“WHO TF DID I MARRY?” : TIKTOK STORY & LEGION’S LIES BROKEN DOWN | KennieJD

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Today’s sponsor 2:11
Intro to Who TF Did I Marry? 3:17
Chapter 1 4:43
Chapter 2 29:13
Chapter 3 38:38
Chapter 4 53:08
Chapter 5 1:11:23
On Going List of Lies 1:28:34
Questions 1:31:53
Final Thoughts 1:33:31
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[@flylightlvia2181]

i’d never wish a miscarriage on someone but i’m so glad she didn’t have a child with that man

[@Jenninka]

Blessing in disguise to me because good lord I can’t imagine trying to coparent with someone like this

[@dismurrart6648]

Right?! Lord was working overtime on this one.

[@user-nd1tp2zv4o]

​@@dismurrart6648God didnt even know what to do with this story 😭 dude had some work to do fr fr

[@sonotfetch]

Thankfully no one (as far as we know) has this man as their father

[@jazzywazzy8906]

I’m not religious, but that would have converted me. Bc for ME PERSONALLY that miscarriage would have been hand delivered from god himself

[@hollywont9447]

He spent 97% of their “relationship” talking to himself on the phone. Whole conversations with nobody…crazy SOB.

[@multijxde1855]

literally my ex did similar things… it was IMPOSSIBLE for him to tell the truth, he lied about things he didn’t even need to lie about. I pray nobody ever has to deal w those type of people and i hope you’re okay too.

[@razzle8140]

That's some real attention seeking behavior. His brothers hate him, extended family wants nothing to do with him. He's twice divorced instead of in a great long term marriage. He can't keep a job and goes in and out of jail. I imagine he has no friends or co-worker friends because of how he is, a weirdo, a talk-too- much and brags all the time, liar weirdo. Him on that phone Every Morning was to get her attention and cope. He gets her attention pretending he has a family that loves him and he's friends with. It's all a bunch of cope. I feel bad for Teesa thinking he was laughing at her when she would believe a lie because he wasn't. He was only comforted by her belief.

[@myrezz8833]

Someone mentioned he may have had Schizoaffective disorder, which makes a lot of sense. It doesn’t excuse his actions, but it’s a plausible explanation to some of the real deep shit he told her.

[@amysmiles9751]

I don't call people because I don't have energy for a real conversation 😅

[@mynameisambertoo7379]

I wanna pretend that it was the sex workers that he was talking to, and just paying them to talk to him so it seemed more natural 😭

[@MamaJayde]

I lowkey really dislike the people she worked with, because if a man calling my job claiming he’s my husband, but he NEEDS MY NUMBER????? Why would you give him ANY of my personal information? At most, tell them a broad time range to call back. This kind of carelessness and negligence can literally get your coworkers killed.

[@niyalove7001]

Omg I was thinking about that jobs shouldn’t just give out personal info like that

[@dismurrart6648]

Yeah I don't care who you are. There's scammers saying the most out of pocket stuff and you out here giving them my info? We ain't friends anymore

[@stephaniegunnison5908]

Jobs aren’t supposed to give out ANY personal information at all. Including when an employee will be at work. The only thing they are allowed to say is that they are there or they aren’t there.

[@thetiktokpenguin4343]

@@stephaniegunnison5908oh yeah. I work in education and if you ever violate FERPA, not only do you have a potential lawsuit on your hands from the victim for giving out their information and whereabouts to someone not on their approval form, your school gets a big fine from the state and funds withdrawn because you’ve proved that your not trustworthy. Either the person who gave him her number is stupid or really wants a lawsuit

[@ohhsoserio]

They ran it through her first they didn’t just give her number or info out

[@direcircumstances]

So not only did this story have a real life "evil twin" soap opera twist, but HE was the evil twin. Unreal.

[@jentrification_]

*Erica Kane slap*

[@bees9342]

“Legion, you didn’t go to San Diego State, did you?” Dumbledore said calmly.

[@vanillaa_spice460]

"Legion, did you go to weekend jail?" - Dumbledore asked calmly

[@Ghost-lt4sf]

y’allll 💀

[@packnetadaija]

Ok that one made me laugh out loud 😂😂😂

[@Alltherestofus]

I don’t get the joke 😔

[@imysaurus]

Lmaoooooo It’s a harry potter joke

[@iridescentlytey4933]

I feel like the “sisters” were also side chicks. Because that gave him reason to talk to them at all hours of the day with no question

[@gigiarmany4332]

Yep..for sure

[@tiffanyr9975]

I thought the same! That or he roped people in to pretend for him; i was honestly surprised it didnt come to that💀

[@iridescentlytey4933]

@@tiffanyr9975 which makes it even scarier that he suggested her to take Reesa Tessa to a doctor’s appointment?! Who knows what that lady might’ve done, folks be jealous and wild 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@ayanna6327]

Thought so too, it just seemed a bit too convenient.

[@AliCatDarling]

I think it's likely they were the "working girls" that she found out about through his texts.

[@powerpuff4ever]

I love that Kendall’s audience basically refuses to let her pigeonhole her content 😂 like 100% - yes, please recap this random tik tok debauchery just because we like hearing you talk

[@m.josena4485]

Best place to be haha

[@FarrahChataigne]

I just wasn't about to watch ReesaTeesa's whole TikTok

[@devonmunn5728]

Yeah like i will watch any video Kennie puts out

[@catcat2607]

Drama commentator queen pigeonhole haha

[@peaches7280]

​@FarrahChataigne you totally should tho she's a really good storyteller

[@amyburt9193]

Out of all the cruel things he did to her, the one that I get stuck on was not driving her to the hospital for her procedure FOR A FAKE MEETING. Like, even if it had been for a real meeting, that's some BS, but he didn't need to do that to the woman who just lost his baby. The level of cruelty is unmatched

[@jadengalloway6003]

omg fr 😭 so like what was he doing the HOURS that she was at the hospital and WHOO is david ??

[@Freee479]

@@jadengalloway6003he is David and David is him. Completely made up

[@ajheartsong]

That would’ve been it for me “call me if there’s an emergency” B**** I’m having surgery for our deceased child, that is the emergency 😡

[@Helpmefindthewilltolive]

If I remember correctly, he worked as a forklift driver so he couldn't get on and off work during this time. My personal theory is that he knew he couldn't make it due to working and used the meeting as a convenient excuse for his absence. 🙄

[@amyburt9193]

@@Helpmefindthewilltolive I completely forgot that man actually did have a job 😂 but like, he couldn't get a day off for that? What kind of job doesn't allow you to care for your family

[@Firebolt2676]

being a lying cruel gemini and a twin is crazy like what a way to perpetuate a stereotype 😭😭

[@ranga1cat]

Geminis never beating the allegations now 🫠😬

[@Gemini053]

@@ranga1catFr, it’s like the June Geminis give the May ones a bad name…Minus Azealia Banks.

