Simon Guobadia, the ex-husband of Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams, has broken his silence following their divorce. The Nigerian businessman didn’t hold back on his thoughts and feelings about the marriage, admitting that he “absolutely regrets” the marriage to the American reality star.

According to Mr. Simon, he “was targeted for financial reasons.”

In the exclusive interview, he recalled repeatedly asking, “Why did you file for a divorce?” only to be met with silence. “I kept asking, ‘Why did you file for a divorce?’ And she wouldn’t say anything,” claiming he could not get in touch with her family. “This felt like a coup. … I was totally blindsided,” he laments, which Williams recently predicted he would feel.

After his attempts to reach Williams’s loved ones failed, Guobadia said he fired off a scathing text reading: “This was a $5 million rehab project that I took on.” Their marriage lasted for just 14 months as Williams filed for divorce in February 2024, citing troubling discoveries about his finances and U.S. immigration status.