Rachel Lindsay, Bryan Abasolo
Amy Sussman/Getty Images; Paul Archuleta/Getty ImagesRachel Lindsay said “it’s great” to leave her and Bryan AbasoloThe divorce – plus the drama that came with it.
“It’s like a new beginning,” Lindsay, 39, told TMZ during a brief interview on Tuesday, January 21. The old Bachelor The star was arrested by the outlet at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) days after attending a college football event in Atlanta.
Lindsay was all smiles on Saturday, January 18, while attending the 11th Annual Allstate Playoff Party. The event marked Lindsay’s first public appearance since Us every week confirmed on January 7 that she had finalized her divorce d’Abasolo, 44 years old.
The former couple met on season 13 of The bacheloretteaired in 2017, and later got engaged. Lindsay and Abasolo got married in August 2019 and he filed for divorce in January 2024.
Former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay is speaking candidly about the aftermath of her divorce from Bryan Abasolo. “I met my ex on The Bachelor. We’re currently going through a divorce, and it’s really interesting. So we met. We dated for two and a half years. We got married. We were considered as one (…)
Court documents obtained by We at the time, he revealed that they had separated in December 2023 and that Abasolo was seeking spousal support. (They did not sign a prenuptial agreement before getting married.)
In July 2024, a judge ordered Lindsay to pay taxpayers $13,257 per month temporary spousal support. She also had to pay him $15,000 in attorney fees and $5,000 in forensic expert fees.
Lindsay and Abasolo divorce judgmentwhich was obtained by We earlier this month noted that Abasolo “waives, releases and releases” Lindsay from “all” future payments. Court documents, however, revealed that Lindsay still owed Abasolo $460,229.
Their divorce agreement stipulated that Lindsay would keep her engagement and wedding rings as well as their California home and her 2023 Porsche Macan. Abasolo kept her Miami home and her 2021 Honda Accord.
“From the moment he finally left the house, after being here for seven months post-separation, I felt divorced,” Lindsay said on the Jan. 10 episode. his podcast “Higher Education”. “I’ll be honest, there’s a lot I want to say.”
She added: “I haven’t spoken, but I will and I’m just figuring it all out. There are so many things I want to talk about.
Lindsay explained during the same podcast episode that parts of the divorce from Abasolo “bothered” her — including “a narrative” that she “made a career” out of their marriage.
“On his part, certain things were meant to play into certain stereotypes and were hurtful or bothered me,” she explained. “Saying things that particularly contribute to the stereotype that I am an angry black woman. »