[@fandomlove6607]

That's exactly what I kept thinking 😅

[@maggierappa417]

@@Gemini053being a normal June Gemini is horrible…the bad ones make it bad for everyobe

[@demetriam2408]

Fr I'm not a horoscope girlie but that's funnyyyy

[@AndSoWeLaughed]

That’s a different type of evil to tell others she had a baby after her miscarriage. Especially since she was in incredible pain and he was not even there for her surgery. She now has to relive her trauma over and over when someone brings “the baby” up. That’s awful.

[@averyeml]

He plays real fast and loose with people’s lives in his stories, by the sounds of it. He didn’t seem too bothered pretending his ex’s kid had died, for example. Out of everything that’s the part that concerns me the most. If you show no reverence to miscarriages and are willing to tell other people that children in your life are dead, you truly have NO value for human life.

[@pinkblossom1516]

And saying his ex’s daughter died too , he is crazy

[@camerynr8344]

@@averyemldon’t forget about how he was DISTRAUGHT when his grandmother and uncle “died of c0\/id” whole time his grandmother died in 2008 and his uncle in 2012…

[@catcat2607]

@@camerynr8344he probably had a side piece leave him and was distraught about that…

[@devonmunn5728]

​@@catcat2607 Definitely not out of range

[@ivymitchell6342]

The absolute pure unadulterated rage I felt when I realized legion offered for his nonexistent sister to take her to the hospital to expell the fetus.... that man is SICK

[@yourfavoriteoompaloompa139]

SICKKKKK!!!!!!

[@ngshawts]

Legion didn't find out about the story on his own, some girl on tiktok named Danni H , literally went out her way to find who Legion is and expose who Reesa's abuser is. Not caring what problems it may cause for Reesa and her excuse was that ppl need to be warned and aware. Yet this same girl has her own abuser and when ppl called her out on exposing Reesa's and not her own. She posted some bs video about herself being her own abuser. Terrible ish, she literally did it for the clout and it sickens me smh

[@TravelSeets]

Who?

[@devonmunn5728]

Which also despite things backing up Reesa's story there probably will still be some weirdo out there who will take his side

[@ngshawts]

@@devonmunn5728 You're speaking 100% facts.

[@timekabolden5309]

But Reesa Made vids and went all over America to do interviews. 😂😂😂

[@ngshawts]

@@timekabolden5309 Yes, no one would be surprised at that point. This girl exposed who Legion was when the story had just been posted and no one knew what was going to become of it. Initially, Reesa had asked for ppl not to go looking for him until she got her ducks in order. There would be nothing to say if he was just exposed now or he naturally exposed himself and came to know of it on his own around that time, even though it would of been unlikely and by chance not believed until he was able to prove it . Instead, this person watched the story, made it her mission to search through Facebook posted his info and pics from his page to prove it was him and so on, so forth.

[@Jenninka]

The secret twin part pushes this story into the absurd for me. This man is baffling

[@minirth.maggie]

I'm reading comments as I listen somehow I missed there's a twin!!!

[@gemmaviol3t]

@@minirth.maggieabout an hour and 3 mins in she talks about it! says his brother that he stated was 2 years younger than him is actually 20 minutes older and his twin 😅😅😅

[@fionagallagherapologist5968]

that was INSANEEE and HE was the actual vp 😭

[@emilyau8023]

Out of all the things to lie about your job...why be a worker for condiments? 😂

[@ar-yj8lb]

​@@emilyau8023 i mean there are big condiment companies, like heinz or kraft

[@karolineleos]

I think what Reesa Teesa tought a LOT of us is that we don't have a limited attention span, but that MOST MEDIA SUCKS IN STORYTELLING. That woman had me hooked on every word. Her honey and silk soft voice.... the way she structured her story ... her choice of words ... she's a true master

[@helenaap2042]

I’d love an audiobook

[@condesabeatriz9303]

It was how she told the story also. She is gifted.

[@devonmunn5728]

Engaging storytelling is definitely a plus. I'm not on TikTok so I guess that I don't have the attention span of the average TikTok viewer but I can rewatch over an hour videos if the video is engaging and entertaining enough and never get tired of them

[@ruthkhiangte7962]

Fr I don't have tiktok and watched a 7+ hr compilation of it here on KZbin and not once did i get bored

[@DaddysGrl463]

Agreed!!!

[@Maggie-vt8wp]

i’m really confused on how the fake social security number wouldn’t have just voided the marriage license like how does it even count?

[@Laura-gd4ku]

Im sure you could fight it but its probably not worth it, divorce is quicker

[@bookworm4133]

That's what I was wondering. If he's "legally allowed in the house" due to "being married", how does that work? He's not legally married under his actual SSN.

[@L337Kelly]

Thank you!! I scrolled way too long to find this comment. I thought there was going to be a plot twist where it was discovered that he used the twin brother's ssn on the certificate, but nope. Not only is it grounds for annulment, but fraud, too.

[@shauntelrenee9197]

Right?! I was thinking about this! Like, technically were they even married ?? 🤔

[@dreamypriorities]

i’m assuming he used his twin’s security number at some point but even then…. it’s confusing

[@FuguFae]

Reesa made an update/clarification video the other day and said Legion’s brother reached out again (and gave permission for her to say) and let her know that their parents DID make an effort to get Legion some help. Dude was messed up even as a kid and their dad came out of retirement to see to it that he got taken to therapists, got put on meds, etc. I think she said he’d been diagnosed with both bipolar and schizophrenia as a child so that *may* explain a bit of the mental break he had in the back of the squad car (assuming he was even diagnosed properly, which I’m taking with a few grains of salt). But apparently once he got older, he refused to continue taking his meds. Regardless, the story is just said. From a human standpoint, I feel so sorry for the dude because whatever his issue is he’s very clearly and severely unwell and unlikely to get better. But from a black woman who’s constantly disgusted by and terrified of men because of encounters with entitled ones, I’m just over here like “Mm. That’s a damn shame 🫤☕️” Also. Damn: You know it’s bad when Kendall doesn’t even briefly mention the pee-filled Powerade bottles just for a joke.

[@jsky2695]

No licensed psych is diagnosing a child under the age of 16 with schizophrenia, & most won’t diagnosis it until 19-21) Parents really just trying to paint themselves as loving parents who did all they could to raise him right and the way he operates today has nothing to do with them.

[@allluvin7977]

He's mentally unwell and for no one to see that is a shame

[@tyf.5111]

You cannot be diagnosed with either of those illnesses until you are in your late teens, early 20s. Maybe Legion was diagnosed with something as a child but it definitely wasn't bipolar or schizophrenia.

[@karentucker2161]

I thought she did because I watched it too.

