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Hartwell and Wu were married for five years and share a son together. They divorced in 2011, after a stint on Real Housewives of Atlanta and financial issues.
The two have gone their separate ways, amicably, but there were some issues regarding his relationship with The Cosby Show star.
On Hollywood Divas, the 43-year-old admitted that she introduced her ex-husband to Pulliam, but at the time they were just “industry friends.” The news seemed shady either way, since Wu found out via their 8-year-old that they were getting married.
“He’s just happy, and that’s all I care about,” Wu told Hip Hollywood about her ex-husband in a recent interview.
Adding, “There’s no hate going on, it’s just the way I found out about it. Other than that, my son is happy, he likes her. That’s all the matters. And she’s great to my son. But if she wasn’t… than it’d be a problem.”
Good to see this Hollywood family moving on amicably.
