UH OH......
So Gary Owens is in a bit of a feud with his wife. After their public divorce, it seems as if he hasn't made much effort to see his kids according to his wife. Kenya Duke, accuses him of seeking sympathy from the internet.
“All kids want their parents to be happy. When you come to the internet and tell only half the story for sympathy…So what did you do??? How did y’all get here? If you wanted healing, you would have reached out to a family therapist, call, text, or sent this video directly to them.”
“You don’t seem to have any empathy for their feelings. You have done some foul things, but I still greet you with a smile. In conversation, I try to keep us focus and on track, so we don’t resort to blame and finger pointing.” I remind them of your birthday and Father’s Day. I encourage them to give you a 2nd chance. I share info with you about them because I would hope that, if the tables were turned you’d do the same. And then you come to the internet with a video of the result but not the reason. I just don’t understand, how this helped anything. At this point, I don’t know what to believe or how to deal with you.”
THE DRAMA
Usually when I read stories like this I just thank God I made the correct choice to not have children with some of the women I've dated in the past that did not work out. Gary Owens opened up about his feelings regarding the situation, claiming he’s attempted to have communication with them and said “As a lot of people know I haven’t seen my kids in almost 3 years, or spoken to them, since the divorce…I understand they’re just, I guess healing…I try to reach out, I try to see them, but it just hasn’t worked out yet.”
As far as his son Austin goes, the comedian said that while on a trip to San Jose, he located the facility where he works as a kids’ swim instructor and tried to see him. After initially coming in on Austin’s day off, Owen said he returned when he knew his son would be there just to “be in his presence.” Upon his arrival, one of his son’s colleagues asked if he should let Austin know his dad was there, to which Owen said he refused, explaining: “I didn’t want to invade on his space…so I went in and I watched him,” Owen admired how much Austin has grown and expressed his gratitude that he was able to be close to him. He also shared his hope that they can talk soon as well.
“All kids want their parents to be happy. When you come to the internet and tell only half the story for sympathy…So what did you do??? How did y’all get here? If you wanted healing, you would have reached out to a family therapist, call, text, or sent this video directly to them.”
As a caption, she added:
“You don’t seem to have any empathy for their feelings. You have done some foul things, but I still greet you with a smile. In conversation, I try to keep us focus and on track, so we don’t resort to blame and finger pointing.”
And continued:
“I remind them of your birthday and Father’s Day. I encourage them to give you a 2nd chance. I share info with you about them because I would hope that, if the tables were turned you’d do the same. And then you come to the internet with a video of the result but not the reason. I just don’t understand, how this helped anything. At this point, I don’t know what to believe or how to deal with you.”
Gary Owen, Kenya Duke, & Children
Duke’s comments addressing her former husband came after the actor posted a video sharing his discontent about not speaking nor seeing his children Austin, 23, and Kennedy, 21, in so long. During one of his recent podcast episodes, Owen opened up about his feelings regarding the situation, claiming he’s attempted to have communication with them to no avail. He stated:
“As a lot of people know I haven’t seen my kids in almost 3 years, or spoken to them, since the divorce…I understand they’re just, I guess healing…I try to reach out, I try to see them, but it just hasn’t worked out yet,”
Owen then shared that he intends to go to his daughter’s upcoming graduation at North Carolina A&T “by himself” to avoid making her day awkward. He added that he doesn’t feel that would be the best time for them to try and reconcile, which he said he’s hopeful will happen someday.