[@dougdimmadome9241]

​​@@tyf.5111 Unsurprisingly, the answer is racism. Sorry for the word salad I am about to unleash. The symptoms of early-onset psychosis include paranoia, strong anger, a tendency toward self-isolation and a notable decline in self-care. These can be legitimate symptoms of a condition, but they can also be normal teenage behaviours, and they can be exacerbated by outside circumstances unrelated to mental illness. In a nutshell, the conditions of their racist surroundings might cause a Black child to express these "symptoms". Institutionalised racism in the healthcare system means these kids are more likely to be improperly diagnosed as schizophrenic and subsequently medicated. (in the past, it was a very commonly held belief that Black people had a genetic predisposition toward psychosis. recent evidence has shown that this is likely not actually the case). these children become even more angry, isolated, tired and paranoid after the medication they don't actually need starts to make them feel ill and this reinforces the idea in the doctor's mind that they *do* have some kind of psychosis. EDIT: Forgot to explain why I was saying all of this. This is how a child gets misdiagnosed with a psychotic illness even though you *should* be an adult for that diagnosis. TL;DR Standards of practice don't mean much to a racist enough doctor.

[@Jules-916]

Imagine finding someone on Facebook dating and being so happy and relieved they're not stuck on an oil rig and asking for Apple gift cards, but then it ends up so much worse.

[@emilyau8023]

Does love make a person not able to Google?

[@polivepea]

Exactly

[@corinthiarobbins2990]

I didn’t know Facebook dating was an actual thing until this morning. Marketplace is wild, I can only imagine the crazy that comes with the Dating section.

[@madblackliam]

Lmaoooo 😂

[@thebrokegothgirl]

Lol

[@m.orionyt]

she 100% NEEDS to get tested because he was sleeping around. Like, urgently 🚨🚨🚨🚨

[@vvotchme1576]

she said she is healthy everyone eluded to that before, right after the story first blew up, bc he was very sick and losing weight when that knee was hurt.

[@zeefinley6968]

Exactly and he’s publicly stated that he has HIV/AIDS…

[@299meena]

​@@zeefinley6968 😲😲😲😲

[@RamseyKikyo]

She went live to answer questions and said she is healthy. So can only guess that she did get tested

[@katelynbrown98]

​@@banquetoftheleviathan1404whatt?? No. Literally everything shows up on a test. Anything that she has already that didn't show up on a test would've shown up in the months before. (BV, UTI, etc.)

[@Tina_Bo_Binaaa]

There’s a reason why so many women connected to this story. Because we may all have experienced a lying man. I’m reminded of a quote from Bojack Horseman, “when you’re seeing someone through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags.”

[@timekabolden5309]

😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😫😫😫😫

[@DopeioThePhoneBoi]

It don't even gotta be a man you're with. My bio dad skipped out on me at 3 years old and never returned... then we 'reconnected' through social media when I was in my mid-teens. We kept trying to meet up, but 'something' always happened. Lie after lie. Fall through after fall through on meeting up. The last straw was him asking to take me to a movie, me getting super excited to go, waiting days, getting dressed up... and then he calls my mother and says he can't make it. I told her to tell him to just go ahead and go back to what he's done best: not being there. 🙃 Men ain't shit for dick or blood and I mean that. Ain't never needed one for NUTHIN.

[@melwasnevergivenaname]

The weight drop....i was CERTAIN he was going to be diagnosed HIV positive and was so fucking worried for her. I hope she's been cleared with a clean bill of health

[@ajheartsong]

That was my thought too! HIV or cancer 😮

[@pale_n_tired]

i thought it was syphilis lmao

[@jennpao1999]

@@pale_n_tired doesnt that show like more visible thing as skin eruptions?

[@pale_n_tired]

@@jennpao1999 maybe. He has the pock marks lol. It could also be hiv or the clap. idk

[@ChristinaMitchellwriter]

I know someone like this. He compulsively burned every bridge. If you gave him five bucks, he'd steal ten from your wallet. If you took him in, he'd rob your house (he did this to multiple times to friends and family). There was no amount of kindness you could show him that he wouldn't exploit for more. And then he'd whine and moan about how no one loved him or cared for him, about how alone he was in the world, when the truth was, he chose to destroy every relationship, every connection he had. And according to him, the many, many people who called him on his behavior were all just liars who needed to mind their business. It IS sad. It's tragic that someone can have so much love and care and forgiveness heaped on him without being able to recognize it as the gift it is. There's just a broken bucket where his heart should be, and you can keep pouring and pouring care and concern into it, but *nothing* will ever fill it up.

[@apriljk6557]

This is type of person that drains your energy talking about themselves but claims to be an "empath." They have zero self awareness, let alone the self-reflection necessary to make that claim.😊

[@lilyxo6914]

Wow this was so well written. I hope you’re an author because you have a gift Edit: I just saw your handle. That makes sense 😂😂

[@cupidsulfer7504]

Damnnn

[@ArturGlass.C]

I can empathize. Was raised by a narcissist and it's so hard to come to term with this. That despite them saying the answer is to just gives them more love and comfort it never amounts to anything, the more you give the more they take. It's hard when they can believe it themselves too that they genuinely think it's the solution and just somehow twist what you give them to be something else. The answer is for them to look inwards and sadly for narcissists at least they really just can't do that on their own and you can't do it for them either. It's just really sad.

[@rubyb7252]

honestly I couldn't even be mad at the guy cuz with those people something went wrong/unaddressed years ago and this is the result. It is just sad, and makes you grateful and appreciate the humble but honest life you have made for yourself

[@Jade-pu1zc]

“rights are expensive” always gets me 🙏😭

[@vvotchme1576]

georgia is making people show papers to prove citizenship on some show ur papers bwoy type shit

[@ajheartsong]

The south is the ghetto chile 😂 But my rent is $1395 for a 3bd house so there’s that 😂

[@Jade-pu1zc]

@@ajheartsong DAMN 😭😭 that kinda eats…

[@MiciousDawn]

I'm a college counselor and the bit about San Diego State was interesting. First, if he played something like football for them, he would have shown up on their public roster when she googled him and she wouldn't have needed to call. But the main thing is when she called and they said "they have no record," they actually CANNOT give any information about students, including confirming enrollment and whether they attended, because of FERPA. The only exception is with background checks by potential employers. So maybe she misinterpreted them saying we cannot give information as we do not have information. Therefore, the man totally could have said "what are you talking about, yes I attended, they just can't tell you because of FERPA" and she might have believed him. But instead he made up the bogus "special citizen" bit that made him sound guilty because that doesn't exist. It made me laugh because EVERY citizen has that level of privacy and protection when it comes to their academic records!

[@leonpage3585]

Confirming enrollment is actually not covered by FERPA! most colleges will confirm whether a certain person ever attended if you call. Journalists do it pretty frequently.

[@angrytriangles]

@@leonpage3585 Seconding this, enrollment dates count as directory information. The registrar wouldn't be able to give out his transcript to someone over the phone, however. They would need to be someone the student/alum designated as an authorized guest to receive anything like that.

