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Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte This week I responded to his estranged wife, Kayla.
Kayla Reid last month gave a social media post a slideshow of “reminders” amid the divorce. However, the former swimmer pushed back the notion that he was dishonest in his marriage.
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USA swimmer Ryan Lochte at a press conference at the MPC Sambarroom before the 2016 Rio Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro on August 3, 2016. (Peter Casey/USA TODAY SPORTS)
“I didn’t cheat,” he said. People Magazine In the story released on Tuesday. “After she (Kayla) divorced me, I left, I left, I got a new home. I lived there. I was uniting my life to be happy again. I was like, ‘No, I’m not, I’m divorced, it’s over.’
“She gave me a shot and we hang out and honestly, I feel like I’ve found a best friend.”
Lochte said he “don’t want to get a divorce,” but he and Kayla admitted that they were “unhappy for a very long time.”
Reed and Lochte revealed last month that they are ready for divorce after seven years of marriage. TMZ reported Reed filed for divorce She said the decision earlier this year was “after deep prayer and reflection.”
“I respect marriage at its peak, so this was one of the most painful, obviously challenging seasons of my life. I hesitated to share until I could do so from a place of healing, not from a fresh, open wound.”
Kayla Reid and Ryan Lochte have been divorced. (Getty Images/Imagine)
“We sometimes face trials that we don’t choose or see, and in that moment we are forced to make the most difficult decisions to protect peace, our children, and our future. I have always come to realize that this is not the most loving decision that someone can make.
Lochte then went to Instagram and stated, “It wasn’t easy.”
“I want to acknowledge what Kayla shared, and the last year has made a huge difference for both of us, leading to the difficult decision to end our marriage.
“This decision hasn’t been easy, but I think it’s the right step towards peace and happiness for both of us. I’m still committed to working together with healing, growth and respect as I move forward. I’d like to thank you for your continued support.
The couple got engaged in 2016. That same year, Lotte was involved in a controversial incident at a gas station. Rio Olympics. Lochte initially claimed he and his teammates were taken at the muzzle, but those with the guns were determined to be in fact security guards at the gas station where the swimmer urinated outside the bathroom. Lochte eventually lost four major sponsorships, and US Swimming stopped him for 10 months.
Ryan Lotte crys in an interview after a 200 medley of men at the US Olympic swimming trial held in Omaha, Nebraska on Friday, June 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Lochte won his sixth final medal in Rio, gold, as part of his 4×200-meter freestyle.
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