Pilar Sanders ‘Heartbroken’ Over Divorce From Deion Sanders; His Daughter Goes on Twitter Rant
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NFL legend Deion Sanders and his estranged wife, Pilar, are embroiled in a messy divorce that seems destined to get even uglier, and his wife’s attorney told ABCNews.com that his client wants to reconcile with her husband.
“She is heartbroken about the current situation, and she’s been a faithful and devoted wife to Deion Sanders, and she’s been a very supportive wife to him, and she is committed to their marriage and would like to make it work,” Larry Friedman told ABCNews.com in an interview on Monday night. “So she’s very patient and intends to work on the marriage.”
The soon-to-be ex-Mrs. Sanders reportedly first got wind of the divorce from reading about it on the celebrity gossip website, TMZ.
But Deiondra Sanders, 19, Sanders’ daughter from a previous marriage, is openly disputing her stepmother’s claims on Twitter, unleashing a barrage of tweets on Wednesday in which she disparaged her father’s estranged wife, questioned the woman’s commitment to the marriage and her children and labeled her a gold-digger.
“#HowYouDidntKnow but yo boxes have been packed for weeks now,” she wrote, adding a link to a picture that showed several moving boxes, some that appeared to have been filled and closed, and others open with clothing spilling out from the tops.
“NORMALLY I JUST SIT BACK & WATCH ALL HER LIES & MESS BUT ITS TO WHERE SHE’S GETTING PERSONAL. SHE IS TRYING 2 SLANDER MY DADDY NAME. #STOPIT,” she also tweeted.
Pilar Sanders’ attorney has said his client’s top priority has been her marriage and her children. Deiondra Sanders also took issue with that claim.
“#HowYoTopPriorityBeen YO MARRIAGE AND YO KIDS when u flying out of town to see other (n***as) … Yeah We Know.”
She also claimed on Twitter that Pilar Sanders had been so involved in pursuing her own fame that she was neglectful of her children.
Friedman categorically rejected the claim that Pilar Sanders may have been cheating. He called the tweet “absolutely false” and “utterly untrue,” adding that Deiondra Sanders didn’t live in Pilar Sanders’ household and didn’t have the facts about what happened within the marriage.
“Children should be seen and not heard, so that this child should be seen and not heard,” he said.
He added that Pilar Sanders was a devoted mother who took extraordinary care of her children.
“I mean, she gets them up in the morning, she dresses them for school, she makes sure that they’re properly fed,” he said.
Since her husband travels frequently and is often out of town, his client is “the primary parent and has been for 11 and a half years,” Friedman added.
Sanders, who used to play professional football and baseball, filed for the divorce on Dec. 21. Despite the acrimony, the two continue to live under the same roof.
The Sanderses live in a lavish, 40,000-square-foot Texas mansion that sits on a 112-acre ranch. The residence reportedly has two pools, 10 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms.
The couple married in 1999 and have three children together. Deion and Pilar Sanders appeared together in the reality show “Deion & Pilar: Prime Time Love,” which aired on the Oxygen network.
Deion Sanders also has two children from a previous marriage.
On his Facebook page Sunday, Sanders thanked supporters for standing by him and said he would not engage in a public relations battle with his wife or with her attorney, whom he characterized as “ruthless and unethical,” accusing him of a history of engaging in smear tactics to “shake people down for more money.”
He added that his wife was “completely financially secure,” noting that they had an agreement that would allow her to “move on with freedom.”
But Friedman took issue with that statement.
“She’s not aware of any agreement and she’s still operating as if she’s still in the marriage,” he said.
As to Deion Sanders’ comment about him, Friedman acknowledged that he was indeed ruthless in his defense of his clients, but said he had no history of ethical violations.
“I think it’s a compliment in a divorce case when the husband expresses dissatisfaction with the wife’s lawyer,” he said. “Then you know you’re doing a good job for your client.”
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LOL! These things—I mean these marriages don’t last very long, do they?
Posted by: NoFlyZone2 | January 3, 2012, 7:04 am 7:04 am
Wait ! Didn’t his “holy ###” leave his 1st wife for Pilar? Also, didn’t he arrogantly flaunt this new marriage to the public? Uuuh Yeh!!! You get what you give. To the daughter: Just an FYI – If you didn’t live there and was not privileged to their daily activity, then your personal opinions and anger will not hold up in court.