[@jongkittae]

I thought it might be something like that too, but then again, I know a lot of laws get a bit lenient when it's a spouse asking for information like if she showed them documents like hey we're married I'm asking about my husband, I feel like they'd have no good reason not to tell her if he'd ever gone to that school. especially since I'm fairly certain that's usually public record unless it's a private university with different rules. like she had his full name and SSN so clearly she wasn't just some rando trying to find his information she already had all the important shit lol

[@MiciousDawn]

No, this is not true at all. What journalist has done this, besides fictional ones on TV? In my experience, there have been a number of instances when a stalker, abuser, or an angry entitled parent with a TRO, was trying to get information on a student of mine to find out whether they were attending or have attended. Myself and the thousands of colleagues in my position across the higher education system in the U.S. all say we cannot confirm this information for the protection of the student's privacy. Some people interpret that as a "no" or "yes" rather than "we cannot tell you." @@leonpage3585

[@MiciousDawn]

FERPA is clear that even if it's the student's mother, father, if they are fully funding their college tuition, if it's their spouse, it makes no difference; unless there is a signed FERPA release form on the student's file submitted by the student, no one, no matter who they are or what information they have, is entitled to ANY academic information including confirmation of enrollment. @@jongkittae

[@mutoyaniyibizi2819]

Home owner here. Another thing that’s sketch is whenever you are looking to buy a house, you don’t want to be buying large purchases , other homes, cars, boats etc. so that’s a red flag right there too. Spending too much at once 🚩

[@lauracapper3807]

That “deep shame” is what happened to my mom and is part of why I have SO MUCH distrust with the church. Was raised in a very Baptist household, my dad got terminally ill when I was very young and, as you’d expect it was my mom’s “job to take care of him” (my dad) all on her own. AS WELL AS 3 SMALL KIDS AND NO JOB. My dad’s family was the family with the $$$ and REFUSED to help, going so far as to verbally abuse my mom for reaching out when my dad was abusing her, among other things. It is VERY real. We left in the middle of the night one night without telling anyone bc if we didn’t….well let’s say I’m very lucky my mom made that decision bc idk if I’d still have her if she didn’t.

[@abookishmess]

I'm so proud of your mom ❤❤ and hope she's doing so much better !!!

[@lauracapper3807]

Ty!! She’s doing much, much better but I feel some things never really change. She’s still very religious and still believes in the “supportive wife” role. But if it works for her then I have no complaints. (All of these events happened during my childhood, roughly 2 decades ago now, so a lot has changed and a lot of healing has taken place) ❤

[@impposter560]

Yikes, thats a little of similar to mine. My dad's abusive and was in law enforcement. Growing up, we knew we couldn't go to the 'authorities' about him because he WAS the authorities. His parents were also loaded, and he swore that if she left him, they would hire lawyers and she'd never see her kids again. He also would oh so conveniently overdose on his insulin ONLY on weekends so my mom (and his daughters when he felt like a change) would be forced to take care of him. And he threatened her to never, ever called an ambulance "or else". She too reached out to his parents for help or an intervention, and got the same response as yours. Anyway, with no other place to turn, she went to our pastors. And, without fail she'd get the same answer; Try Harder, Be Patient and, of course, Pray About It. She was a special needs teacher, and the last pastor she reached out to told her that if she could handle special needs children, she could figure out a way to 'fix' her husband and 'meet his needs'. It wasn't until my mom snuck out for therapy with a Christian therapist who was also (and most importantly) a woman that she finally managed to get the courage and clarity needed to realize God doesn't actually endorse abusive unions. Its 'Evenly yoked' for a reason. Its not hubby getting to ride in the cart and wip the one pulling it. He broke the covenant the first time he hurt her, and he was spitting on it every time afterwards. He was the one who turned something sacred into something unholy, and good Christians turn their backs on the unholy; they don't bow down to it. There is no reason to be ashamed of doing the right thing, and your mom is a badass for doing exactly that. I, like your mom, am still Christian, but I don't trust the church or pastors as far as I could throw them. I would sooner go to a random woman on the street for help than to any pastor or church I know

[@elleofhearts8471]

please tell your story as often ad you can. shame and honor based cultures are harmful and do nothing but keep victims silent and allow villains to escape the consequences of their actions. Its almost like a cult in that way. shame culture is a culture of casual and generational abuse and violence.

[@pssurvivor]

same! and i prefer kennie's recounting because I trust and often agree with her viewpoints. i am not american so i also feel like her as an african american woman would understand some nuances so i was waiting for kennie's version

[@babychickan]

I pray reesa get her bmw, a new home, a great relationship, and the ability for her to tell her story for however long it is healing. She is so enjoyable to listen to. I hope she does more content. I haven't been this soothed by another human voice since my mother I'm not kidding. She is so special. Also I hope this affects overall social media trends to be longer and more substantive, humble, and mature

[@kissit012]

If you've ever read Death of a Salesman, you would understand exactly why men who act like Legion do what they do. They know they are losers, they dont want others to know. They constantly compare themselves to others and resent themselves for not being like them. They'd rather put more effort into making themselves appear better than actually just being better. They do care who they hurt, but they don't process it as hurting because of their intentions, which they think matters more than their actions. Their deep insecurity drives their deranged behavior. You are safer away from them

[@pterodactylbull]

My fiancé has a brother just like that. He has a new victim and she has money. I hope she is wise enough to not give him what she’s worked for…. He has a pattern of destroying every woman’s life he enters. It’s freaking disgusting. He’s such a bum.

[@jane_wants_to_feel]

death of a salesman was so devastating idk how i never got the connection there

[@JenSell1626]

@@jane_wants_to_feel😢

[@Bri-ss1gu]

I'm surprised Reesa didn't seem to make the connection between the request for a joint bank account and the sudden "death" of his stepdaughter. He clearly was trying to steal money from her by getting their accounts merged, and when that didn't work, he found a sneaky way to make her "voluntarily" hand it over. Legion is truly an appropriate nickname, the man is hell on wheels.

[@listamato]

Please don't let this end up in Tyler Perry's lap. PLEASE!

[@drmsd14]

Keep his arts and crafts wigs away from this!!!!!!

[@DorothyZJ]

​@@drmsd14🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KariIzumi1]

@@drmsd14😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@christinethuo6840]

I beg him not to.

[@hollyo7759]

It totally sounds like a movie he would do though. Lmao

[@CourtneyAnderson-ks9ny]

The phrases "dark blue BMW X5 with cognac interior" and "proof of funds" now live in my head rent-free.

[@varshini555]

"condiment company" and "arena football" too

[@kalamatshiteya]

I literally googled arena football after this LMFAO def not cool

[@XavierVB]

“Shoutout to the American Justice System” 😂

[@karouselferris2296]

Yup! As Bright Red Flags 🚩 😂

[@xspurtise]

Soooo this is basically my brother. I would need more than 8 hours to tell all the stories of all his incredibly crazy (and sometimes totally random) lies. Pathological liars never change. And if you've been a victim of one, it's not your fault. They are the ones choosing to lie. And you're right, Kennie, it is really really sad. Like, honestly, thank you for saying that - I do miss the kid I grew up with, but that person doesn't exist anymore. I'm so glad she shared her story so other women won't feel alone and isolated in shame. Because SERIOUSLY, IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT.

