During an upcoming episode of @tvonetv Uncensored, 41 yr old Marques Houston opened up about his marriage to Miya Dickey.
In the clip, he explains how he met his wife alluding to the backlash he received when he married her at 19.
“Me and my wife’s situation is a little different, you know… How we met you know through mutual friends and all that. When I met my wife she was 17… so you know we had no real conversation no real connection until she was of age and.. people don’t understand it, and of course, I got a lot of backlash from marrying someone who was 19 and when we did finally start to talk I was like this woman is like me…. for one we had a spiritual connection, we both love God.. and that was key.”
He also went on to say her spirit reminds him of his mother.
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When the news of Marques’s marriage surfaced in 2020, it was alleged that the couple had been married for 3 years but together for 10.
The math was not mathin, and of course, social media users did a little digging into the background of Dickey.
Twitter user @/PaigeChristieUK shared an image of a document online that read:
“Miyana’s birth mother, Paula Harris, lost parental rights in California and Miyana was adopted in California in 2012. Miyana ran away from her home in Eugene, Oregon, on August 6, 2016, at 8:00 AM.”
The database continued:
“It is believed Miyana is with, or traveling to, her birth mother, Paula Harris, or maternal grandmother, Barbara Dotson, in California.”
In 2020 Marques tried to quiet the noise with a post to his social media:
With all that’s going on in the world, my love life shouldn’t be a topic. But since it is let me just give y’all the facts so you don’t have to “allegedly” believe or create rumors. After reading the Blog that was published about my fiancé and I, I felt with this situation I needed to speak because this is not music or television, this is my family, my future wife and my life. I met Miya in 2018 through a mutual friend. Never before then, did I even know she existed. The fact that she was listed on one of our films was a misprint or someone being messy. Anyone can post on IMDB. And there’s no way someone that young could even work on a film set in the position of Art Directer because that position requires years of experience. Miya is like a daughter to Chris Stokes because we are all like family. Being a Jehovah’s Witness, we all showcase true love like family. That’s it. Chris’ real daughter, Chrissy Morales became friends with Miya in 2018, where we all first met Miya at a Jehovah’s Witness convention. It was then that Chrissy and Miya became friends. Miya and I didn’t start dating until she was an adult. We fell in love and got engaged in March of 2019. My dad Michael loves her, and the people I am closest to all love her as well. Most importantly we have Jehovahs blessing ? There is so much more to be concerned about in the world, than creating rumors about me. No one ever gets facts anymore, they just run with “stories”, but hey, I guess it comes with the territory ??♂️. So to all the rumors about me, none of it is true! And that’s the story. No twists, no turns, no scandals, just true love. There is nothing that can come to light, because there’s no darkness in my life. You wanted the truth. I don’t have anything to hide, so if you’re waiting for something else, you will be waiting for ever. Please people focus on staying safe through this pandemic. And continue fighting for what you believe in, as long as it is true justice, and the fight is with love, not hate, because we all matter to God ?? and I put God first in all things. I love all who support me and thank you. I won’t let you down. I love y’all! Peace and Love, MH.
Social media is again reacting to the clip, calling Marques out for grooming.
Marques Houston groomed and married his wife who is over 20 years younger than him that he met when she was 13 https://t.co/eVShQ9BJRD
— ♕ Inmates 30K & 46K (Tocha & Rocky) ?️?♈️ (@DinahstySZN) April 4, 2023
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I see Marques Houston still lyin… “it’s different” nigga it’s literally not. You groomed her
— Nakita Fajita? (@OhSoKuteKita) April 5, 2023
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#MarquesHouston Like Sir Stop ? It! You can’t justify messing with a 17 girl at 36, the fact that you are is disturbing and disgusting in itself…Just stop explaining it cause you making it worse…#YouWrongAsHell #GodAintGoShitToDoWithIt
— SkoolBoi (@Skool_boi) April 5, 2023
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Marques Houston’ 41 … informing us that he met his wife when she was 17 but didnt marry her until she was 19 … You definitely started fucking her when she was a minor .. pls go to hell & leave religion out of it
— ✨??✨ (@BrwnSkinGirly) April 5, 2023
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Anytime a nigga get caught being weird they bring up god an spirituality pic.twitter.com/Gik0EJC9TE
— Sizzle hate account ? (@TYainteasy) April 5, 2023
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Marques Houston shoulda just kept his mouth closed.
— jas ?? (@jas_zhane) April 5, 2023
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Marques Houston got himself looking wild being in that relationship and explaining the the relationship makes it sound crazier ? pic.twitter.com/1Sa0585IYV
— David (@thatguydavid718) April 5, 2023
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Marques Houston is disgusting. These niggas don’t give a damn about messing with kids. Always speaking about whose legal and whose not. Ain’t no damn difference between you being 40 with a 17 year old and being 40 with an 18 year old. That’s the same child, just a different day.
— Sasha Renee (@SashaReneeMusic) April 5, 2023
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Marques Houston on the internet saying he ain’t groom his wife…she was 19 when you married her bro, you were what? 37-39? Talmbout he waited…nah bro y’all been dating since she was 17. Wtf y’all got in common besides Jehovah? Chris Stokes really did a number on these men and
— Sauciest ? (@Dope_Sauce_) April 5, 2023
Uncensored is airing this Sunday on TVOne.
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