{"id":214503,"date":"2026-01-03T13:06:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T13:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/janelle-brown-gets-spiritual-release-from-ex-declares-im-free\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T13:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T13:06:22","slug":"janelle-brown-gets-spiritual-release-from-ex-declares-im-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/janelle-brown-gets-spiritual-release-from-ex-declares-im-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Janelle Brown Gets Spiritual Release from Ex, Declares: I&#8217;m Free!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Janelle Brown is no longer a married woman.<\/p>\n<p>In the eyes of her church, that is.<\/p>\n<p>The long-time Sister Wives cast member walked away from Kody Brown and their relationship just about three years ago\u2026 but in the eyes of the Apostolic United Brethren and the polygamous universe?<\/p>\n<p>The two still had a spiritual connection.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-03-at-7.55.37-AM-1024x606.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-544176 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-03-at-7.55.37-AM-1024x606.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-03-at-7.55.37-AM-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-03-at-7.55.37-AM-768x454.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-03-at-7.55.37-AM-960x568.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-03-at-7.55.37-AM-1080x639.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-03-at-7.55.37-AM.png 1129w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-03-at-7.55.37-AM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the January 4 episode of this TLC reality show, however, the 56-year old is granted a \u201crelease\u201d from this organization, which is basically a religious divorce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have it,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/sister-wives-janelle-is-granted-spiritual-release-ex-kody-exclusive-11877899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Janelle says in a preview<\/a> of the installment published by People Magazine, while holding up the release document. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was easy. I thought I was going to have to come back for a second meeting. I am free. I am free. I am free. I am free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hmmmm. Think she\u2019s happy about this decision?<\/p>\n<p>After her meeting with church leaders in the aforementioned footage, Janelle said she doesn\u2019t know \u201cwhat I was worried about,\u201d adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were all very kind. They\u2019d granted me the release. So there was really kind of a shift in my energy, and I think maybe it must have really meant something deep down that I\u2019m sort of not always paying attention to. So I\u2019m glad I did this.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-sister-wives-120525-5-4eadbc58842e4a85aea9be99fde02188-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-542207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-sister-wives-120525-5-4eadbc58842e4a85aea9be99fde02188-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-sister-wives-120525-5-4eadbc58842e4a85aea9be99fde02188-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-sister-wives-120525-5-4eadbc58842e4a85aea9be99fde02188-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-sister-wives-120525-5-4eadbc58842e4a85aea9be99fde02188-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-sister-wives-120525-5-4eadbc58842e4a85aea9be99fde02188-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-sister-wives-120525-5-4eadbc58842e4a85aea9be99fde02188-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-sister-wives-120525-5-4eadbc58842e4a85aea9be99fde02188.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-sister-wives-120525-5-4eadbc58842e4a85aea9be99fde02188-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-542207 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-sister-wives-120525-5-4eadbc58842e4a85aea9be99fde02188-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-sister-wives-120525-5-4eadbc58842e4a85aea9be99fde02188-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-sister-wives-120525-5-4eadbc58842e4a85aea9be99fde02188-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-sister-wives-120525-5-4eadbc58842e4a85aea9be99fde02188-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-sister-wives-120525-5-4eadbc58842e4a85aea9be99fde02188-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-sister-wives-120525-5-4eadbc58842e4a85aea9be99fde02188-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-sister-wives-120525-5-4eadbc58842e4a85aea9be99fde02188.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-sister-wives-120525-5-4eadbc58842e4a85aea9be99fde02188.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier on Season 20, Janelle admitted that she had thought at one point <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/12\/janelle-brown-actually-considered-getting-back-together-with-kody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">about getting back together with Kody<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But these episodes were filmed many months ago; on social media, she has sounded quite happy with her single life ever since.<\/p>\n<p>In this clip, Janelle adds that the church leaders told her they\u2019d handle \u201ccalling Kody and telling him what had happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I was leaving, I just kind of felt free,\u201d she went on. \u201cI felt like a weight had lifted off me. So, somewhere in the back of my mind, this must have been more important than I realized to have this done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We can only imagine, yeah.<\/p>\n<p>As she looks to really start a new life chapter, Janelle has strongly hinted of late that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/12\/janelle-brown-talks-leaving-sister-wives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she may leave Sister Wives<\/a> entirely.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rs_1024x786-241127105549-Screenshot_2024-11-27_135130.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-527493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rs_1024x786-241127105549-Screenshot_2024-11-27_135130.avif 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rs_1024x786-241127105549-Screenshot_2024-11-27_135130-300x230.avif 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rs_1024x786-241127105549-Screenshot_2024-11-27_135130-768x590.avif 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rs_1024x786-241127105549-Screenshot_2024-11-27_135130-960x737.avif 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rs_1024x786-241127105549-Screenshot_2024-11-27_135130.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-527493 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rs_1024x786-241127105549-Screenshot_2024-11-27_135130.avif 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rs_1024x786-241127105549-Screenshot_2024-11-27_135130-300x230.avif 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rs_1024x786-241127105549-Screenshot_2024-11-27_135130-768x590.avif 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rs_1024x786-241127105549-Screenshot_2024-11-27_135130-960x737.avif 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rs_1024x786-241127105549-Screenshot_2024-11-27_135130.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Janelle Brown should be so very happy she\u2019s done with Kody.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reflecting on her relationship with Kody, from whom she split from in 2022 after a 29-year spiritual union, Janelle said she was \u201cmarried to him longer than I was single.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, look, I don\u2019t regret anything in the last 30 years,\u201d said Janelle, who shares kids Logan, Madison, Hunter, Gabriel, Savanah and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/janelle-brown-details-heart-shattering-final-days-of-sons-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">late son Garrison<\/a> with Kody. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love the family that we have, and I would do it all again in order to get the family and the kids that we have. [It] just is sort of like that chapter has ended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Janelle emphasized on in an April episode of Sister Wives that she had \u201cnever really thought about a spiritual divorce\u201d from Kody until Meri had gone ahead and gotten one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt didn\u2019t even occur to me because [I\u2019m] really not part of that church anymore,\u201d she said back then. \u201cThen when Meri got one, I\u2019m like, huh.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/janelle-brown-granted-spiritual-release-from-ex-declares-im-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Janelle Brown is no longer a married woman. In the eyes of her church, that is. The long-time Sister Wives cast member walked away from Kody Brown and their relationship just about three years ago\u2026 but in the eyes of the Apostolic United Brethren and the polygamous universe? The two still [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":214504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-214503","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}