<p id=”par-1_58″>Reality TV fans know that <em><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/sister-wives/page/2/?swcfpc=1″>Sister Wives</a></em> is never lacking in drama, much of which stems from Kody Brown himself. Over the years, the polygamous patriarch has sparked controversy with a series of eyebrow-raising comments about his relationships with Meri, Christine, Janelle, and Robyn. Here are some of the most problematic remarks he’s made that left viewers stunned.</p>
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<p id=”par-2_52″>Longtime <em>Sister Wives</em> viewers watched as Kody and Meri Brown’s relationship unraveled, but his <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/meri-brown-highlights-kody-browns-cruel-pettiness-with-new-story.html/?swcfpc=1″>cruel statement</a> about their marriage was a shocker. After years of marital struggles and a legal divorce to marry Robyn, Kody openly admitted that he no longer considered himself Meri’s husband, while they were still spiritually married. </p>
<p id=”par-3_29″>“I don’t really consider myself married to Meri,” he said in a confessional. “If she wanted to move on and marry another, she wouldn’t get an argument from me.”</p>
<p id=”par-4_46″>Meri clapped back, saying “Since we’ve been in Flagstaff [Arizona] he’s led me to believe that he was trying.” She added that when Kody finally told her he felt their marriage was over, he was reluctant to address it publicly because he didn’t want that “judgment.”</p>
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<p id=”par-5_34″>As Christine Brown reclaimed her independence, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/sister-wives-kody-brown-petty.html/?swcfpc=1″>Kody’s resentment</a> boiled over into yet another controversial remark. He told his third wife to her face that he “wasn’t attracted” to her when they married in 1994.</p>
<p id=”par-6_29″>“It’s true that I wasn’t attracted to you when we got married,” Kody said. “I felt pressured into the marriage. I did not know better at the time.” </p>
<p id=”par-7_41″>After six children and more than 25 years spiritually married, this was <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/sister-wives-christine-brown-tell-all-expose-polygamy-kody-brown.html/?swcfpc=1″>news to Christine</a>. She was surprised and saddened by Kody’s blunt statement, saying, “It sounds to me like he felt like he had to marry me. That’s so sad.”</p>
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<p id=”par-8_36″>Kody Brown has repeatedly stressed loyalty to his wives and children, but this particular statement struck a nerve. His remark came across as conditional love, implying that being in his favor was contingent on unwavering devotion.</p>
<p id=”par-9_51″>For fans, this was yet another example of Kody placing his own needs above his wives’ emotional well-being. He addressed his marriages to Meri, Janelle, and Christine Brown saying, “Don’t blame me for not loving you. I was doing my duty,” he said. “Blame yourself if I don’t love you, OK?”</p>
<p id=”par-10_85″>“When I’m in love with a woman, that’s her fault,” he continued, referencing his relationship with Robyn Brown. “So what happens when I’m not in love with a woman? Is that just my fault? If I’m mad about a woman, want to serve her, passionate, want to rub her feet, want to carry in her groceries, if I want to buy her jewelry, if I want her to feel special all the time, if I’m in love with a woman, I think that’s her fault.”</p>
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<p id=”par-11_31″>In a shocking Season 19 scene, Kody and Robyn Brown discussed Kody’s estrangement from many of his older children. He claimed that he was innocent of the breakdown of their relationships.</p>
<p id=”par-12_22″>“I am not abandoning my children,” Kody said of his ongoing estrangement with some of his older kids. “They have betrayed me.”</p>
<p id=”par-13_23″>He added, “They’re adults. They have animosity. I do not want to talk to a person who sits there with so much contempt.”</p>
<p id=”par-14_35″>Kody concluded, “They are purposefully leaving me out of their lives to punish me for a crime I did not commit. What did I do wrong except not falling madly in love with their mothers?”</p>
<p id=”par-15_37″>Over the years, Kody Brown has made plenty of statements that have rubbed viewers the wrong way. His blunt, often insensitive remarks have fueled tension and, in some cases, contributed to the fractures within his family. </p>
<p id=”par-16_32″>As <em>Sister Wives</em> Season 19 winds down, there will likely be more inflammatory remarks from Kody moving forward in the final episodes and tell-all installments. The cast is currently <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/sister-wives-season-20-brown-family-last-stand.html/?swcfpc=1″>filming Season 20</a>.</p>
<p id=”par-17_19″><em>Sister Wives</em> returns to TLC to air the concluding episodes of season 19 beginning April 20 at 10 p.m. </p>
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