Ashlyn Harris denies cheating rumors, states "bullying" has "devastated" her mental health
Ashlyn Harris has posted a lengthy statement on Instagram denying that any infidelity took place prior to divorcing her wife of four years, Ali Krieger.
The soccer star is said to be dating actress Sophia Bush, and persistent rumors allege that the two were involved before Harris filed for divorce.
In her post Harris says:
* “Several weeks ago, a process that had been ongoing privately for some time became public. Ending a relationship after almost 13 years of friendship, teammate-ship, marriage and coparenting (many of them good years) is a decision that was not made lightly."
* "Two happy families are always better than one unhappy one. This process is never easy, but we were making our way through."
* "At the advice of our agents, representation and friends, we planned to keep this information private until her final season. A leak (a betrayal of our deepest confidence) made that impossible. The online hate that has happened since has been one of the most personally devastating experiences of my life.”
* "Now, I know that it is best practice in the world of online gossip 'not to feed the beast. Don’t respond. Don’t let them see you sweat...I have tried to let the fire burn out and what I’ve experienced has devastated my mental health. This has been brutal."
* "Someday my kids are going to be able to read the hate that strangers on the internet wrote, all because those strangers had an unsolicited opinion on my health and happiness? What are we doing here?"
* "Let me be clear: I did not step out of my marriage. I was always faithful in my marriage, if not always totally happy."
* "What has made this complex and difficult experience harder than I could have imagined is to have had an entire community turn on me while I’ve been moving through this...Right now, it feels like the entire community has poured gasoline on me and lit the matches."
* "I share all of this to remind people that bullying anyone about a personal decision, especially when that bullying is rooted in lies, really hurts...I’d appreciate if you could take a breath and treat me and my family with some humanity."
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