Posted by: Renae | January 3, 2012, 7:59 am 7:59 am
lovely family….
reality show must be in the works by now
Posted by: Steve From NH | January 3, 2012, 8:45 am 8:45 am
My son played football with Buckee, Deon’s oldest son. Pilar was always very nice and included herself with us Moms (all there for the same reason).. Deon would not associate with any of us, he was cold and rude. We could have cared less who he was, we were all there to enjoy watching our sons play football. He also threathened a coach in the parking lot, telling him he had guns pointed at his head and he didnt know who he was messing with… nice guy.. Hope she takes him to the bank!
Posted by: He'sajerk | January 3, 2012, 8:47 am 8:47 am
The House was reported to appraised in the $6000,000,Ball Park. Not the Reported $21,000,000.
Being reported.
Posted by: charles | January 3, 2012, 9:37 am 9:37 am
I hope she gets everything! I’m sure he was messing around, from what I’ve been seeing of their show and talk with other retired football wives (my cousin and BFF are one) she was a great mom and very nice, very active in her kids lives and not as materialistic as some would believe. He left wife #1 for her, probably doing the same to her but that’s how things go, you can’t mess with someones husband thinking he won’t do the same to you…but that’s the past. 11 years and now he wants out…they looked all in love on that tv show, wonder what happened. His daughter is an idiot, of course she is going to have daddy’s back, spoiled little rich girl…you’ll be the same for another man someday.
Posted by: Court | January 3, 2012, 11:29 am 11:29 am
Two losers. It is well known that people who get into “theater” have major issues, as they can act in another’s role. That is also called schizophrenia.
Posted by: Angelgroove | January 3, 2012, 11:37 am 11:37 am
Wow, Dion’s daughter sure seems to have a grasp of the English language.
Posted by: Rick | January 3, 2012, 11:43 am 11:43 am
Wow you would think with all that money his daughter would have had a really good education but from the way she’s talking….apparently not.
Posted by: Angela | January 3, 2012, 12:22 pm 12:22 pm
For those wondering whether Deion’s oldest daughter has a good education, please allow me to give you a peek into what people do when they are being casual on a social network — they use slang and shortcusts and some improper English. Guess what? I have a pretty good grasp of the English language, can write well and speak well, but when I’m off and with friends and family — YES, I sometimes speak like that. Get over it and stop acting like you speak like William Shakespeare 24/7.
Posted by: MsT-Mac | January 3, 2012, 1:15 pm 1:15 pm
“you dress good, you look good. You look good, you feel good. You feel good, you play good. You play good, they pay good!” -Deon Sanders
Posted by: Student | January 3, 2012, 1:16 pm 1:16 pm
Wow – the 19 year old daughter sounds like a real lady… I mean really, this child absolutely did NOT grow up in any hood – why speak that way??
Posted by: Kristi | January 3, 2012, 1:18 pm 1:18 pm
___”Wow, Dion’s daughter sure seems to have a grasp of the English language.”
POSTED BY: RICK | JANUARY 3, 2012, 11:43 AM 11:43 AM_______________ This young lady should be given a citation for poor English. With all that money, she should stay in school. I read her tweets and laughed till my jaws started aching. It is amazing she has 26,000+ dumb followers.
Posted by: NoFlyZone2 | January 3, 2012, 1:23 pm 1:23 pm
mst: it would not be good if we did speak like shakespeare. his english was quite different than ours.
Posted by: Rick | January 3, 2012, 1:44 pm 1:44 pm
I have no idea who’s right, who’s wrong and who’s just tryin’ to get through a tough time but I do know that Pilar’s attorney made a dreadful PR move with this assertion:
*He added that Pilar Sanders was a devoted mother who took extraordinary care of her children.
“I mean, she gets them up in the morning, she dresses them for school, she makes sure that they’re properly fed,” he said.*
On what planet does seeing to it that your children are fed, clothed and in school constitute “extraordinary” care? I’m guessing the lawyer has no children or he might know that that’s actually be minimum required of a fit parent- anything less is “neglect” and I cannot possibly be the only person who read that and said “WHAAAAAA? That’s what’s considered “extraordinary” ?”
