Internet Reacts To Comments Made By Gabrielle Union, Wife Of Dwyane Wade, About Past Infidelity

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Gabrielle Union recently opened up about past infidelity in her first marriage with former NFL player Chris Howard. The two were together for four years before calling it quits on a “dysfunctional” relationship in 2006.

Now, she’s happily married to NBA star Dwyane Wade, but it doesn’t mean she can’t reflect on the relationship that came before. The actress talked about her previous romance while appearing on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast.

Here’s what she had to say.

“Neither one of us felt like the marriage should get in the way of our dating. A part of it was like keeping up with his activities, like, ‘Oh, that’s what you’re doing? You’re going to feel this one.’ 

“And I just felt entitled to it as well. I was paying all the bills, I was working my ass off, and I felt like that’s what comes. The spoils of riches… Whoever has the most gets to do whatever they want, is what I thought. It was just dysfunctional from Day 1.”

Gabrielle Union’s comments have taken social media by storm with many flocking to Twitter to post reactions. Here’s what people were saying after hearing the clip from the interview.

Some sided with the actress with this person saying, “All Gabrielle Union said was her ex-husband was a cheater who had the audacity the cheat when she was paying all the bills and supporting the household — so she got her lick back. I don’t find anything wrong with her logic.”

Others, however, strongly disagreed. One fan wrote, “Gabrielle Union is toxic.”

While many are choosing sides, it doesn’t seem like there’s a cut and dry resolution to the situation, maybe outside of divorce which eventually happened. She notes that her husband was cheating at the same time, and while an eye for an eye isn’t always the answer, it’s easy to see why she’d resort to it.

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