for Part 8.
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“Not as much as I would have liked but I hope it helps!” wrote Jasmine Pineda, who moved to the United States to marry Gino Palazzolo.
“I didn’t watch the video before commenting, I just wanted to say we are always there for you, remember every difficult situation has an expiration date,” wrote Kobe Blaise, who was also at the event. 90 Days tell it all. “The days of joy, happiness and endless smiles are not far away, stay strong my friend.”
“I got you too, buddy!” Colt Johnson wrote from 90 Day Fiance Part 6.