Rüştü Onur Atilla responds to his ex-wife who said 'I didn't want the divorce': Both Nez and I are innocent

Atilla's ex-wife, Sinem Ayyıldız, said in an interview, 'I didn't want the divorce. I tried until the last moment for our children and our past. I was faced with a hurtful and clear man. Everything happened within 5 months. Everyone is speaking on my behalf, but I am trying to pull myself together.'

Following this, Rüştü Onur Atilla, who has started a new relationship with singer Nez, announced that he would make a statement on the matter, saying: 'Everyone who wishes us well wanted me to stay silent. It didn't get any better. Let me speak before it gets any uglier. I'm on the road. I'm taking the children on vacation. Let me speak this evening.'

Highlights from Rüştü Onur Atilla's statement are as follows:

If baseless accusations continue, I will seek my rights by trusting in justice before the courts; I hope it will not be necessary.

I know I am not the type of person to destroy my home just because I lost weight. Fortunately, I know myself. My conscience is very clear.

I will not make our private life a spectacle here. My ex-wife and I were worn out, tired, and we started to make each other unhappy.

I needed to build my own life to be a better father.

Thankfully, they are not dependent on anyone, and they will not be.

Nez is my girlfriend. We are very happy and excited. We have clung to and taken refuge in each other.

Nez has nothing to do with the end of our marriage. I would not bring a person capable of ending a marriage into my life anyway.

I will not allow a woman who has built her career with honor over 25 years, an artist who never comes to the agenda with such issues, my colleague, the person I love, my dear Nez, to be lynched. Nez and I are innocent.

On the other hand, everyone can live the life they want. They can form new relationships, and perhaps they already have. Because we are well-known people and we shared our happiness with ourselves before other people, we were declared scapegoats. I also wish my ex-wife happiness. I wish it with all my heart.

There will be no further statement from me on this subject. I am staying silent for my children.

Nez, in her new statement, said: 'We met for coffee months after the decision to divorce was made. Those who say I ended the relationship have to prove it. My conscience is clear, my head is held high. Let them not drag me into an ugly game.'