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Sunday, April 26, 2015

Shameless

John Fashanu Says wife Abigail Tried
to KILL him after 'walking in on
raunchy sex threesome'
The former Gladiators host is now at the centre of a
bitter divorce battle with Abigail – and also insists
SHE cheated on him with a woman
Soccer legend John Fashanu has accused his wife of
trying to kill him – after she allegedly found him
bedding two women at the same time.
The retired former Wimbledon and England striker said
estranged Abigail Onyekwelu went for him with a knife
during a furious row at their home.
Fashanu, also a former Gladiators host, is now at the
centre of a bitter divorce battle with Abigail – and
insists SHE cheated on him with a woman.
She denies his claims and the astonishing battle –
which includes the accusation that he bedded their
maid – is to be played out in the high court in Abuja,
Nigeria.
Furious Abigail, 48, said last night: “Good riddance to
bad rubbish! I’ve left him and washed my hands.”
But Fashanu, 52 – dubbed Fash the Bash for his
hardman reputation in Wimbledon’s famous “Crazy
Gang” – hit back with an extraordinary series of
allegations.
He said he had to call in police to protect him from
knife-wielding Abigail and was devastated to find her
in bed with another woman.
He also alleged that she stole thousands of pounds in
cash from their marital home.
Speaking exclusively to the Sunday People the star –
who now presents the Nigerian version of TV’s Deal or
No Deal – said: “She attempted to use knives on me.
It was terrifying.
“My life was at stake, there’s no two ways about that.
“Even if you did think I was sleeping with the maid, or
even if you thought I was sleeping with Miss Nigeria,
don’t kill me! Just leave me and go. The violence was
just too much.”
6ft 2in Fashanu added: “My life was at risk and I didn’t
want it to happen again. That’s why I filed for
divorce.”
He denied his wife’s claim to have discovered him in
bed with two other women – one of them their maid.
“I’ve been very fortunate to date some of the most
beautiful women in the world,” Fash insisted. “I
certainly don’t have to sleep with my cleaner!
“This is me, John Fashanu, you’re talking to. It’s
absolute nonsense. If she wants to make up that story,
at least let her say it’s BeyoncĂ© or someone.
“Don’t say it’s my cleaner, that’s just b******s. It’s not
true at all.
“The truth is she’s been cheating on me with a woman
she calls her spiritual partner.
“I caught them in the bed many times. That was why I
kicked her out of my house.”
Abigail is the mother of former beauty queen Adaeze
Yobo. Fashanu met her in 2009. They married two
years later but the relationship hit the skids last year.
Father-of-five Fashanu claimed police are now
investigating an attack on him. He also alleged that
officers are trying to retrieve missing cash from
Abigail.
He said: “I’m the one who is filing for divorce. I
couldn’t stand her and, to be honest, she probably
couldn’t stand me. With Abigail it was just money,
money, money.
“I’ve never seen a woman who has such an appetite
for money. Nearly one million Nigerian naira (around
£3,300) was stolen from my house in Abuja. There are
police reports you can see.
“There were so many assaults, it was just getting too
much. It was absolutely ridiculous. She attacked me
on multiple occasions. The whole situation was far too
hot for me. There are some wonderful, wonderful
women. It’s just that I met the wrong one.”
Glamorous socialite Abigail, a qualified lawyer and
mother-in-law to former Nigerian football captain
Joseph Yobo, paints a totally different picture of the
marriage breakdown.
The mother of four said: “John’s saying I tried to kill
him? Oh my God, this is so funny. I don’t quite ­
understand all this.
“How can I kill him? How can somebody like me kill
this huge man who is an expert in karate. I don’t ­
understand how I can kill him.”
Told that he had accused her of going to his house
armed with knives before trying to attack him, Abigail
retorted: “Oh my God, that is ridiculous.”
She also rejected Fashanu’s claim that he threw her
out of his house
after finding her in bed with another woman.
Abigail said: “He didn’t kick me out of his house. We
were living in my house. He couldn’t have kicked me
out of my own house – I kicked him out.”
Of the woman concerned, she insisted: “She is a good
friend to me. She has a husband and children. It is
ridiculous. She was living with me for a while to get
back on her feet.”
Abigail went on: “I caught him in bed with two women,
the housemaid and one other woman. There were two
women, it was awful.
“They were on the bed. They were undressed. I said to
them, ‘Who are you and what’s going on here?’
“He told me that he doesn’t know what he’s doing and
I should pray for him. He knows how to manipulate
people, that’s one thing he is good at.
“I last saw him in April last year. I didn’t know he’d
filed for divorce. He has been calling people asking
them to plead with me to get back with him.
“I would have filed for divorce myself but I haven’t
because I’ve been very busy. And he asked me not to
because he did not want to make it known that we
had separated.
“So I went on my way and I left him but I didn’t tell
anybody anything.
“I’ve told him, ‘I don’t want you any more, I have
forgiven you, I’m a Christian. But I don’t want you any
more, just leave me alone.’
I don’t take him seriously. I don’t have time for him. If
I should be angry at anyone, I should be angry at
myself for descending so low as to enter into marriage
with such a person.”
Responding to claims she stole money from Fashanu,
Abigail added: “Anybody can say anything – but how
can I go to his house and steal from him in his house?
“I wasn’t living there with him. He’s sick and he needs
help.”
Fashanu was born in London to a Guyanan nurse,
Pearl, and Nigerian barrister, Patrick. After they split
up he had a spell in a Barnado’s home and was
fostered in Norfolk.
His football career included spells with Norwich City,
Lincoln City, Crystal Palace, Millwall and Aston Villa.
He joined Wimbledon in 1986 and famously won the FA
Cup in 1988 in a team including Vinnie Jones and
Lawrie Sanchez.
Fashanu scored more than 100 goals during his 17-
year career, which also included two appearances for
England.
After retiring from football he hosted the hit 1990s TV
show Gladiators for seven years alongside Ulrika
Jonsson.
In 2003 he starred as a contestant in the ITV reality
show I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
His first marriage, to Ivory Coast model Melissa Kassa-
Mapsi, ended in divorce in 2004. Now Fashanu is a
famous and respected figure in Africa.
He has carried out extensive charity work and is
understood to have been a friend of Nelson Mandela.
He is a UN Ambassador for Nigeria, a former Unicef
goodwill ambassador for 53 African countries and a
former board member of the Nigeria Football
Association.
He also worked to develop professional football across
Africa and was Nigeria’s Ambassador for Sport and
Tourism. Fashanu now presents the Deal or No Deal
Nigeria game show on The Africa Channel and is a
successful businessman with interests in London and
Abuja.
But the star suffered heartbreak when his brother
Justin, who was Britain’s first openly gay professional
footballer, hanged himself in London in 1988.
After his brother’s suicide, Fashanu expressed remorse
for disowning him because of his homosexuality.
But he later claimed he did not believe Justin was
genuinely gay.
Wife Abigail claims he has fathered six children by
three different women.
Meanwhile he added: “I filed the divorce petition in
September and it’s listed for mention on the 19th of
next month at the court in Abuja. We’re trying to move
it through.”- culled

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