United State of America’s representative, Madison Cawthorn and his wife, Cristina, are divorcing after only eight months of marriage.
The 26-year-old Congressman admitted in a joint statement that their lives changed “overnight� after he was elected to Congress.
The conservative lawmaker and his wife Cristina Bayardelle
Cawthorn said they made the “enormously difficult decision”, citing the
boilerplate irreconcilable differences.
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The couple married in early April on the seven-year anniversary of
the car accident that paralyzed Cawthorn and bound him to a wheelchair.
At the time, the young lawmaker called the wedding “the greatest
honor, privilege and adventure of my life.� The two went public with
their relationship just months before in October, when Cawthorn
announced their engagement.
While the two gushed over each other, with his then-fiancee saying
she “knew he was the one� after just four months, their engagement was
overshadowed by renewed allegations of sexual misconduct from when he
was in college.
The allegations, originally brought up during his campaign in 2020,
were made by several women who accused Cawthorn of inviting them on “fun
drives� where he allegedly made sexual advances.
Cawthorn has vehemently denied the allegations, saying he has “never done anything sexually inappropriate in my life.�
Since his wedding, Cawthorn has emphasized the importance of his role
as a husband over his job in Congress, even if that means missing
several votes. In May, the 26-year-old defended missing 15 votes in one
week while being on his honeymoon in Dubai.
Cawthorn won his seat in Congress last November, defeating Democratic opponent Moe Davis.
