Byron Donalds’ wife, Erika, recently took to social media to celebrate Valentine’s Day. She shared an old photo of the couple and detailed their relationship timeline. In her post, she revealed that Byron first approached her in the fall of 1999. He then asked for her phone number. However, internet sleuths were quick to notice the timeline between their initial meeting and first date. Many concluded that he may have been dating his current beau while still married to his first wife. This cheating speculation has sparked backlash against Donalds.
Byron Donalds faces backlash after wife’s Valentine’s day post
Erika Donalds took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a lovely picture from the early stages of her relationship with her now husband, Donalds, in light of Valentine’s Day. In the image, the duo, sporting casual attire, seems to be engrossed in a lip-lock at the Florida State University campus. She wrote, “Remembering the spot where @ByronDonalds asked for my number in the Oglesby Student Union at @FloridaState in the fall of 1999.”
She further added that their first date happened on Valentine’s Day in 2000. Expressing her gratitude for their relationship, she added, “Thanks, babe, for making all 27 of our Valentine’s Days together so special.” Her post garnered massive attention as many noticed that the timeline. She shared allegedly exposed Donalds, who they believe was with Erika while being married to his first wife. For those unfamiliar, in 1999, he was reportedly married to Bisa Hall, and they divorced in 2002.
Many fans took to social media to comment on the suspicious timeline between Donalds’ relationship with his current wife and his previous marriage. A user wrote, “Wasn’t he married at that time??.” Noticing a wedding ring on his hand, another user mentioned, “Wow and you already got him a wedding ring.” A third wrote, “So you support infidelity, as a Christian shouldn’t he be divorced before yall date.” Another one questioned, “Um he asked for your number right after he got married?”
The other one added, “how unbelievably stupid are you to post something like this knowing that he was cheating on his wife when he was taking this picture with you?.” Donalds retweeted Erika’s post with a brief, lovely response, wishing her a Valentine’s Day. He wrote, “I remember that day. You were beautiful then, and you are still beautiful now. I love you.”