[@kaityr9693]

Hearing Reesa is going to London and Paris is such happy news. I hope she has an amazing trip and gets all the things in life and love she dreams of.

[@c1nnamodoll]

oh my god, it NEVER even hit me that not only did he lie about being too busy to take her to the DNC, but ALSO lied about having someone else take her.. what the fuck !!!!!????😭😭 what did he WANT to happen???

[@moldyboy354]

if she woulda said yea let your sister drive me, he woulda come up with "oh she's actually had a family emergency her husband's brother's wife's neighbor's aunt died of covid she cant take u after all"

[@MsKwesi]

Was it a weekend, and he was going to be in jail? 🤔

[@chelseamaya7828]

If we give him the benefit of a doubt he might have had a female friend who would have taken her to the appointment, but he was lying about her being a sister. Let's pray he wouldn't have insisted that his "sister" take her just to leave her with no ride at all.

[@liiiiaaaaaa]

@@chelseamaya7828girl you know there ain’t NO benefit of doubt to give!

[@user-pt5cl2ro6f]

@@moldyboy354 I said this too. They know how to layer lies upon lies. Oh he lied? Guess what he'll do next! And he probably would've had her late for the surgery waiting for that "unfortunate reply", to make it believable.

[@vcutler4735]

Anyone who gives out employee contact info at a job I hope y'all step on Legos. I had a stalker get all my info that way by finding out where I worked via LinkedIn, calling that employer and a coworker giving out my address and phone. Like even if they say they are family like never give out info not even what days/times they work!! Also to my girlies with stalkers don't list the name of your current employer on LinkedIn lmao. You can list all your job duties and how long you have been there and stuff and just put a description of the type of employer for the name of the employer (update the name to the actual name once you no longer work there). Also dont add coworkers until you leave a place for the same reason. You get your resume and also a layer of privacy.

[@Poppihin]

Honestly thank you

[@kekwa5409]

that was honestly so wild to hear!! my heart goes out to you and anyone who went through that, like wtf. that shit is absolutely illegal in my country, is it not from where you all are at?

[@vcutler4735]

@@kekwa5409 there are many things that are illegal but like... the cops or admins at a workplace don't take seriously until you're actually murdered. I actually left one workplace because I was trying to protect someone I managed who had an active stalker who kept coming in and all of the easy solutions I proposed were "too much effort" and "the worker can just call over to a supervisor's desk or the security phone and ask for help if her stalker has her cornered somewhere". Thankfully that worker also left shortly after and didn't have problems with the stalker afterwards but it was shocking how little our coworkers and the admins cared.

[@condesabeatriz9303]

Great advice!

[@averyeml]

I didn’t have this experience because teachers work real different than private businesses but your work contact info and often a photo of you is posted on the school’s website. I had a Tinder hookup who for some reason thought a good idea would be to reach out to MY WORK EMAIL, MY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WORK EMAIL, talking about how much fun we had and things he’d been thinking about. Like I lived hours by plane from where we hooked up. Idk what dude was thinking. Luckily I opened that before I hooked my computer up to my projector. Plus side was when I replied with a firm but polite “dude this is my work email at a literal school I’m gonna need you to fuck off” he did exactly that, but yes it turns out public work contact info fuckin blows

[@JimmyWood10]

I think it’s important to HIGHLIGHT the time this all happened. It was in the beginning of quarantine. During that time, people were feeling all sorts of things ranging from anger to fear. The requirements of the quarantine policy and working from home. I ended up moving with my then partner. People were put into a situation no one in history ever had to experience. Those were isolating times, whether it was quarantine with a romantic partner, a friend, or others chose to be by themselves, Ressas stories time setting is vital for people to understand why it escalated the way it did.

[@malakcanvas]

💯

[@pterodactylbull]

No one in history? Girl lmao

[@CC-rm9uq]

@@pterodactylbullCovid was an unprecedented time though.

[@pterodactylbull]

@@CC-rm9uq so say yall lack survival skills. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@devonmunn5728]

​@@pterodactylbull Obviously people who are average people who aren't in a disadvantaged situation don't tend to have survival skills

[@-brk4009]

After listening through it all: 1. That was such a scary ending? What if she hadn't made it out of her home in time, or someway he got her address? 2. I really thought the story was worse enough until you said :''the last 20 chapters is where it gets really juicy." I was lying in bed like...TF just NOW?? 2. She dodged the bigger bullets: the child, the home, the accounts but not unscattered. It was her dream to have all of that, it must have hurt so much to chip of every single piece of want, she already mentally and physically took effort to integrat in her life. +in an environment where it didn't even feel right for her to console in others. 3. Why? = He got something out of it. He got somebody who let him act out his fantasies. Who believed that he could be that person. Why are people 'lying' on social media, the don't have to???? But it makes them feel more valued. It makes them feel better even though their commentors are strangers. But family and friends, they help you, from that perspective you can gain more from that. Reasonably and scary.

[@Cocoa_Kalypso]

The most recent update from Reesateesa, Legions older brother Chris, clarified they fell out after the fathers funeral.. mom passed first, and then the father. Also, Legion is diagnosed bipolar and schizophrenic, and stopped taking his medicine as he got older cause the parents tried hard to help him with his mental health before they passed. But his diagnoses can explain the phone calls and other elaborate lies. Close family and friends are told, "The captain is loose." Which is nut...they have a whole code for when Legion is acting up in the wild.

[@bec7080]

I am not schizophrenic but I am bipolar. I think that he believes his lies, or at least most of them. And that's what is sad. Unfortunately unless the 2 weeks he spent in a facility was at a nice facility it's unlikely they could have handled an active schizophrenic episode. I hope he is able to heal because it will also be good for society. And I hope she is able to heal and get the things she wants in life

[@tluvsbeauty1]

I don’t think spreading the notion that he has these diagnoses is good… he demonstrates the opposite of schizophrenia/psychotic symptoms (I’m a professional in this area) and this seems like an example of the label of schizophrenia being applied to otherwise unexplainable, simply pure evil human behaviour when it is not accurate, which only leads to the further stigmatization of folks with psychotic disorders

[@bec7080]

@@tluvsbeauty1 she didn't describe all of his behaviors but the ones I see that do fit are he was comfortable taking for hours with "family" and he truly seemed to feel like he has contact with them. He was delusional enough to sign contacts. What j was told is it's on to believe things that aren't real or aren't true as long as they don't affect your life. As soon as they start to affect your life that is when it's a problem. He seemed to believe that he was all the things he said because he kept going to try to make it work. I was worried that I had developed schizophrenia so I was booked into a psychological test. It took like 7 months just to get in. I was tested and am not schizophrenic, I am able to determine reality even if I don't always live in it. He did not seem to be able to determine reality.

