Princewill Pius
In April 2014, Russell Wilson announced his split from then-wife Ashton Meem, per ESPN. The two of them stayed quiet about the circumstances surrounding their breakup. However, there were rumors that Meem had an affair with Golden Tate, another Seattle Seahawk, who denied this many times. In 2015, he wrote a column for The Cauldron to squash the rumors. He said, “I did not have an affair with Russell Wilson’s wife, nor did I have anything to do with his divorce.” He even put the word “not” in both italics and bold.
Tate emphasized, “That is laughable for anyone who knows us. His ex-wife, Ashton, is still best friends with my girlfriend. Russell and I were good friends when I was in Seattle, on and off the field — he knows the rumors about me were unfounded, damaging to my reputation, and an attack on my character. Anyone who circulated that rumor was just plain irresponsible.”
In Tate’s eyes, Wilson should have put a stop to the affair rumor. Instead, he said absolutely nothing. In 2015, Tate slammed Wilson’s silence as “a bunch of bulls**t,” telling TMZ, “It’s sad that he’s letting this go on.” Wilson still hasn’t commented, but in 2015 he told CBS Sports: “I’ve been through some heartaches. I married the person I was with in high school … that didn’t work out, unfortunately. I just trusted God would do the healing process. I’d gone through some ups and downs.”
Written by: Nicki
