Fresh facts have emerged as to why popular Nigerian comedian, Ayodeji Makun, fondly called AY, fell apart with his wife, Mabel, in yet another celebrity marriage breakup.

AY had on Sunday formally announced the end of his 20 years of friendship and marriage  of 16 years to his wife, Mabel.

AY announced breakup in a post on his Instagram page.

The comedian said he has reached a stage where he could no longer entertain the public with “deep personal family issues”, adding that “no one is completely innocent enough to cast stones”.

Persons close to family said the couple had been grappling with issues for years which a source and friend of both parties said “was all about one party not knowing where to draw the line in terms of respect for the other and knowing your place and role in the marriage.”

The source who refused to be named said as far as I know “this marriage packed up long ago. It only dragged to this point because both parties had tried to show understanding and maturity in dealing with the matter in a manner that would not affect their children.”

But the source was hedgy on who was being disrespectful in the union.

Our source’s submission was corroborated by the statement credited to AY when he announced the separation.

AY wrote: “Many people believe that staying silent simply means that one is incapable of dealing with issues. Projecting a negative narrative against someone who is not struggling to defend himself doesn’t mean he is weak. Some of us are just logical enough to understand the difference between opinions, values, beliefs, and facts.

“The personality and ability that I possess simply confirm that I have reached that stage in my life where I cannot be entertaining the public with deep personal family issues. They just might be too much to handle concerning the individuals involved.

“Not even when I have a grown-up daughter who has access to social media. Her mental health needs to be protected from seeing things she cannot be proud of online.

“Yes! Without compromising my family, I have found myself doing some things that i am not proud of today. It is one thing to watch my friendship/marriage of 20 years slip off my hands, but it’s another thing for the parties involved to understand how to appropriate the blames in a space that is designed for most women to always play the victims and win. I can tell you for free that no one is completely innocent enough to cast stones.

“Presently, I am loving the way that lies about me in all these blogs are traveling faster than the truth. But my painful truth will eventually beat away all the lies.”

Moments later, Mabel responded to the development via her Instagram page on Sunday, thusly:

“Distance is my new response to disrespect. I don’t react, I don’t argue. I don’t dive into the drama. I just remove myself,” she stated.

Our source said a few well-meaning Nigerians and respectable family members had tried but in vain to mend the cracks. Our source who showed sadness over the development said “we who are close to both of them are deeply saddened at the turn of events.”