[@tluvsbeauty1]

@@bec7080 no, the fact that he was always able to immediately come up with lies and respond immediately to gaslight her with all of these lies is proof that he is absolutely in touch with reality. Plus, even if he did get to a place of cognitive dissonance that he “believed” his own lies, that is completely different than a delusion. A delusion is almost always of a grand emotional nature, and is NOT connected or beneficial to you in reality. The most common delusions are “I am Jesus” or “the CIA is spying on me”. Living in a world of lies you made up to help you abuse and manipulate others for personal gain has nothing to do with delusions.

[@tluvsbeauty1]

I’ve tried to reply again but my comments are getting deleted for some reason 😔

[@jaycat3807]

When I tell you i cleaned my whole damn house while listening to the whole series...my house is spotless lmfao

[@samlondono3423]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@travisboothe7847]

Damn you must’ve been cleaning for HOURS 😂

[@aaunyea4799]

​@travisboothe7847 when you deep clean, yeah, it takes hours

[@Freee479]

Same! They were times I would pause and scream WHATTTTTT???

[@Jaclyn_Claire]

As difficult and triggering as her story is, I’m so glad she’s sharing it. We need to be more sensitive to abuse that can stay hidden or that people are very sly about implementing. The long story short for me has been listen and respond (to protect yourself) to your thoughts and feelings.

[@Bjorksbackyard]

People won’t get better at identifying manipulation if we don’t talk about it! I’m glad she’s spoken about it and luckily the many parts has actually made people more keen to hear.

[@dinosaurfetus8940]

I felt this to my core from my last relationship. We were engaged, together for YEARS. He lied and had excuses for all of his missed deadlines, never wanting to move in together, not finishing college, but not to this extent. My ex said the same thing "I'm willing to fight for this" and my reply was "I don't want this so I'm not fighting." Her story was so relatable and it's sad. My story has a silver lining, I went back to school added a certification to my Bachelors degree, and I'm now working my dream job and he sells flooring/tiles.

[@almostclintnewton8478]

My mum dated a guy EXACTLY like legion down to taking my mum, my sisters and I to a dealership to pick out a car he had no intention of buying (we stayed there for like 3 hours), he drove us around a really tucked away neighborhood showing us properties he owned (all the gates were conveniently locked and he laughed when a dog behind one of those gates barked at him "he's a good guard dog!"). He stole her money and fell off the face of the earth after months of living in our house, smelling like a corpse because he never showered in the tropical heat. He lied his mum died but she was alive and well- a successful business woman who wanted nothing to do with her own son after all the things he put her through. We all saw through him but whenever we tried to express discomfort or doubt our mum would start tearing up and hit us with "don't you want me to be happy?". I was 16, my other sisters were 14 and 4 but I swear we all aged 30 years putting up with our personal legion and the shitstain of a man that came before him. My mum's mental health was already Shakey when she met him but it took a nosedive after he robbed her and left. She stopped eating. She spent the last months of her life barely eating, chain smoking and drinking vodka near constantly. She rotted to death right before our eyes but we'd never been around anyone sick before so we didn't recognize what was happening. That episode of my life makes it very easy to empathize with this woman but makes it very hard to feel compassion for her. The signs are always there from the start. When you see something believe it and when you feel something in your "spirit" believe that too. I'm glad Reesa got back on her feet after her ordeal, I know better than anyone that that shit will kill you one way or another. There's a scammer on every corner waiting for a desperate soul to give them an opening

[@r.7242]

i'm so sorry for everything your family went through

[@user-ol1wt5dq8j]

00000⁰⁰0000000⁰😊😊

[@bib4eto656]

I can't even begin imagining how horrible that was. I wish you the rest of your life to be much better!

[@devonmunn5728]

Sorry you had to go through that and see your mom in such a awful state. Hope you and your sisters have been able to find healing

[@alkahinat4558]

Such wise words.

[@alientingz7733]

The realitor that was a woman was quick to notice something wasn't right. How can you look at all these houses, say you can make a cash offer, but the moment I need proof of funds ... you're saying no unless she accepts the offer first. It doesn't work like that. I can't go to a car dealership, choose the car I want, say I can make a cash offer or payment and then start telling them they can't see or get the money until they give me the car. They're just gonna tell me to KICK ROCKS.

[@timekabolden5309]

😂❤📠

[@demonninetaledfox]

What I'm confused about is her going for divorce and not annulment. If someone misleads you about who they are, you can just get it annulled like you were never married in the first place. She has multiple witnesses about the fact he's been lying, he used a different ssn on their marriage license, etc etc. She can say he has no money because he refused to show proof of funds to VARIOUS realtors, he lied about being marriage twice prior and the pastor and his wife know he never brought it up, and more.

[@gemini7083]

I have a hypothesis as to why he lied so recklessly and so often. I think the level of inadequacy of not being as successful as his brother took a toll on his self-imagine. I can't imagine what it would be like to grow up with someone who is physically identical to you in every way, yet you're unable to mirror that kind of success in your own life. I think something like that fosters deep negative self imagine, and if you're not motivated to heal that wound, it'll fester. I think this is why he was so keen on lying, developing a reality for himself that probably made him feel in control of his life, someone worthy of prasie admiration and affection. Lying is a lot easier than addressing the root of your problems, I'm sure, but lying in the way for so long must be fucking taxing as all hell and i think its possible to become absolutely delulu in the process. His circumstances are sad, and I truly feel for reesa who deserves so much more, and I hope she's able to have that one day.

[@queencleopatra007]

​@banquetoftheleviathan1404Its not selfish to want more kids if you can afford to take care of them. There are a lot of people raised as only children who wish they had siblings.

[@renjiai]

@banquetoftheleviathan1404 speak for yourself. i love having my siblings around. and never felt like my parents love was rationed.

[@spectre9340]

Someone called him the Evil Twin 😭

[@gemini7083]

@@spectre9340 lol I can't! 😆

[@devonmunn5728]

People like Legion due tend to deal with self image and insecurities about themselves. My mom's on/off boyfriend is the same (except he will tell my mom she's a bad parent and also find any excuse to throw me under the bus so he can get closer to (what I suspect to be) his goal of my mom being a slave to him)

[@lulaisatwihard]

the fake phone calls would've sent me into a SPIRAL when I found out

[@anarkee]

Girl, thank you for making this because I did not have the patience to catch up.

[@Jennilynne]

Same! 😂

[@frankiesayspanic]

if you do wanna watch i suggest finding it on youtube so you can speed it up cuz she does talk kinda slow. its good for the story, she’s a great storyteller but girl its like 8 hours we don’t have time for that

[@yckieh568]

Watched it on 1.5 speed and it’s perfect. 😂

[@KarenAMathis]

Same!

