The untold truth of Briana DeJesus
Shortly thereafter, DeJesus jumped back into the limelight a
la TM2 with a big splash. Although DeJesus embraced a quiet life prior to her
return, she did a complete 180 in a matter of months — we're talking a
pregnancy, breakup, and a massive feud with her TM2 costar, Kailyn Lowry. Whew,
we're tired already. Of course, there are a lot of questions about how DeJesus'
quiet life in Orlando spiraled into a whirlwind of drama. So, what really went
down in DeJesus' world throughout the past few years? Here's the untold truth
of Briana DeJesus.
DeJesus' social media antics
Some public figures would be better off if they disabled
their social media accounts. DeJesus falls into this category.
As for DeJesus' most cringeworthy message, it might be her
take on the apparent suicides of designer Kate Spade and chef Anthony Bourdain.
Following the tragic deaths, DeJesus took to Twitter on June 8 to issue a
controversial take on people who end their own lives. In the since deleted
tweet, DeJesus penned (via Pop Culture): "I know depression is real but I
could never understand how someone can commit suicide that has kids. Yea,
You'll no longer suffer but ur kids will. It's just sad. I would never want to
die and leave my kids behind."
Of course, many were offended by DeJesus' perspective, and
some accused her of perpetuating mental health stigmas.
"As someone who has lost their mother to suicide at the
age of 13, I find this tweet hurtful," one fan wrote. "It took me
years to stop thinking I wasn't enough to keep her alive." Another person
added, "Saying suicide is selfish is saying, 'Although I don't
understand clinical depression Well said.
Her family's shocking secret
DeJesus and her sister, Brittany DeJesus, found themselves
in a dramatic paternity situation when it was revealed that they have different
fathers. The shocking moment unfolded on an episode of VH1's Family
Therapy With Dr. Jenn, when the sisters' mom, Roxanne DeJesus, confessed to
Brittany that her dad isn't her biological father. Following the devastating
reveal, Brittany told her mom, according to VH1, "I'm going to throw up
all over you in like 2.5 seconds, seriously. I feel like I'm going to throw the
f**k up." Yikes.
DeJesus — who was visibly upset by the
confession — immediately confronted Roxanne about the identity of
Brittany's father. When pressed, Roxanne admitted that Brittany's dad had
passed away many years prior. Talk about a devastating moment.
Later on in the episode, Brittany learned her dad was shot
to death while his back was turned. "I want you to know, that for the
time that he was around you, he loved you dearly, Brittany because I was there
to see it," Brittany's biological aunt revealed about her father's death.
"What made it a little bit harder was, when I saw him laying down, I saw
my niece in him, and it was really hard because she got cheated out of a father."
The silver lining in this story is that the news hasn't
changed Brittany and DeJesus' relationship, and the two remain close.
Her mom's battle with lupus
When fans first met Roxanne on 16 & Pregnant, she
was a fiery and energetic person who did a lot for her family. So, viewers were
understandably concerned when Roxanne appeared worn out and tired in the
premiere of TM2 season 7. Roxanne didn't seem like usual herself, to say the
least.
Sadly, it was soon revealed that Roxanne suffers from Lupus,
a chronic autoimmune disease. "They weren't kidding when they said it
takes series of test to be diagnosed with lupus," Roxanne captioned a
December 2017 Twitter photo of blood vials. "Thankful and grateful that
I'm feeling so much better." Well, at least Roxanne finally has a
diagnosis.
Given Roxanne's condition, it's more difficult for her to
help out with raising DeJesus' two kids, Nova and Stella. Still, Roxanne does
as much as she can, and DeJesus is hopeful her mom will remain healthy.
"She's [Roxanne] ok for now. She's been a lot better but with lupus, you
never know," DeJesus told Blasting News in January 2018. "Things can
change over night we're continuing to pray for her and appreciate prayers and
good wishes."
Feel better, Roxanne.
Her family didn't like her ex-boyfriend
Unfortunately for the couple, however, Roxanne and Brittany
didn't like Marroquin. What made matters worse was that they weren't shy about
their feelings. In fact, Roxanne went as far to imply Marroquin was untruthful
about his military career. "How many times can you say 'I'm being
deployed' and not get deployed," Roxanne penned in since-deleted
tweet from December 2017 (via The Hollywood Gossip). "Stop using
deployment as a tool for sympathy." Yeah, that happened.
Following Roxanne's dig, Brittany referred to Marroquin as
DeJesus' "raggedy a** boyfriend" during an Instagram live rant. And
not too long after the jab, DeJesus and Marroquin broke up for good in January
2018.