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former 90 day fiance Star Deavan Clegg received devastating news recently and shared this with the fans her 3-year-old son Taeyang has B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Now, not long after the declaration why she is asking for donations To pay for his cancer treatments, Deavan clears up some things about her ex-husband and Taeyang’s father, Jihoon Lee.
Deavan Clegg and Jihoon Lee originally appeared 90 day fiance together but are now divorced and recently ended a protracted custody battle. Clegg was given full custody of their child, Taeyang, leading some to question whether or not Jihoon knows about Taeyang’s situation. Deavan provided fans with a response on her Instagram Stories (via Reddit), although the response is a bit confusing given her previous statements:
My ex is aware of the situation with Taeyang and has been aware of it for some time. We told him how to help and he can video call and set a time. This is the first time he has come forward in almost two years. Since telling him that, he hasn’t called back, hasn’t made an appointment to make a phone call, hasn’t asked for Taeyang. So please leave us alone with this. We’ve done our part over the past two years and haven’t denied Taeyang to anyone. You made the decision not to be involved, so please leave my family alone. We’re already dealing with so much.
Deavan Clegg revealed that Jihoon Lee is aware that Taeyang is ill and has not set a date to meet him. The news, while shocking, is confusing because in previous updates (via cheat sheet) that Jihoon has blocked her on social media as well as her phone number. At the time, she cited this as the reason why she couldn’t raise Jihoon together.
It’s entirely possible that someone other than Deavan was able to contact Jihoon and his family about Taeyang, but the details of how he was contacted are not clear. As such, fans continue to question Deavan on the matter, prompting her latest remarks.
Jihoon Lee has not been active on his Instagram page since late May and recently removed all pictures of Deavan, Taeyang and Deavan’s daughter Drascilla from his page. jihoon made a few updates during the court proceedings to want to see his son and crowdfunding hoping to find an attorney to help him with his custody hearing. Deavan mentioned the blocking again as she continued her testimony, claiming that they did everything they could to keep her informed during the trial:
We’re tired of people calling us liars even though we’ve never lied about the situation. Even when he and his mom did live streams together, they didn’t try or reach out. They blocked us and avoided us. We did absolutely everything to get in touch with them for over a year, including sending letters to their address, which had to be (and were) signed by them. Through it all, even with his gofundme, he and his family never got in touch. We’ve never stopped anyone. We followed court rules and did what we had to do. We cannot force them to participate.
The history between Deavan and Jihoon as it has apparently been since hers 90 day fiance Debut, is complicated. The good news is that 3-year-old Taeyang has a two-year treatment plan for his cancer that can ultimately have a high success rate of a full recovery in five years. The family has a fundraiser which details Taeyang’s situation and is asking for donations to help with his medical expenses as Deavan noted that much of the money she was making went towards the custody hearings. Hopefully this situation will improve and Taeyang can eventually return to his normal life.
90 day fiance New episodes currently air Sundays at 8:00 p.m. ET on TLC. However, fans can watch the past episodes of Deavan Clegg and Jihoon Lee on Discovery+ HBO Max subscribers maybe also be able to see it shortly.