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Deelishis Speaks On Her Finances Amid Raymond Santana’s Divorce Filing

Deelishis gave her followers an intimate look into the current state of her marriage at the top of March. And even though we’re only three days in, things have gotten tense online with estranged husband Raymond Santana. Deelishis called him a narcissist, liar and cheat in an Instagram post on March 1. Raymond fired his own shots with Future references and a divorce filing the next day.

By Thursday, the online discussions about their less than two-years-long marriage involved their finances. As you may already know, Raymond, one of the exonerated five, received part of a $41 million settlement for being wrongly convicted of assault in New York.

Deelishis, who rose to fame as a reality TV star, published an Instagram post clearing the air on her coins.

“He isn’t broke & he left me, not the other way around,” Deelishis wrote on her Instagram Story. “So please find a different narrative…gold digger doesn’t apply in this case…I had my own when I met him and I’ll continue having my own now that he’s gone.”

Raymond Files For Divorce

Per TMZ, Raymond came with the divorce papers for estranged wife on Tuesday following her social media blast. The legal documents said the union between Raymond and Deelishis is irretrievably broken with no hope of reconciliation.

But despite there being no hope for their love, the legal filing said the estranged couple is opting to end things on their own, rather than use the court system.Both parties have also decided not to pay alimony.

If you aren’t familiar, Deelishis and Raymond started dating in 2019 and by the end of that year, they had plans to tie the knot. Those plans came to life in June 2020. What followed was social posts and outings with displays of affections and kind words.

It’s unclear what exactly led to their relationship’s end, but Deelishis told followers in her now-edited caption to “stay tuned.”

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