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JJC Skillz and Funke Akindele Are Officially Separated

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Following months of rumors that Funke Akindele and JJC Skillz’s marriage was in trouble, her husband, JJC Skillz has now publicly announced that his marriage to the AMVCA winner is over and that they are now living separately.

Skillz took to this Instagram account on the morning of Thursday the 30th of June to reveal the news which came as a shock to many of their loyal fans who had secretly hoped that all of the hints that their marriage was in tatters was all a lie.

Skillz whose real name is Abdul Bello sounded quite civil in his writing, revealing that their separation occurred three months ago (in March) upon the insistence of Funke after they had come to the point where things seemed irreparable. He also added that he and Funke would make paramount the wellbeing of their children. Skillz concluded by assuring their fans that they would find an amicable way to disentangle their business interests. Here is his write-up in full;

“Dear Friends and family, I need to let you know that Funke and I have separated. While it lasted we shared a lot of things together and have created 2 beautiful children. The last two years have been extremely difficult for us.

I know I have tried my best to fix things but I believe it is beyond repair now. 3 months ago and at Funke’s insistence I moved out of the house and apart from AMVCA have not been able to get Funke to sit down in an amicable manner to discuss the future of our relationship.

I’m making this announcement so that the public is clear that we both are pursuing separate lives. We still have issues that need to be addressed such as the custody and wellbeing of our children which is paramount as well as business interests which need to be disentangled but I have no doubt that these will be resolved one way or the other.”

While Skillz’s message hints that their marital troubles began two years ago in 2020, the public got in on the details about three months ago when Benito – Skillz’s son with his ex dragged Funke Akindele on social media claiming that she was a horrible person and nothing like her fun admirable side. Benito went on a rampage of revealing more dirt onhis father and step-mom’s marriage – he once claimed that both his dad and Funke were cheating on each other and had not seen eye to eye since 2020. Benito’s mother would get involved in the mess by revealing the identity of Funke’s twin kids with Skillz without the couple’s consent.

Funke and Skillz’s marriage was widely admired and their combined success in the film industry with Jenifa made them even more admirable. They quickly became the star couple of the AMVCA sweeping awards to the delight of many. While Benito continued with the claims, Funke and Skillz tried to keep it all together at least publicly (Skillz even debunked Benito’s claims via Instagram). The fact that they managed to attend this year’s AMVCA together despite their troubles attests to Skillz’s revelation that they at least tried to make it work. Unfortunately, their marriage would prove to have been broken beyond repair.

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