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As soon as a teen heartthrob, singer/actor Marques Houston is now being linked to youngsters for all of the mistaken causes.
Granted, controversy isn’t a wierd topic to the now-41-year-old former co-star of fashionable movies and TV reveals like A Totally different World, two Home Celebration sequels, You Acquired Served, the live-action Fats Albert movie and most notably as annoyingly-sweet neighbor Roger on the hit ’90s sitcom Sister, Sister. There was the character of his overly-mature picture and sound as a member of the ironically-titled R&B trio Immature (later IMx) beginning when he was simply 11 years previous — songs titled “Da Munchies,” “Wiser Than My Years” and “Let Me Hmm Hmm Hmm” undoubtedly didn’t age nicely. On a extra deeper degree, his ongoing affiliation with Chris Stokes following the very-viral B2K sexual abuse drama of the mid 2000s, which Marques was named in as nicely, nonetheless rubs folks the mistaken means.
After all, there’s additionally that abysmal plastic tuxedo he wore to the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards — nonetheless cringe to today!
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On the present second, the place we get to why his aforementioned hyperlink to youngsters is being questioned by many, Houston has been the subject of many taboo conversations over the previous few years because of his 2020 marriage to then-19-year-old bride, Miya Dickey, when he was 39. Many elements play into why this union is much more bizarre than the plain 20-year age distinction: Marques says he met Miya when she was simply 17 — see: “grooming” — and there’s been questions concerning her life earlier than that as an alleged lacking runaway for the reason that age of 15.
…oh, and right here’s what Miya’s organic mother reportedly needed to say with reference to her daughter’s union with Marques:
Every thing got here to the floor just lately because of Houston’s look on the upcoming episode of UNCENSORED airing this Sunday (April 9) at 10 PM/9C on our household community, TV One. The controversial half the place speaks on the character of his marriage to Miya (seen above) has brought on many Twitter reactions, think-piece dialogues and public chastising general of his intentions.
Have a look beneath to see what the plenty are saying about Marques Houston and his formerly-teen bride, after which reply this one for us: Can a 39-year-old and 19-year-old ever really discover love with out controversy?
1. Someone inform marques Houston in contrast to his spouse, we weren’t born yesterday…. Dude undoubtedly was channeling Rkelly power when he married Aaliyah.
by way of @RonnieLo10
2. Marques Houston and Trey Songz?
by way of @chrissygems
3. Marques Houston mentioned he met his spouse when she was 17. I would like yall to know that cradle watchin a toddler & waitin til they authorized remains to be predatory & pedophilic. All which means is you was sexually interested in them after they was nonetheless a child. A affected person pedophile remains to be a pedophile
by way of @NightSkinGirl88
4. Marques Houston shoulda simply saved his mouth closed.
by way of @jas_zhane
5. Y’all!! I don’t know if y’all watch #Uncensored on TVOne, however Marques Houston is doing an episode on Sunday and speaking about his questionable marriage to that younger ass woman. That age hole is an excessive amount of for me.
by way of @AshleyShyMiller
6. Sure, Marques Houston is a creep for marrying a 19-year-old woman in his late 30s that he claims he first “met” at age 17. Yeah, that’s known as grooming — and he’s not the one one in Hollywood that’s been doing it. Look very intently to win a few of your different faves “met.”
by way of @MrErnestOwens
7. So mainly Chris Stokes kidnapped that woman and offered her off to Marques “Batman” Houston- that’s what im getting
by way of @jiggyjayy2
8. Idc what y’all say however Marques Houston groomed his now spouse She was 17 after they supposedly “first” met, he was 36. He was 39 after they bought married and he or she was 19. What have they got to speak about?
by way of @04_kcjj
9. Marques Houston ft Joe Budden track was wrote by R Kelly That they had the entire scare the hoes headquarters within the studio that day😵💫
by way of @4evapros
10. Marques Houston is a sick bastard. That’s all.
by way of @thatdamnbrook
11. Marques Houston preyed on that woman til she was of age. Easy.
by way of @BlaQuioxte
12. Marques Houston didn’t assist something together with his clarification lmao mad bizarre yo
by way of @EarthQuake_HK15
13. Marques Houston lastly addresses the general public about marrying his spouse when she was 19. Nothing however phrases as a result of he ain’t speaking about shit. There’s no justifying marrying somebody with “teen” hooked up to their age whenever you’re 39. There’s no “of age” right here. Predatory, interval.
by way of @BombshellCole
14. Marques Houston thinks we’re silly lol
by way of @Mr_Nonchalantt
15. THIS MAN Marques Houston BEEN A WEIRDO!!!! Analysis what occurred with B2K & then his spouse…. Y’all are on the cash there’s no denying it
by way of @lovvhanaa
