Marques Houston has been in the hot seat since multiple reports showed the You Got Served actor marrying then-19-year-old Miya Dickey, in 2020.
The two met when Dickey was 17 years old, and the singer was 20 years older than her. Houston, now 41, discusses the relationship on an upcoming episode of TV One’s Uncensored, noting that neither pursued a relationship until she turned 18.
“Me and my wife’s situation is a little different. How we met through mutual friends and everything like that,” Houston explains in the clip. “When I met my wife, she was 17. So, no [real] conversation…no [real] connection until…you know…she was of age.”
“People don’t understand it and I got a lot of backlash for marrying someone that was 19. When we did finally start to talk I was like, ‘This woman is like me’ and when I would talk to her she’d just…For one…we had a spiritual connection, and I feel like that’s the most important thing. We both love God. We both love Jehovah, and that was key,” he further explained.
Houston’s episode on TV One’s Uncensored airs on Sunday at 10 pm/9 pm c.
