Simon Guobadia is breaking his silence and not holding back when it comes to his split from Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams. In a recent interview with Page Six, Simon opened up about his regrets, the state of their relationship before the divorce, and why he believes their marriage was a calculated move from the beginning.
When asked if he regretted marrying Porsha, Simon answered bluntly: “Absolutely.” According to him, Porsha never offered an explanation for filing for divorce. “She wouldn’t say anything. I tried to reach her mom. Her mom would not respond either. I later figured out this felt like a coup.”
Simon described the dissolution of the marriage as both sudden and disorienting. “I essentially sent her a text message. I said, ‘This was a $5 million rehab project that I took on.
He emphasized that his experience in previous relationships gave him a sense of what a stable marriage should look like and this one didn’t fit the pattern. He even claimed he has text messages that support his belief that things were fine before the divorce papers were filed.
When asked directly why he thought Porsha ended the marriage, Simon didn’t hesitate: “I think I was targeted. I was targeted from day one for financial reasons.”
He shared that the relationship began during a particularly vulnerable moment in his life. “When I filed for divorce from my ex-wife, she was in my DMs praying for me, and I think I was in a vulnerable position at that time, and I entertained it, and so it just kind of snowballed from there.”
He then says he can’t believe he got engaged so soon, “Getting engaged in 30 days, you know, who does that? I was out of my goddamned mind to have done that, and of course, I’m paying dearly for it.”
The interview also touched on the couple’s prenuptial agreement, which a judge recently ruled in favor of enforcing. Simon didn’t hold back his discontent. “It’s basically what I’ve held from day one about this case when I realized that I was targeted. I’ve had prenups in previous relationships, and I’ve honored those prenups without reservation. This time around, I’ve chosen to challenge in court, all the way to the Supreme Court if I have to. So, this enforcement of the prenup is going to continue to receive legal challenges on the appeal front.”
Simon also addressed reports that Porsha paid his child support while he was detained by ICE. “She sent her two $2,500 payments in one month, and that was it. That didn’t even necessarily cover anything. I heard for the first time in court that that had happened.”
He went on, “I immediately texted my ex-wife, asking her, did she receive any funds from Porsha? She said, yes, Porsha reached out to her and offered. In my opinion, it was not done in good faith. It was done to give a narrative in court or to the public that I paid Simon’s child support.’”
When the subject turned to Porsha’s daughter, Simon explained why he never grew close to her. “I don’t have a relationship with her daughter simply because in the past, I’ve found that when I separate from any of my exes with children, there’s a tendency for them to use their children to get back at me. To try to come back into my life, and Porsha is no exception. She sent me a text telling me that her daughter misses me, and I didn’t respond because there was a concerted effort at some point that she realized she had made a mistake and wanted to reconcile. At that point, I was done.”
As for whether Porsha had a bond with his children, Simon stated, “Not particularly. My boys were with me for the last five-plus years. They’ve been with me one week on and one week off, and quite frankly, my kids don’t care who Daddy’s married to. She never developed any particular relationship with my kids. We did family things together.”
