Israel Houghton And Wife Are Divorced After 20 Years

Shimmie

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That movie was beyond ratchet. There were so many things that her character engaged in that were not proper for a believer. Those who don't know the Lord would be led to believe Adrienne's character's behavior was godly when in fact, it was quite the opposite. It was such a huge disappointment!
:wave: Hi @fifi134

We were very disappointed with the movie because it gave young girls (who don't know the Lord) the impression it's okay to live on the edge of sexuality. Adrienne was presented more salacious than as one who serves the Lord.
 

Shimmie

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^^it'll be interesting to see if Adrienne responds

Has she mentioned this on the show she is co-hosting (The Real)? Have any on the show mentioned this? I haven't been watching this in a while. This entire issue is so heartbreaking. I keep asking... "What on earth happened to this man to cause him to do this?" He seemed so devoted to God, his wife and family and the Ministry.

* Huge Sigh *

Thanks in advance for sharing.
 

Shimmie

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Shimmie, I know exactly how you feel. I was upset with him earlier, but I grieve for his consequences now. :cry3:

For me, I look at it as a warning sign to not even dare to let my guard down. Nope, can't do that till I get Home.
@mensa... thank you so much for this precious word. You have a heart to grieve beyond what we now 'see', for there is more that we do not 'see', meaning the consequences.

What bothers me is that he does not express any grief over what he has done to his wife. He has literally 'moved on' to be happy with someone else and he is doing so in sin. Adrienne is not a 'Church Girl", and by that I mean, the two of them are not having a sexless relationship. And he keeps defending her when he should be defending his wife and protecting his wife's feelings from all of this publicity. This is more painful for his wife than it is for Adrienne. He is truly 'out there', away from God.

*I don't get it* :nono: I truly...just...don't...get...it. :nono: This man is not showing any remorse or true repentance.
 

Loving

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I discovered yesterday that his latest album "Covered in Asia" was on Netflix. I barely got through 5 minutes. All I kept seeing in my mind were those awful pictures of him with Adrienne.

I know that we are not supposed to put people like these on a pedestal but by virtue of them being in the public's eye, it can't be helped. Things like these hurt their witness and to some extent ours.

As @Shimmie said, it's the lack of remorse that gets to me the most. How can one who seemed to be so close to God, be this callous and blatant now?
 

Shimmie

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I discovered yesterday that his latest album "Covered in Asia" was on Netflix. I barely got through 5 minutes. All I kept seeing in my mind were those awful pictures of him with Adrienne.

I know that we are not supposed to put people like these on a pedestal but by virtue of them being in the public's eye, it can't be helped. Things like these hurt their witness and to some extent ours.

As @Shimmie said, it's the lack of remorse that gets to me the most. How can one who seemed to be so close to God, be this callous and blatant now?
At the bolded, you are so right about this. And you are absolutely correct that although we do not place them upon pedestals, we still expect them to represent the Body of Christ with temperance and not be like the world. He's just letting all of his fleshly desires hang 'all out there' showing absolutely no shame, including his stomach.
 

TrulyBlessed

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Has she mentioned this on the show she is co-hosting (The Real)? Have any on the show mentioned this? I haven't been watching this in a while. This entire issue is so heartbreaking. I keep asking... "What on earth happened to this man to cause him to do this?" He seemed so devoted to God, his wife and family and the Ministry.

* Huge Sigh *

Thanks in advance for sharing.

The Real has been on a break for the past two weeks and they finally return tomorrow. The timing of the break is very interesting and I too am curious to see if she will address it.
 

Aggie

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Oh wow, this is very heartbreaking. I will pray for both of them that their faith does not fail.
 

mrselle

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The Real has been on a break for the past two weeks and they finally return tomorrow. The timing of the break is very interesting and I too am curious to see if she will address it.

Adrienne is going to address the rumors on today's show. I've seen the clips, but will watch the show to see if she says anything in addition to what I've seen from the clips that have been posted. From the clips, she just says that she and Israel are dating, she is glad to have a platform to be able to set the record straight, he is officially divorced and she was not the cause of their marital problems.
 

mrselle

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well did she say anything more.

Not really. The highlights...

- he is not married
- he was never good friends with her ex-fiance
- her co-hosts called her when the news hit the blogs to make sure she was ok.
- her co-hosts stood up for her and said that she is a good person and wouldn't breakup a marriage
- as far as the relationship she said we'll see how things go.

I wonder if they will wake up a year or two from now and say the backlash was worth it.
 

