youtuber jesse ridgeway lashed out at his wife, Ashley Ridgway’s family, who are reportedly encouraging her to leave him since she decided to terminate her pregnancy following a trisomy 21 diagnosis. The 33-year-old, also known as McJuggernauts, alleged that Ashley’s family members are publicly “joining the band of hate” and “killing her when she’s at her lowest.”
YouTuber’s Jesse Ridgway alleges wife Ashley’s family are “getting nowhere” amid their troubles
one in Video Shared to Facebook on June 8, Jessie wrote in the caption, “This video is from the evening after the procedure. My parents leave an extremely thoughtful gift basket and show unconditional love and support…Meanwhile, her family is nowhere to be found.”
“Some even go so far as to join the bandwagon of publicly hating her, kicking her ass when she’s at her lowest. She’s received text messages from her family accusing me of abusing me and that I’m brainwashing her… issuing an ultimatum that she needs to leave me immediately,” explained the YouTuber, who has 4.34 million subscribers.
She further said that she accused him of making decisions and manipulating Ashley during their relationship. He wrote, “We’ve put up with a lot of shit, but when your own family is using their bitterness and turning their backs on them when it matters most, it really reveals everything about their character.”
On June 3, the couple, who are set to marry in October 2025, announced that they had decided to terminate their pregnancy two months early following a Down syndrome diagnosis. “This choice was not made lightly,” Jessie wrote on X, adding, “I signed up to be a parent no matter what…but I didn’t fully understand what Down syndrome meant.” However, after the announcement, he faced strong criticism and received “death threats”.
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