Posted by: Shana | January 3, 2012, 2:31 pm 2:31 pm
To all you absent-minded individuals trying to critique this young lady’s grammar; you exemplify a population of ignorant, unsuccessful, and possible racist folks with an inevitable dark non-prosperous future. When you are broke and looking at someone who is obviously wealthier and maybe from a different culture than yours, all you have lefted to grab onto is your cheap language that can now be purchased internationally from Rosetta stone. Wake up and pay attention to substance and not illusions and just maybe your future may change toward being more optimistic.
Posted by: Walter | January 3, 2012, 4:00 pm 4:00 pm
And this qualifies as news how?
Get this refuse off my news.
Posted by: joe jones | January 3, 2012, 4:11 pm 4:11 pm
The lady certainly knows the track record on this guy – the limelight seeker, adultery ended first marriage. How can the narcissist get attention and have some fun when his days on a playing field are over and life is staying home with a wife and kids? No surprise here.
Posted by: Nell | January 3, 2012, 5:42 pm 5:42 pm
The girl was voicing her opinion, not writing an English Lit paper. But really, it’s not surprise that she would stick up for her father. What kid wouldn’t? But I don’t think her words are making an already tense situation any better. It sounds like she has a lot of pent up aggression toward her step mother for whatever reasons. It’d do her a world of good to seek profession advice on the matter. Raging on Twitter could come back and bite her dad in the butt later.
Posted by: Mobalajee | January 3, 2012, 9:01 pm 9:01 pm
What is TD Jakes going to say about this!
Posted by: rippedpockets | January 3, 2012, 9:28 pm 9:28 pm
Mr. Deion Sanders, we don’t get by with nothing God set high an look low it is not about you, it is about God not you, we have to reap what we sow be so eanrest with your self you found a nother lady, i don’t know you an You don’t know me, but i assure you i promise u it want work, because God said it want work i promise u that. Amen! Amen.
Posted by: Yolanda | January 3, 2012, 10:20 pm 10:20 pm
I pray for u, you already loss one wife in your mess, please don’t loose this one, sbe really really love you. You can get any woman while you well, wait until u get sick, than it is to late then because we have to reap what we sow, kids can talk tbere little head off but wben it cone down to it they will be gone. You control your money it’s you she want because her heart are in it sincere. You can speak for you not for her. That many years with you what not ease you know you better then anyone! Staying witb you was more tben a notion. You going to lose your blessing over the devil wholes. Please stay with Jesus because he wrong no man. Look at the world jesus paid the prize for us all. Man is failling to the waste side. Follow there desire of this old world. Like i said you don’t no me an i don’t no you but my spiritual man do. I love you brother who is in Christ Jesus. Let the church say amen.
Posted by: Yolanda | January 3, 2012, 10:48 pm 10:48 pm
He’s a retired superstar and she’s a……..a…..um…..uh…. what?
Why do rich, famous guys get married anyhow? To throw half of it away to a gold digger?
If he were just some guy in the ‘hood, she wouldn’t even look at him.
Tell me again, what’s special about her? He earned more in just one season (you pick it) than she will in her entire life.
Posted by: Orange Rhino | January 4, 2012, 3:48 am 3:48 am
Sorry, I have to agree with most of you and I am of the same race as Deon Sanders. The person above who stated that the opinions expressed about the daughter are from racist people sounds most ridiculous. Whatever the daughter’s degree of education, one certainly has the right to question after viewing her tweets. The daughter indeed does sound Straight Out of the Ghetto!!! Its one thing to use abreviations when tweeting or texting, but Deon’s daughter sounds straight up from the Hood! She sounds Ignorant and obviously she hasn’t developed enough common sense to not refer to her own people as “Nigg”rs” The Ignorance and stupidity of the youth today is astounding! In the midst of all that wealth floating around, one would think that the daughter would have entitlements to some of the best schools in the country rather than portraying such a crass, classless Ghetto mentality!! Sorry, just expressing my opinion!
Posted by: Kai | January 4, 2012, 10:50 am 10:50 am
Pilar Sanders looks Beautiful!
Posted by: Kai | January 4, 2012, 10:55 am 10:55 am
You can stand up for your Dad (er, “DADDY NAME”) without sounding like a street thug. In fact, a calmer tweet would show more intelligence and reflect better on your father. Sounding like a Jerry Springer extra doesn’t earn you any respect. I can practically see your head-bobbing side to side from here.