[@staceyshere]

I had to find the sparknotes version 😂

[@jasmine1926]

This is my first time hearing this story with this much detail. The detail about him lying about a man coming to her place triggered a MEMORY. I dated a man who was bi-polar and schizophrenic (as legion allegedly is). He lied about me talking about a man in my sleep and, when I was alarmed, he said my alarm was suspicious. HONEY. He was totally self-centered. Everyone else was the bad guy, even if they bent over backwards for him. The way he talked about his family was…alot. He also delighted in anything that took me down a notch. Nothing existed, real or imaginary, that didn’t serve to boost or hurt his ego (see the way Legion throws his imaginary BMW in Reesa’s face). Even the most minute things could make him lie or create strange narratives. Addendum: him being from Philly makes SO much sense lol.

[@devonmunn5728]

Is there a particular type of circumstances that can contribute to how people like Legion end up being as people? I'm interested in hearing about it

[@ziggystatdust6008]

​@@devonmunn5728Some psychologist will say it's mostly a nature vs nurture experience that churns out individuals like these. Nature could be genetics passed down, or just something that just went wrong biologically when developing. For example, families can have a history of mental illness like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, etc. So you could have someone coming from a loving, healthy family and they can still turn out like these men (most notable examples I can give are familicide murderers such as Joel Guy Jr, and Chandler Handlerson) The nurture part comes mostly from environmental factors; growing up in a dysfunctional family filled with abuse and neglect, unstable external environment outside of the home; horrible school environment, peer bullying, growing in an unsafe city, town, neighborhood, etc. Combine both, and you have a lethal dose that can make the the "perfect" monster. The thing is, as you grow up and become more of an independent adult, you ultimately become accountable and responsible for the type of person you want to be. That's why there are some people who grew up in the most violent homes riddled with so much abuse, but will turn out to be some of the nicest and kindest people and parent, and why some of them will turn out like Legion. It's all a matter of just choosing not to be a terrible person.

[@smolbunny270]

I cannot wait for the HBO special about this. And she deserves every penny she gets from this

[@kokichishares5965]

A good way to tell that people like Legion are lying (particularly about the phone calls) is if they are explaining the message to you WHILE talking to them. I'll use the security guard as an example. This (imaginary) guard would DEFINITELY already know about the weekend lock, and if there was anyone there. But he needed to make sure SHE knew, because it wasn't for the person on the phone, it was for her. Stay safe.

[@chelseamaya7828]

Also, how he repeats all the information they supposedly just told him. "Oh, you're having a BBQ this weekend?" Can you imagine if that conversation were real? "Hey, Bro, we're having a BBQ this weekend." "Oh, you're having a BBQ this weekend?" Makes no sense, like everything else he tries to pull on everyone, and is still doing. I listened to his 2-hour rebuttal where he accuses Teresa of telling nothing but lies, while his new victim is giggling in the background.

[@juu0n]

this isn’t really relevant but it’s a pet peeve of mine when this happens in stories- like a book or something. when you haven’t seen the whole conversation so they just explain shit so the reader can catch up. it’s so awkward and unnatural, that it just ruins the mood lmao

[@anthill1510]

If somebody is making a call next to me I can always hear the person on the other end. How can he fake a call without her noticing? He calles while they were in the car next to each other in some scenarios?!

[@user-pt5cl2ro6f]

@@juu0n Yeah, unnecessary exposition is the worst. Fastest way to pull you out of immersion. That said, the opposite, not enough exposition, also sends you into a "huh?"

[@condesabeatriz9303]

Ahhh

[@froggy5748]

Oh my god thank you for this! I keep hearing everyone mention this but nobody has explained it and i am NOT getting tiktok just for this

[@hellobye3130]

I also recommend Stephanie soo she has a video on it her second channel "rotten mango" her and kennie are probably my favorite recap/ review creators.

[@ksis86]

Well a lot of people have explained it already but im still gonna watch Kennies take anyway lmao

[@loverboymadita7811]

Check out MARKIE! He did some pretty good coverage on it and condensed it really well!

[@PrincessC03]

Real Talk with Yanie, BurbNBougie, and other channels have the entire compilation of the TikTok series here on KZbin.

[@rebelks88]

@@ksis86I’ve watched multiple recaps and loved every one! The perspectives have all been fascinating.

[@drmorganakamo]

A corrections officer works at a prison. While being a correctional psychologist, one of the officers told me “An officer serves to protect. I’m not a guard. That’s a dog’s job.” So…. Yeah there’s that.

[@JennS4th]

I've had my own "Legion" in the past. It changes you. I'm in a great situation now and I struggled a lot in the beginning of believing it was real. In my "Legion" situation, I was gaslit to believe everything was perfect; too good to be true. Everything. And now that I actually have a true really good situation, I doubted EVERYTHING. I put up so many barriers because I thought I was being dupped again. I knew I could never let that happen again so I almost ran this bright person away. All of the "Legions" out there... kick rocks!

[@gladis2646]

There is so much in this: from religious culture, pressure being put on women to get married, have kids. Also, Domestic (emotional) violence, gaslighting and mental illness, how we destroy community and homelessness and failure of justice system and so so much more

[@devonmunn5728]

Yeah the nuclear family construct is really just to serve capitalism. The breadwinner man labors for the rich to get richer, the homebound wife to cook and clean to take care of the laborer and also there to pump out future laborers for the Uber wealthy to keep their wealth going. Also I know this next bit is unrelated but this whole societal structure makes the reason why cults can form and how they can find members, because "regular" society already leaves people out in the open with little to no support to begin with. Honestly the Legion guy is kind of human representation of capitalism, just a thing that thrives off of suffering and leeching off of people

[@magnisky]

This needs to be a movie.

[@Tusisvrivhing]

⁠@@devonmunn5728it’s why the roe v Wade is so fucked up, they don’t give a shit about kids, they just want more minions to suffer and make them money.

[@jebron319]

so he's the evil twin. wow great annalysis i didn't even think about the "all the fantasies are about having family connections". so sad.

[@polivepea]

Yes he is

[@spectre9340]

The Evil Twin trope is always a pathological liar too so it fits

[@taniacassandra89]

"I feel like everybody is capable of murder if you just believe" that´s an inspirational quote right there, make a t-shirt! i feel like you could make a cute frame with that quote and hang it beside the "live, laugh, love" one 🤣

[@jentrification_]

I would buy it

[@TheDreamerBelle]

@@jentrification_so would i

[@ls1563_]

Your question about what he could possibly be gaining from all those lies is something I really wondered about too, since it clearly wasn't for financial gain or anything. A lot of it felt to me like some kind of addiction to lying.... but I also think Reesa was onto something when she said she thought he enjoyed getting her excited about things or getting her hopes only to pull them away and leave her heartbroken over and over. It really feels like a form of emotional abuse to me.

[@dahliafatale]

Oh my god, I didn’t even think of it like that. He’s really getting everything that’s coming to him, good lord

[@Amyphere]

You start lying for status, money, etc., and then at some point, if you lie often enough, your mouth will just instinctively make up a lie in response to someone without you consciously thinking about it.

