Jim Edmonds's alleged mistress, who has been identified as Jennifer McFelia Villegas shares her side of the story about the affair she had with the husband of Real Housewives of Orange County alum Meghan King Edmonds.
The 34 years-old, who works in the hospitality industry says she’s willing to take a lie detector test to prove that she and Jim engaged in a consensual sexual relationship and claims that she has never extorted him.
“Recent allegations labeling me an extortionist are false. Throughout this ordeal, myself and my child have been threatened by his wife.” Villegas told AllAboutTheTEA.com.
“I want to make a few things very clear — I never set anyone up, blackmailed anyone nor have I attempted to ruin anyone’s family. All my relationships have involved two consenting adults. I made a poor decision to enter a relationship with a married man, and for that I am sorry.” Villegas continued.
“I am no saint. My past includes two DUIs and for that I am deeply remorseful and I’ve learned from my mistakes. My life today is completely devoted to my relationship with God and my daughter.” she told AllAboutTheTEA.com.
Villegas tells the outlet that her first interaction with Meghan occurred in September 2018.
“Meghan first reached out to me on September 20, 2018 and bullied me into retracting my story. She had already left me a threatening voicemail, so I did because I was fearful for my safety and the safety of my daughter. I am a single mom and very protective of my child.” said Jennifer.
According to Villegas, Meghan has been busy playing detective — investigating Villegas and her family.
“In recent days I have been contacted by Meghan Edmonds on Facebook and by phone. She informed me that she’s researched my entire life and named my family members and their businesses. She threatened to use this information against me, so I decided to file a report with the police for harassment,” she told AllAboutTheTEA.com.
Meanwhile, Meghan released a statement after Villegas' identity was revealed.
“I only blame my husband for his actions: he made the choice to betray my trust and jeopardize our marriage,” she told Us Weekly. “His recklessness also allowed this woman to profit from my heartbreak — but now that her name is out there, she won’t be able to shake down any other families as I rebuild mine.”
The news come after The news comes after AllAboutTheTea.com reported that Jim cheated on his second wife, Allison Jayne Raski, with a woman who is allegedly referred to as the “baseball madame.” (The exes, who split in 2014, share two children.)
A source alleged that the two reconnected in March 2018 when Meghan was pregnant with the couple’s now 12-month-old twin sons, Hart and Hayes.
AllAboutTheTEA.com published explicit screenshots of text messages allegedly sent from Jim, including photos of his penis. The website further alleged that he sent a video of himself masturbating on the same day Meghan gave birth to their twins.
The blogger allegedly confronted the woman after finding out about her exchanges with Jim. The sports broadcaster procured a non-disclosure agreement with her, according to the website, reports Us Weekly.
As for Jim, he released a statement. “Regrettably, I had a lapse in judgment. I engaged in an inappropriate conversation with this person,” Jim told Us Weekly. “At no time was there any type of relationship or physical contact. Absolutely none. This is someone trying to profit from my name. I am aware she has done this to others in the past.”
The retired baseball player went on to apologize. “Clearly, I made a very poor decision to expose myself and my family to this type of person. For this, I am truly sorry and sought forgiveness from my wife,” the statement continued. “I’m outraged over the intent to ruin my family and intend to take legal action. We were never having any problems in our marriage. My attorney is in possession of documents wherein this person has admitted fabricating large portions of her ‘story.’”
Jim reiterated that he “never had any sort of a physical relationship outside of my marriage with her or anyone else.”
As for Meghan, she reacted to the news via her personal blog, titled "I'm Sad," which was published on June 14. "Do I believe him? I don’t know. Because I don’t trust him anymore," she wrote. "Physical or not, he still had an affair and he admits this to me."
"I am a victim, but I am not defined by this. I need space to heal," she shared in the post. "Ultimately, I have hope our marriage can recover."
Meanwhile, Jim provided an update on their marriage in an interview with TMZ Sports last week, sharing that he and Meghan are "doing good." "We're just gonna have to work through it," he said.
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