Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson went from being a beloved celebrity sports couple to being the talk of the tabloids the other week when Griner abruptly announced that she’d filed to annul her marriage to Johnson just 28 days after their high-profile wedding. Griner has already shared her side of the story on what went wrong, and now Johnson is opening up about why she’s devastated and heartbroken.
“I am truly really saddened by the recent turn of events and was not expecting to have our marriage end so abruptly,” she wrote in a statement. “I am ready to begin focusing on my health, pregnancy and am going to remain in Tulsa to continue to build my relationship with the Tulsa Shock organization, and my teammates. I appreciate the support of my fans, family and loved ones and look forward to returning to the basketball court as soon as I can.”
Johnson also talked about her pregnancy and she admits that she was impregnated through IVF.
“I would like to address the inaccurate statements released surrounding my marriage and pregnancy, so that I can continue, after this statement, to focus on my privacy and allow our lawyers to handle this situation,” she said.
Griner has previously claimed that she has no biological connection to the child and that she was not involved in the pregnancy. However, Johnson tells another story.
“At no stage was Brittney pressured to undertake the fertility process,” Johnson’s statement said. “In fact, throughout the entire process, Brittney was a willing participant, consenting and signing all the necessary documents that needed to be signed in order to move forward with the treatments.”
And despite Griner’s claim that she was pressured by Johnson into getting married, Johnson says they both wanted to jump the broom.
“In addition, while we may have both had our reservations, we both willfully and joyfully walked down the aisle together and decided to get married,” Johnson said.
It’s obvious these two women aren’t on good terms and we don’t expect this split to go well at all.
