Brittney Griner files to have marriage to Glory Johnson annulled

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[nickcarraway]

Brittney Griner has filed papers seeking to annul her 29-day marriage to Glory Johnson.

"Last Wednesday, Glory and I agreed to either legally separate, get divorced, or annul our marriage," Griner said in a statement Friday. "I can confirm that today I filed for an annulment. In the week prior to the wedding, I attempted to postpone the wedding several times until I completed counseling, but I still went through with it. I now realize that was a mistake."

Despite Griner's statement that the couple had discussed a divorce or annulment, Johnson's agent, D.J. Fisher, said in a statement late Friday that she was unaware of the filing and was "extremely hurt and blindsided" by Griner's actions.

"She loves Brittney and made a huge sacrifice to carry a child, put her career on hold, invest in their relationship and their future," Fisher said, adding that Johnson was requesting privacy.

The two WNBA stars married May 8, just three weeks after both were arrested in Arizona on domestic violence charges.

[SoFloFreeper]

Let me just quote Barbra Streisand's "Yentl"--from the climactic scene, where the lead character reveals herself to her male friend Avigdor:

Yentl:Witnessed what, a marriage between two women? It's null and void.

Avigdor: According to divorce procedures...

Yentl: No, according to God, it was not a marriage.

At one time, the liberal Barbra Streisand created art that was indeed in sync with true Judeo-Christian ethics: respect for biblical marriage, true belief that men and women needed each other, that women ought to be educated and respected, and that there was a Creator to whom we were responsible.