Just how much do you know about Brittany Banks from 90 Day Fiancé:
The Other Way? A resident of Palm Beach, Florida,
she's an aspiring rapper who happened to fall in love with a man named Yazan, who lives in Jordan.
So how did they meet, exactly? Well, Yazan's sister reportedly lives in the same Chicago
apartment building as Brittany's sister. According to ET Online,
Brittany accidentally interrupted Yazan and his sister's video chat
one day during one of her family visits. Sparks flew when she looked at the screen:
"Her brother was looking back at me and we both were like,
floor-dropped. We were so attracted to each other at the first moment we laid eyes on each other."
From there, they began a tumultuous relationship, with Yazan even paying for Brittany to come visit
him in Jordan. During that trip, they got engaged, and Brittany ultimately relocated to the country.
But their love story is far from simple: Brittany has no apparent plans to convert to Islam,
despite the fact that it's very important to Yazan and his conservative family that
she do so. She also doesn't intend to give up drinking, which definitely rankles Yazan.
It's a rather awkward situation all around,
especially considering Yazan clearly assumed that she'd change her behavior for him.
And then there's the tricky subject of Brittany's first marriage to a man she met back when she was
17. According to Starcasm. they never formally got divorced… despite ending their relationship
shortly after her ex got deported back to Haiti. This snag is a pretty big deal,
especially considering Yazan's parents pressured him to marry Brittany right away
and doesn't know the truth about her marital status.
It's really quite a pickle, all things considered. And just when you thought
their relationship couldn't get any trickier, Brittany has also accused Yazan of cheating.
Brittany and Yazan's relationship didn't exactly start off on the right foot,
either. Yazan was noticably outraged one night when he found a bottle of liquor in
Brittany's suitcase...an incident that led to a hardcore screaming match. He
was also displeased when Brittany hugged one of the show's producers.
"F--- you. F--- the Brittany. F--- the… All the s---. Not you, man. F--- me."
Then, in June 2020, Brittany took to Instagram and posted a highly dramatic and since-deleted post:
"Fun facts about us. Yazan's favorite drink is Jack Daniels. Yazan loves hashish, tramadol,
and gaslighting women. He also loves to cheat with '90 Day Fiancé' fans.
He's on his third one. His favorite pastime is blaming others for his actions.
[Yazan,] did I miss anything? Should I honorably mention your out of control temper?"
Brittany didn't stop there. In an Instagram Story, she wrote:
"Woke up in a f--- you mood. Tired of misogynists who think they can groom women.
Ima kill all that on behalf of my ladies. F--- misogynists..."
She later claimed her account had been hacked, although it's not altogether
clear what really happened. Showbiz Cheat Sheet has a theory: Maybe Brittany gave the hacking
excuse to protect her non-disclosure agreement with TLC? Quite possible.
As we mentioned, Brittany doesn't plan to convert to Islam.
As she told Entertainment Tonight in June 2020,
"I'm not gonna convert to any religion for anybody.
I don't think that's a good idea for anybody. If you do it, it should be for God, not for a man."
Although Brittany wears a hijab when she's in Jordan,
she's hesitant to change in many other ways. As she told Entertainment Tonight,
"If I sacrifice anything ... it's going to be for myself because I decide that
it's a good decision. It's not gonna be for anybody else or for any man because
that's the only way I'm going to stick to it, if it's really for myself and something
I believe in. I think it's unfair, really, to try to change yourself for any other person."
Some fans might be surprised to learn that Brittany once dated an 85-year-old man.
Regarding that relationship,
she told Entertainment Tonight that they both had lots in common, explaining that,
"He liked to go to the gym. I love to workout. He liked to go to the gym and
he liked to go for long bike rides. I went for bike rides every morning. So,
we just did stuff together all the time that we both enjoy doing and we just ended up dating."
"At one point I just stopped seeing his age and I
was just looking at his soul and it was just so amazing."
Well, if things don't wind up working out with Yazan,
perhaps Brittany should give this fellow another try.
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