July 04, (THEWILL) – Following their annual public spat on Father’s Day, actress and entrepreneur, Mercy Aigbe has revealed that contrary to speculations that it is truly over between her and her estranged husband, Lanre Gentry, she is yet to be fully divorced from him. For this reason, she has had to endure her continuous entanglement with him, a situation she despises and feels helpless about. The former couple on this year’s Father’s Day, June 20, had engaged in a social media squabble, as usual, over her Father’s Day message. The mother of two had taken to her Instagram page where she gave reasons why she should be celebrated on Father’s Day.
“Happy Father’s Day to me and all the responsible fathers out there! 2 Kids (1 international student). Changing naira to dollars with this dollar rate! Abeg it’s not easy! But God has been Gracious! Please no one should come and tell me how I shouldn’t take the shine off Fathers oh! (Fatherhood is beyond just impregnating a woman, if you are a man and do not perform your responsibilities towards your kids, Biko you ain’t fit to be called a father and that’s on Period!!! So, Since I am playing the dual role in my children’s lives, allow me celebrate myself every day! Cos it’s not easy!’’ she wrote.
Not one to let things slide, Gentry who has allegedly fallen on bad times, equally took to his social media to slam Mercy. “I’m a father to all my children. If you like take your children ton is nobody’s business. If you like pay in yen or dollar is nobody’s palaba. I have helped you to pay another man’s daughter’s school fees before so (sic),” part of his post read. He went on to call the mother of his son, a prostitute who likes to live a fake life and threatened to expose her secrets to the whole world.
They both continued with their diatribes, with Mercy eventually asking people to plead with Lanre to sign her divorce papers. She claimed that he refused to accept the divorce papers, not to mention signing them and he also refused to appear in court for the divorce proceedings. What this means is that they are still legally married. The couple separated in 2017 over allegations of infidelity and domestic violence.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
