Jenelle Evansand David Eason have called it quits after two years of marriage.
TheTeen Mom 2star announced her decision to file for divorce from Eason on Instagram.
“I’ve mostly kept off social media the past few days because I’ve been focused on making some big life decisions,” she wrote. “I’ve lived my life on camera since I was 17 years old. And a lot of it hasn’t been pretty but it’s been my life. Like anyone else I want what’s best for my kids and I want to be happy. With the time I took away from Teen mom I’ve started looking at my life differently and I know I need to make changes. I’m starting now.”
While she didn’t specify the reason for the split, she said she has moved out of the house she shared with Eason.
“The kids and I have moved away from David,” she continued. “Nobody gets into a marriage expecting it to end but I know that’s what is best for me, and for my kids. Today I have filed papers to start that process.”
She continued: “I appreciate the support from everybody who has asked how I am. Me and my kids are doing great. We need some time to be together. But you’ll hear from us again soon.”
News of the split comes after a dififcult summer for the couple.
Earlier this year, Evans and Eason temporarilylost custody of their childrenin May after heshot and killed their family dog,Nugget, for biting 2-year-old daughter Ensley in the face. Two months later, Evansregained custody.
Jenelle Evans and David Eason.Jenelle Evans Eason/Instagram
On July 3, a judge in Evans’ custody trial case ruled that her 5-year-old sonKaiser— whom she shares with ex Nathan Griffith — and Ensley would be returned to her,TMZ reported.
Kaiser’s father, Griffith, was ordered to return his son to Evans, TMZ reported. According to the outlet, Evans’ mother, Barbara Evans, still maintained custody of Jace, 10. (Evans shares Jace with exAndrew Lewis.)Eason’s other daughter, Maryssa, was, at the time, in the custody of her mother Whitney Johnson, according to E! News.
Speaking withPEOPLE Nowexclusively last month, Evans said that her marriage to Eason was “stronger than ever.”
“I mean, especially because of the [child protective services] thing that happened. We had to be so strong during that,” she said. “It was so hard to just hear accusations as a parent that aren’t true.”
As Evans reflected on the difficult two months that her children were separated from her and Eason, she began to cry.
“Having to go through that as a couple, sorry,” Evans toldPEOPLE Now, tearing up. “Not being around your kids for two months for no reason and there was no evidence or anything against us. And that’s why it was ultimately dismissed.”
David Eason/Instagram
“My house is just so alive and my kids are there every day. And then to wake up and it’s so silent and it’s only me and him — and we usually cook breakfast every morning and they were gone,” she said.
During thePEOPLE Nowinterview, she also defended Eason, whoconfirmed for the first time that he killed Nuggetand explained his reasoning for doing so.
“It was a situation where my daughter, her health, her safety was in danger,” Eason said, referencing Ensley.
“This was something that nobody wants to ever have to do. The dog was aggressive. Yes, she might not be huge or whatever, but you know when a dog bites a child on the face more than one time, then it should never be around the child again,” he added. “If you give the dog up for adoption, one day it’s going to be around children again.”
Coming to Eason’s defense, Evans later said: “David has grown up in the country lifestyle — he hunts, he fishes. The way he was raised is really different than a lot of other places. We understand that people ares scared of the whole gun thing, [but] they just don’t understand it from David’s perspective.”
And this wasn’t the first controversy the couple faced during their marriage. In October 2018, Evansdenied Eason had abused herdays after she made a tearful call to 911 in which she alleged her husband assaulted her.
Evans and Eason tied the knot in September 2017.
source: people.com
