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Sister Wives' Kody Brown Calls Janelle’s Decision to ‘Stay Separate’ a ‘Punishment’ That’s ‘Way Beyond the Crime’

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Kody Brownhas no intentions of reconciling with his second wifeJanelle Brown.

In a teaser for next week’sSister Wives: One on One Special, the reality star, 54, admitted he had no desire to reconnect with his ex wife, also 54, following their separation last year.

Janelle Brown, Kody Brown and Christine Brown from ‘Sister Wives’ at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Oct. 3, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Gabe Ginsberg/FilmMagic

Janelle Brown, Kody Brown and Christine Brown from Sister Wives arrive at the show RockTellz & CockTails presents Meat Loaf at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on October 3, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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In terms of his first wifeMeri Brown, Kody admits he “told her I loved her and I chose to love her” before the downfall of their relationship.

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“It looks a little different,” she said of the family’s current dynamics. “I sure hope it’s possible, but I can’t have expectations. I can’t put expectations on people, I’m realizing more and more, as far as family and that connection and spending time together and stuff and operating kind of a family. So I hope and I pray that it’s possible, but that will be that a situation where everybody has to choose that. So I don’t know.”

Within a span of 14 months, three of theSister Wivespatriarch’s marriages imploded. Kody’s third wife, Christine, was thefirst to leavein November 2021. A year later in December 2022, it was revealed that he hadseparatedfrom Janelle.

Robyn Brown, Meri Brown, Kody Brown, Christine Brown and Janelle Brown from “Sister Wives” arrive at the grand opening of Mike Tyson’s one-man show “Mike Tyson

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“Kody and I have separated and I’m happy, really happy,” Janelle told Sukanya in last year’sSister Wives: One on One special. “I don’t know, things just really became sort of indifferent, like I just didn’t care anymore.”

Janelle also said that she was “not waiting” for a possible reconciliation with Kody. “I’ve kind of mourned that that part of our life is gone,” she shared. “I wasn’t heartbroken. It wasn’t heartbreaking for me like it was for Christine [Brown]. It was just kind of like, I just mourned that that life was gone…. We had this great run.”

A month after that, his union with Meri wasconfirmedin January after the pair’s relationship had beenplatonicand distant for years.

Since her split from Kody, Janelle has been documenting her“independent woman” summeron social media and sharingmotivational messageswith her followers.

Kody and Janelle reunited for daughterSavanah’shigh school graduationin May. The former pair share children Logan, 29, Madison, 27, Hunter, 26, Garrison, 24, and Gabriel, 21.

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source: people.com