Why gloria govan and matt barnes split

A husband-wife relationship gets worse when one of them starts deceiving. The same was in the case of the relationship between Barnes and Govan. They never talked about this first but at last, in a TV interview, Barnes told the whole story that led them to divorce.

He told how he found them hugged at a party and how he remained silent and tried to adjust to the situation for a long time just for his children.

But when water became over the head, he also decided to end up the relation. They married in , despite a suspicion of domestic violence situation against Govan in , but they split in Their divorce was finalized in and she moved on with his former Lakers teammate, Derek Fisher , whom she got engaged to in By continuing to use this site, you agree to our updated Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

MadameNoire is a sophisticated lifestyle publication that gives African-American women the latest in fashion trends, black entertainment news, parenting tips and beauty secrets that are specifically for black women. Keep reading to know more. Barnes and Govan initially became acquainted when she was just a year-old. Nothing happened at first, and the two spent some years apart before reconnecting when Barnes, an NBA player, played around Govan's hometown of Oakland.

They began their relationship in and were blessed with twin boys, Carter and Isaiah, in Things went well for the first couple of years; however, trouble reared its head in when Barnes was arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse against Govan. Upon investigation, the police revealed that they discovered signs of a struggle in which both parties endured injuries; however, Barnes was identified as the primary aggressor. Govan refused to acknowledge the allegations, and in a statement she made, the reality TV star explicitly tagged the accusations false.

The charges were dropped eventually. After the domestic violence incident, people expected a split, but contrary to that, Barnes and Govan decided to tie the knot. In , the pair got married in a seaside ceremony held in Santa Barbara, California.

The event was well planned, but there was a little hitch. While the handsome Barnes waited for his bride to walk down the aisle, one of their twins had a miniature meltdown, and the proud father got it on camera. Barnes told Vlad that at one point, he and Fisher were friends but things changed when he discovered Fisher, who was married at the time, was dating Govan without his knowledge.

Barnes says Govan knew that she was caught and he asked Govan who she was speaking to. The Bluetooth was still connected when Govan got in the car and Barnes said that he sent Fisher a warning that there would be an issue when he finally saw him face to face before Fisher hung up the phone.

After accidentally overhearing the Bluetooth phone conversation between Fisher and Govan, Barnes tried his best to ignore the situation, at least temporarily for the sake of his twins. That changed when one of his twins called him to tell him that Fisher was at the home he once shared with Govan…a home that Barnes was still paying for.

Barnes was infuriated that Fisher was spending time with his sons despite never having a conversation with Govan or Fisher about it.