Angela Deem of ’90 Day Fiancé’ Attacks Michael Ilesanmi’s ‘Unacceptable’ GoFundMe
Angela Deem lashed out on social media after learning about her estranged husband Michael Ilesanmi’s fundraiser to help with his legal fees.
The 90 Day Fiancé star reacted after Michael shared a link to a GoFundMe page where he asked for donations to pay a lawyer. The TLC star said he needed to hire an expensive attorney after Angela filed to annul their four-year marriage.
Angela Deem says she’s ‘totally ashamed’ of Michael’s fundraising efforts
On August 15, Angela took to TikTok to share her thoughts on Michael’s plea for financial support support. She felt that he was taking his supporters for a ride.
“America wake up now you have been scammed,” she captioned the video. She also added the hashtags #HOMELANDSECURITY and #USAWAKEUP.
Angela was horrified that Michael had quickly hit his fundraising goal of $25,000. As of August 16, he had raised more than $32,000 from 1,600 donations.
“Did you see Michael made his goal? What is wrong with you, United States of America?!” Angela said in the minute-long video, which appeared to have been filmed in a public bathroom. “I am totally ashamed right now. Who makes a GoFundMe, makes $25,000 for legal fees when we have people out there that have sick kids, sick moms or veterans on there who don’t even get $25,000. Wake up, America! This is unacceptable. This is unacceptable.”
“There’s taxes on that,” Angela added. “$25,000. Congratulations, Michael. You’re going to need it.”
The ‘90 Day Fiancé’ star wants to annul her marriage to Michael
Angela’s TikTok tirade comes shortly after it was revealed that she was asking a Georgia court to annul her marriage to Michael. The couple married in January 2020 in a ceremony in Nigeria.
In the petition submitted to Jeff Davis County Superior Court on June 20, Angela claims that Michael “fraudulently induced [her] into a marriage for the purpose of gaining legal permanent resident status in the United States.’
The TLC personality asserted that after Michael “abandoned” her, she “discovered that [he] was engaged in a conspiracy with other Nigerian men to induce US citizens into marriage for the purpose of gaining legal permanent resident status.”
Angela seems to be referring to Michael’s involvement in the Paradise Men Facebook group. She discovered he was an administrator for the group when she searched his phone during a trip to the Ivory Coast (as seen on 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? Season 8).
Michael said it was simply a group for men who were married or engaged to American women to share information about the visa and immigration process. But Angela was convinced that Michael was scamming her. Nonetheless, the couple went forward with the visa process and Michael arrived in the U.S. in late 2023.
Angela’s PI found no evidence that Michael was a scammer
Angela’s TikTok video is not the first time she’s accused Michael of being a scammer. After he moved to the U.S., she hired a private investigator named Todd to investigate her husband and find evidence of his scamming.
That PI was a guest on the August 11 episode of the Happily Ever After? Season 8 tell-all. He revealed that he’d found no evidence that Michael was scamming or cheating on Angela. Angela refused to believe his report.
“I don’t care,” Angela shouted after Todd delivered his findings. She then stormed off the stage.
“I don’t care what y’all think about me because I know the real motherf*cker,” she added.
In an interview, Todd said Angela was searching for evidence of something that did not exist.
“I don’t see any reason why Angela should be suspicious of Michael or his behavior,” he told producers. “A concern that I have is how adamant she is about wanting to find a lie or something wrong in the report. It’s almost like she’s not willing to accept the truth.”
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