The sad and reeling story of Venus Morris on Humans of New York has flashed out life with agony. Tripp Morris was arrested for charges related to prostitution and financial fraud.
Venus Morris is an Augusta, Georgia-based real estate agent, motivational speaker, and author.
The first 13 pieces went live on the Humans of New York Facebook page at 9 a.m. Thursday.
People shared and related her story, and the comments flooded in likely more than 10,000 people had reacted by midday.
Tripp Morris Arrest Update Following Fraud Charges
Tripp Morris’s arrest on the charges of prostitution and financial fraud did not only ruin his life.
The grief passed on to his then ex-wife Venus Morris and her five children.
Venus Morris Griffin relates the account of her and Tripp’s marriage in the fourth part of her story.
They had relocated to his hometown of Augusta, Georgia, where she is a real estate agent.
Because of the city’s luxury, they relocated to “an abandoned log cabin” owned by Tripp’s grandfather.
Griffin portrays herself as a modest girl who met her Prince Charming while attending the University of South Carolina.
She calls him Tripp, but it’s not difficult to find out who he is: Tripp Morris, a former USC cheerleader.
They had six children, all of them were conceived via artificial insemination with the help of a sperm donor.
Griffin wrote that he was a fantastic father but not a great husband.
Griffin informed readers that Tripp is currently serving a 45-year jail term.
Tripp Morris Son John Morris & Kids With Venus Morris
John Morris is the eldest son of Tripp Morris and Venus Morris.
John was a football player, and Tripp supported his son’s play as a football enthusiast.
They were married for twenty years and knew all the friends on both sides.
Venus and her kids had to go through a lot as Tripp was careless about his finances.
He accumulated a massive stack of business receipts for plane tickets, and hotel stays over the years.
Venus never understood why he refused to turn them in so that his parents might make the payment.
According to the post, Tripp lived over his means, so credit cards were maxed up.
Even though he earned less than $50,000 a year, he constantly paid for other people’s dinners.
After six chapters of her story being uploaded on the Facebook page, she has yet to explain why her ex-husband is imprisoned.
According to USC athletics spokesman Steve Fink, Tripp Morris was a cheerleader at USC in the late 1980s.