“The Blind Side” prima Quinton Aaron recovered retired that his wife, Margarita DeLeon, was still legally joined to her ex aft the character suffered a stroke.
Aaron explained successful an ABC News interview connected Monday that his family told him nan truth astir DeLeon, who had insisted passim their narration that she was divided for complete 10 years, aft he woke up from a four-day coma successful February.
“She moreover told nan personification wherever we were getting married, ‘Oh yes, I person each nan documents. I tin email complete to you nan divorcement decree,'” Aaron — who “married” DeLeon astatine a Los Angeles chapel successful 2024 — shared.
Per nan 41-year-old actor, an lawyer recovered impervious while he was hospitalized that DeLeon was still legally joined to a man she had wed successful 1992.
Aaron’s family past removed DeLeon from being capable to make ineligible aesculapian decisions connected his behalf.
Aaron past admitted that ne'er fact-checking DeLeon’s divorcement himself was his “biggest mistake.”
During nan interview, DeLeon defended herself, telling ABC News that she didn’t cognize her divorcement was not finalized.
“When I told Quinton backmost successful nan infirmary bed, and I want to beryllium very honorable astir this, I consciousness for illustration this needs to beryllium said and brought retired there. I said to him, I said, ‘Bibi, this accusation that your family pulled up connected me, you know, I wasn’t alert of it.’ I said, ‘This is what I recovered out. It is true,'” DeLeon recalled.
DeLeon’s ex — and still husband, who remained anonymous — told ABC News that he likewise thought nan filing had officially gone done years ago.
He revenge for divorcement successful February, nan outlet confirmed.
Following nan narration bombshell, Aaron told nan outlet that he will now beryllium approaching relationships successful a different manner.
“If I had a chance to do it over. I would person done my owed diligence. I would’ve decidedly done a batch much research,” he shared.
Aaron, who is champion known for playing former NFL subordinate Michael Oher in nan Oscar-winning 2009 movie starring Sandra Bullock, was successful a coma and placed connected life support after suffering a spinal changeable earlier this year.
On Jan. 26, it was reported that Aaron initially collapsed and fell successful his Atlanta home, which sent him to nan hospital.
A GoFundMe page group up for Aaron said that nan character was “fighting for his life” and described nan incident arsenic “sudden, frightening, and overwhelming” for his loved ones.
Aaron told ABC News that he’s presently undergoing intensive rehabilitation and managing his diabetes, which was a contributing facet to nan stroke.
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He besides confirmed that he hasn’t regained his expertise to walk.
“The doctors projected that it could return months, it could beryllium a year, aliases up to a year,” he said. “And I said, ‘I don’t declare that clip frame. I’ll beryllium stepping a batch sooner than you think.'”
Aaron added, “You know, and that’s conscionable really I believe. That’s how, you know, betwixt me, my faith, and my narration pinch God.”
It’s unclear if Aaron and DeLeon are still together.