Katie Bates revealed she’s working with “authorized counsel” after husband Travis Clark went public with an affair.
The Bringing Up Bates alum, 25, took to Instagram on Monday, January 19, with a press release in regards to the state of her marriage, writing, “We’re working by way of this privately, looking for counsel each collectively and individually as we attempt to decide the very best path ahead for our household. I’m additionally being supported by authorized counsel.”
Bates acknowledged that her relationship with Clark, 24, has been affected.
“This isn’t a fast or straightforward course of, and it’s not one I’m taking flippantly,” she continued. “Each resolution about our future will probably be made slowly and punctiliously, with what’s greatest for our household and our youngsters as the very best precedence.”
The previous actuality star, who welcomed youngsters Hailey and Harvey with Clark in 2023 and 2024, respectively, famous that her “belief has been damaged.”
“Proper now, I’m taking life in the future at a time and specializing in what issues most: our youngsters, their future, and my very own therapeutic,” Bates continued. “On the similar time, I do imagine in God’s energy to revive, and my coronary heart’s need to protect our marriage.”
Clark, for his half, got here clear about being untrue in his marriage with a press release shared through his Instagram Tales on Saturday, January 17, revealing, “That is laborious to jot down, however I owe the reality and I owe an apology. I used to be untrue to my spouse. I had an affair and repeatedly broke her belief. There isn’t a excuse for what I did.”
He added: “This was my failure and my duty alone. I do know that phrases don’t start to precise the injury I precipitated or the depth of the damage I’ve introduced into her life, however I’m actually sorry.”
Clark hinted that he’s “taking duty” for his actions. “I’m sorry for the ache, humiliation and betrayal I precipitated my spouse by way of my decisions,” he continued. “I perceive that an apology doesn’t restore what I broke and forgiveness just isn’t one thing I deserve or can ask for.”
The assertion concluded with a request for privateness.
“I’m taking duty by getting assist and doing the work to alter and turn into a extra sincere and accountable man, no matter [the] final result,” Clark wrote. “I ask for privateness and style for Katie as she processes this in her personal time.”
The couple, who’ve been married since 2021, suffered a being pregnant loss shortly earlier than Clark revealed his infidelity.
“I’ll spend the remainder of my life lacking you,” Bates wrote through Instagram on Friday, January 16, alongside footage from her being pregnant.
