Jen Hatmaker‘s new memoir, Awake, is creating headlines with its discussion about the breakdown of her marriage, and now her ex-husband, Brandon Hatmaker, is sharing his side of the story.
As reported earlier this week, according to the New York Post, Jen wrote in her book that on July 11, 2020, at 2:30 a.m., she woke up to the sound of Brandon whispering on the phone to another woman. She said he smelled of booze, and before he drifted off to sleep, he whispered, “I just can’t quit you.”
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