Posted by: dude | January 4, 2012, 2:21 pm 2:21 pm
Wait. Stop.Firstly: Will all the ghetto people PLEASE resist the urge to comment on this story? Your insanely idiotic grasp of the English language (you all were born here, yet write like third-world dwellers!!!), correct grammar, and proper spelling is an embaressment to all properly educated African-Americans, a community and status that I count myself fortunate to be listed among and to have obtained. Secondly, “how you get them is how you have to keep them”. Sad, but true. Mr. Sanders is a flashy, big-mouthed, vapid, show-off. No surprise in this new chapter in his fiasco of an existence. He is a cartoon character., despite his “I love Jesus” facade. Whatever’s clever…and sells. His (this) wife is pretty. Golddigger? Most likely. BUt at least she was/is black. The surprise is she isn’t a Goldielocks. The embittered daughter? (Seriously) needs to shut the hell up. This is (clearly) “grown folk’s” business: no kids warranted or should be permitted. Bottom line: If Mrs. Sanders has an ounce of self-respect, whe will take her share of the millions and whatever else a really great attorney can maneuver for her and her children, and leave tracks and dust for PrimeTime to contemplate. Begging him to “take me back, please” is less than ignoble, it is downright scandalous. Set the right example for your children, woman. You are young, rich, and good-looking. Walk away with your head held high. If you do not, you will feel even more of a fool when he begins publicly squiring around his other ho’s. Live your life, starting yesterday!
Posted by: Mo'Money? Uhhhh... | January 4, 2012, 5:07 pm 5:07 pm
Well, Pilar, in the words of my VERY wise granny, “Remember how YOU got him.”
Posted by: Reno | January 5, 2012, 6:27 am 6:27 am
Deiondra Is doing the most! Kids these days are entirely too grown. Stay out of grown folks business and celebs need to teach their kids to shut up!
Posted by: CiCi | January 6, 2012, 9:37 am 9:37 am
Who cares?
Posted by: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP | January 6, 2012, 12:27 pm 12:27 pm
This is just a set up for next seasons reality show…
Posted by: edddd | January 6, 2012, 4:43 pm 4:43 pm
Amen to the lady who said Amen Amen at the end.
Posted by: Carmen | January 15, 2012, 6:03 pm 6:03 pm
Apparently there are many African American people who have either no grasp of the English language or think it’s cool to speak this way. Wow. The way we communicate is important. It presents an image to others. “Idiot” would be the image ghetto talk relays.
Didn’t TBN parade Sanders around like some kind of super-Christian novelty several years ago? So much wrong here.
Americans create these I’ll-educated, morally vapid athletes and then criticize them for being “spoiled.” Well, we paid him.
Posted by: Truther | January 23, 2012, 5:55 am 5:55 am
In the matter of Deiondra I am appalled at everyone citing the ghetto language. I guess most of the people posting must be older than 30 yrs of age. If you any grasp of that generation (and how they operate) it doesn’t matter what ethnicity or race you are but slang and text speak is pretty universal. I am also sure that this is not a question of a quality education. I do agree with others who cite how inappropropriate her involvement in her father’s affairs are AND I couldn’t agree more about with everyone’s comments concerning “What goes around comes around” for Pilar. Ladies we must watch ourselves!! But I disagree about Pilar’s involvement in the rearing of their children, she’s been there (cause he sure hasn’t). I also think there’s is a possibility that he has found someone else and that she may have stepped out on him too (these things happen)!! BUT all in all both of them need to get somewhere and sit down (that is “country ghetto” for they need to stop this mess and respect the vows of their marriage)!! Oh yeah, for you posters making racially motivated comments! JUST STOP!! What would you do if the people close to you knew who you really were?? SO IMMATURE!!
Posted by: Kitty Kat | February 28, 2012, 12:20 pm 12:20 pm
Well, I think Deiondra is superfine. She can speak anyway she wants. I bet she gives good head. Speak on or Head on Deiondra :)
Posted by: johnk | March 4, 2012, 1:16 pm 1:16 pm
whos cares talk about somthing more important please they are not different than anybody else
Posted by: willie | April 24, 2012, 6:10 pm 6:10 pm