Gary Owen Opens Up About His Divorce From Kenya Duke, Falling Out With His Kids, Healing + More

I think it’s unfair that when a woman filed for divorce it’s “Yes girl leave him you can do better” but if a man isn’t happy and decides to divorce a woman it’s “How could you do that?” Men should be allowed to leave if they’re unhappy

Respect for Gary keeping things civil on air and only discussing his stuff and refusing to bad mouth his ex.

This is why i respect Gary Owen. He doesnt throw other people under the bus to make himself look better.🙂

Gary is being so transparent and that's not easy in that situation. I definitely understand.

You can see the pain in his face when he’s not joking. Divorce is hard and so painful and to have people turn their backs on you compounds it. I wish him well.

I truly admire Gary on how he chooses his words wisely when interviewed. Even when the interviewer pushed questions Gary didn’t want to answer, Gary stuck to his morals without visibly showing anger. Wish Gary all the Blessings bestowed upon him!

I can so relate to Gary about being emotionally checked out. I wanted to divorce my children's father after they graduated high school and turned 18, but I became extremely depressed and divorced their father when my oldest was 13 and my daughter was 11. Waiting for the children to get older was a mistake. I should have done it when they were toddlers because the marriage had already expired. Children tend to take side of the one who didn't file. What children don't understand is that they will never know their mother or their father as a spouse, only as a mother and or a father. So Mr. Owen, hang in there. Hopefully they'll remember how you are as dad and provider.

Married because of Obligation versus love makes a difference

This is honestly such a sad interview. Prayers for Kenya, Gary, & the children 🧡 no family breaking up is easy, especially after 23 years. You can see the pain in his face.

I hope the kids come around soon. He seems like a great father. Praying for the healing of their family.

1. This may have been the 1st time I've watched a Breakfast Club interview. I'm a fan of Gary, but hadn't realized that he was going through a bitter divorce. 2. I'm amazed at how open he is. As a dad myself, while he was describing the sacrifices he made to see his kids and not being able to see them today, I genuinely felt his pain. 3. Divorce sucks. I never knew about 'being served', but my gosh, all of this sucks.

My prayers are with Gary and his family. I loved the interview and understand what he is going through. To have checked out of a marriage, and the affect it has on the children. They will come around. Continue to pray and be strong.

He did a good job with this interview am proud of him no one will ever know what really happened only the people that was in the marriage. Divorce is hard but life must go on.

I really hope that Gary and his kids will be able to reconnect with each other soon. 🙏🏿 Been a fan of his since the Comic View days, still a fan today...

I like how he didn’t go to deep into the question they keep asking, see how he just didn’t answer some questions. He’s gonna make a special talking about everything. I’ll bet money on it.

Gary you spoke with poise and maturity. Thank you for not publicly disgracing this black woman. You're doing amazing and I wish you the best. Sometimes shit just don't work out and that's okay. You deserve to be happy too.

I like how honest he is with his own feelings. At the end of the day you have to take care of the person in the mirror. He wants to be happy I wish him the best.

I would dead ass love to see more open and just vulnerably honest interviews like this with gary because so so so many can relate to the pure realness of it. hell if anything we can try to learn from others mistakes, as others learn from ours.

Honestly BC is wrong for this interview, he was sitting there trying to explain why things happened. The whole time he was trying to explain why HE left without throwing anyone under the bus. They straight up kept insinuating he was at fault and automatically taking his ex's side assuming. It was high key disrespectful. Gary was admitting he had some fault and the divorce was basically both parties fault. But they kept on trying to make him talk bad about his ex and make him the villain. That is fucked up honestly.

I think it's so important for a mother to not inject their pain from a split into their children. When I divorced my ex due to his cheating ways, I ensured that my children knew they were loved and that they could still love their father. I make sure they check on him, celebrate his birthday, father's day, and all other holidays either with him or at least with a phone call. He's always been there for them and I wasn't going to dismiss or allow them to dismiss him from their lives bc of my pain. Kenya is going to have to help mend the relationships, not for her or Gary but for the children's sake. Even though they are adults, they still need and deserve healthy parental relationships. It was tough, I wanted to tell my kids how he hurt me, what a dog he was, and honestly a small bit of me wanted them to hate him, but no good would come from that. I love my children far more than I could ever hate their dad. Besides, I picked him and I never want my children to suffer from my bad choice. Divorce is hard, parenting is harder, and forgiveness is hardest. I chose to forgive and love my family. Never would I want my ex but he's my family, 16 year together said so. My children hear me pray for him bc I love them and I know they love him. I'm raising black women and it's important that they know how to function past hurt and through pain. They will know they can get through anything bc momma did.