Shimmie

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No matter what they say, it's still a very bad situation.

Those beach photos of them are too intimate.

He became romantically involved far too soon after the divorce which indicates that he was involved before the divorce process, which also indicates he was still cheating,

He's not showing any respect for his ex-wife nor her feelings, He's wrong...period,
 

mrselle

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No matter what they say, it's still a very bad situation.

Those beach photos of them are too intimate.

He became romantically involved far too soon after the divorce which indicates that he was involved before the divorce process, which also indicates he was still cheating,

He's not showing any respect for his ex-wife nor her feelings, He's wrong...period,

I agree whole-heartedly. I'll admit, while watching the show I almost felt a little sorry for her. I started thinking, " Well maybe it will work for them." But then common sense kicked in and I was like, "Uh, no ma'am." One of the first things she said is, "This man is not married. Praise God." Why would a Christian who knows the Bible praise God for the demise of a marriage? He and his wife were together for over 20 years. They have children, they had a home and they built a life together. Why would anyone praise God that all of that went away due to his inability to remain faithful to his wife????
 

Shimmie

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I agree whole-heartedly. I'll admit, while watching the show I almost felt a little sorry for her. I started thinking, " Well maybe it will work for them." But then common sense kicked in and I was like, "Uh, no ma'am." One of the first things she said is, "This man is not married. Praise God." Why would a Christian who knows the Bible praise God for the demise of a marriage? He and his wife were together for over 20 years. They have children, they had a home and they built a life together. Why would anyone praise God that all of that went away due to his inability to remain faithful to his wife????

Exactly @mrselle

What both of them are doing is no different than the people in the world...the sinners. I know of several who stay out of relationships until the healing process has taken placed and that they have fully repented from sinning in their marriage. This man didn't wait for the ink to dry before bunny hopping with Adrienne.

C'mon Izzie... you ain't foolin nobody. :nono:

I do not like that his 'wife' has to be humiliated like this. It's not right. He's not doing right by her even after the divorce. It's just not right. :nono:
 

Dellas

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Not really. The highlights...

- he is not married
- he was never good friends with her ex-fiance
- her co-hosts called her when the news hit the blogs to make sure she was ok.
- her co-hosts stood up for her and said that she is a good person and wouldn't breakup a marriage
- as far as the relationship she said we'll see how things go.

I wonder if they will wake up a year or two from now and say the backlash was worth it.
Even if he was single, what do we tell single people dating and compromising positions/situations.
And dating someone of your own faith...
He is just doing what he wants ....period...
 

NICOLETHENUMBERONE

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@Laela I am too through.
I was just coming in here like, "Did I just read on YouTube that Israel Houghton is Adrienne Bailon's new boo?" I thought he just got a divorce with his wife. This is disgraceful IMO cause it indicates you were dating while still married, yes separated but still married. Okay, for the sake of argument let's say they waited until the divorce was finalized, it's still tacky for me. @momi
 

Shimmie

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I was just coming in here like, "Did I just read on YouTube that Israel Houghton is Adrienne Bailon's new boo?" I thought he just got a divorce with his wife. This is disgraceful IMO cause it indicates you were dating while still married, yes separated but still married. Okay, for the sake of argument let's say they waited until the divorce was finalized, it's still tacky for me. @momi
This man is really showing un-Godly behavior. He's all over the media in salacious photos with Adrienne and this has to be heartbreaking to his former wife. I pray that she gets over him quick, fast and in a hurry and fully delivered from all humiliation and the pain that he has caused her.

He is just wrong, wrong, WRONG for all of this for he is not showing any heart for repentance. None at all. It's just wrong. :nono:

I got something for him...

Hosea 2: "...(his) lovers shall reject him." I hope and pray that Adrienne dumps him which will lead him back to God and into full repentance for all that he has done. I wish no harm on anyone...just true repentance. Praise God.
 

CoilyFields

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I am truly sad at the demise of their marriage. The only thing that I can say is that there should have been a longer period of time between the announcement of divorce and the seeking of a new relationship.

Though their marriage was "over" a while ago, it is still fresh to the public and no doubt humiliating to his wife for it to seem like he left her and moved on to someone else publicly. I think that was disrespectful. And those are just my feelings, not gospel...being such a public figure, he should have waited.

And if I'm honest I can say that as a woman I would feel resentful that he messed up our marriage and then moved on to be happy with someone else so soon. I would want him to be alone (lonely without me) for a while, especially if I am not in any kind of relationship. Yall pray for me :look:
 
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