Criss Angel claimed his “narcissist” partner, Shaunyl Benson, “destroyed a beautiful family in pursuit of another man.”
The magician posted a lengthy message via Instagram Friday written for his fans and friends, noting that he has been “going through something personal.”
“Today I stopped following a narcissist – somebody who destroyed a beautiful family in pursuit of another man,” he penned.
“Please Do NOT support someone who has damaged the lives of beautiful children and everyone around them. Thank you all for your love and support during this very difficult time. Loyally yours, Xcriss,” he concluded.
Fans also noticed that he changed his Instagram bio to, “Single Father of 3 Beautiful Kids❤️”
The couple secretly tied the knot just before Valentine’s Day in February 2015 after three years of dating, but reportedly divorced shortly after.
In 2023, the illusionist proposed to her again and they have seemingly been together up until now.
Angel and Benson share three child together: Johnny, 11, Xristos Yanni, 6, and Illusia, 3. Johnny battled B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia on and off for years but has been cancer-free since January 2022.
The Australian songwriter — who has been posting a slew of cryptic messages on Instagram recently —hit back at her husband’s message just minutes later. She posted a video speaking her “truth” because it was brought to her attention that “someone is trying to defame” her.
In response to her husband’s claim that she was “in pursuit of another man,” she admitted that she “sent a message to a rockstar” after not speaking to another man in 12 years “besides her baby daddy.”
She claimed that she thought he would never answer her back but admitted she “thought he was cute” and was feeling “lonely.”
She added that “infidelity had been very present” in the relationship on the magician’s end that she “had to forgive” for her children’s sake.
“Me leaving now has nothing to do with anybody else and anyone that says that is just trying to grip onto the idea that there’s something more there,” she said.
She then detailed a “heart shattering” incident within their relationship that took place four years ago.
“After I delivered my premature daughter at 35 weeks pregnant, I was breastfeeding her and I was given a piece of information from the universe that literally shattered my entire world,” she recalled.
“I found that there were young girls having to send really intense things, really personal disgusting thing — not disgusting — just really heart shattering things to their boss as I was breastfeeding my daughter.”
Reps for Criss Angel were not immediately available to Page Six for comment.
Benson admitted that she “should have left then,” but was worried since she doesn’t have any “assets” and the “harsh reality” was that she had “nothing” of her own.
“I am a good woman,” she continued. “I have always built my foundation on the family unit. I have forgiven a lot of things to make my family work. I have turned a blind eye to things to make my family work,” she explained.
Benson said she ultimately “decided to detach” and “go a different way” because she was “living a lie” and urged other mothers who are unhappy to stop staying in their relationships “for the sake of the kids.”