[@Dez861]

As soon as you referenced the part where she point-blank asked him, "Why did you marry me?" I became obsessed with finding out why, watched the entire story in a day and a half, and got the - horrifying - answer to that question. :D Sidenote: My husband and I both grew up in homes where "what happens in this house, stays in this house;" as adults/parents we came to the conclusion that if it needs to stay a secret, it SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING in the house, or anywhere else for that matter.

[@Gracefulrose234]

Well what's the answer girl?!!?

[@confusedpotato5017]

what's the answerrrr

[@WizKhalia13]

@@confusedpotato5017well, his direct answer was along the lines of “you wouldn’t have waited long for me to propose so I had to or you would have moved on” but I’m assuming OP is speaking to the deeper meaning.

[@confusedpotato5017]

@@WizKhalia13 thanks!

[@Dez861]

​@@Gracefulrose234 Kennie gives it a little later in this video but, he literally told her: "You wouldn't have stayed my girlfriend." Meaning, he knew that his love-bombing and lies were only gonna work for so long, and that he - either consciously or unconsciously - planned to "trap" her in a marriage.

[@mikinikiacatninja]

That deep sadness you talked about, I've felt that for someone in my life. He's burned almost every bridge, he only talks to people if he wants something, nobody wants to be around him, and the only reason I still talk to him is because he's my dad. It's so heartbreaking to see them let their life go to absolute shit and drag down everyone around them. You look at them and go, "You did this. And you'll never fix yourself or change." That sense of hope you mentioned is there for Reese because she has the potential and capacity to grow and change and heal. And I sure as hell hope she does, because I doubt Legion will ever have that.

[@rope9568]

I teared up even before you said it’s about your dad because it feels so relatable with mine rn. I am sure it’s just the beginning rn tho (midlifecrisis where he left my mom 8 weeks ago, seems to burn bridges to lifelong friends of his and has a new girlfriend for about 3 weeks now + doing a bunch of bullshit ofc). I am really sorry to hear that you are also in this boat ❤️‍🩹

[@rllyrhiya]

i've related so much of this story and attributes of this man with my dad as well and it is quite sad but i won't sacrifice my mental health and well-being just for him

[@Vesperad0]

Not to pull a shame dawson but this and other stories I've heard, really put life into perspective for me. Like I grew up thinking my mom was too soft where she should've been meaner, and too mean where she should've been nicer. I was only right with the latter half. The amount of people, almost always men (and I don't say that to make fun of them, I'm just pointing it out), I see totally destroy their lives physically hurts me. There's a part of me that wants to make sure they'll survive, that they won't struggle alone and end up suicidal. In fact I heavily fear my father being suicidal because of his crappy family and his own crappy behavior, because I know what it feels like to be suicidal. It literally makes me sick, and it sucks for lack of a better term to know that helping someone just might lead to being taken advantage of, again. My dad, an older brother, this guy, some other people I felt a disorienting amount of empathy for online, and myself as well. Idk why, but being suicidal and depressed for most of my life has made me thankful for very small and insignificant things. And with that thankfulness, it destroys me to see people willingly eradicate everything they had. It definitely sucks when it's because of a mental illness, but it feels so much worse when there's no disorder to explain it with (of course not blame or justify). I really hope that guy gets his stuff together, because the visual of him in his same clothes, and seeing all the lies he had fall on him in a violent physical manifestation, is going to make me cry like a baby.

[@elleofhearts8471]

keeping in mind that what you've said about your dad is all I know about your relationship with him: reminder that you dont have to keep contact with your parents if you don't want to (of course mileage varies from individual to individual). its ok to disown your parents because they dont know how to be in community with other people and keep burning their own bridges. Going no/low contact is for your own peace and happiness. it's not a punishment for your parent for not being the parent you want them to be. Some people prefer misery and refuse to take responsibility for their own unhappiness and sometimes those people are our own parents.

[@blueismylove3128]

I feel the same about my dad. I still struggle to keep no contact with him because I still love him. He raised me. I truly believed that his mental issue was what held him back from being a good father, because at times, he was a good father. It took me til I turned 21 to realize mental illness or not, he's the one who chose not to get help. His life went downhill by his own fault. I can understand making crap decisions, but when you treat the people around you who love you like absolute garbage then don't be surprised when they just watch as you drown. Keep being strong ❤. Do what's best for YOUR mental health (and I can tell you right now, it's not keeping in contact with your father)

[@rawiii5578]

i feel like thats why we have "rules" like social/ moral rules. no moving in together until a certain amount pf time.taking it slow, not trusting someone youve only known for few months, etc. because we cant trust ourselves / others.

[@sari9645]

Exactly

[@joyous1011]

For anyone following this story, his brother admitted Legion was diagnosed with bi-polar and schizophrenia as child and as he got older he refused to take his meds. Which makes sooooo much sense, especially regarding the phone calls. EDIT: This comment was not to offend ANYONE with mental health issues. It was simply to fill in anyone that became invested in Ressa' story. I dated someone with bi-polar disorder for 11yrs many years ago and since then have researched and deep dived into all things psychology. TO ME Legions behavior makes sooooo much more sense...like Kennie said, while it's NOT a excuse in the end its just SAD 🥺

[@moistsquish]

Gosh this is so sad

[@Catglittercrafts]

I’m bipolar. I am so tired of people thinking bipolar people are just meant to be crazy and liars and all that stuff. Like he is not representative of most bipolar people I promise you. I don’t have any experience with schizophrenia, so I can’t speak to that.

[@abbyz13]

that’s so sad. speaks to the importance of acceptance and education on men’s mental health…it’s not an excuse for his personality, but it doesn’t make it easier to operate if he’s not taking his meds.

[@moistsquish]

@@Catglittercrafts I don't think op meant that legion is just one example of the worst case scenario

[@Kevinblue035]

yeah near the end where it got to the point where he was on death's door and still lying about shit that didn't make sense to lie about, i started to suspect "oh he might have early onset dementia or something that causes delusions" not to defend him or anything but damn goes to show that if you ever think "i dont need my meds anymore" yes you do bro

[@imani0nline]

The amount of effort and time this man invested into his lies is genuinely terrifying. If he used even half of that effort to actually work towards what he lied about he could've made it happen.

[@m.josena4485]

This entire story is just scaring me into never being with a man bc no way 😭😭

[@bemyaladdin]

I love that Kenny is mad that she has human empathy at the end 😂😂

[@miriamsheppard6162]

cackled at "June 17.. his birthday. a gemini" I GET IT I FEEL IT IN MY BONES

[@rachreid8746]

lol. I thought “of course he is”

[@dxnidxni4956]

My blood boiled a bit when she got to that part 😂

[@quite_contrary_9956]

CRYING NOOOOO 😭😭 I was shocked cause im a Gemini and he’s out here making us look bad 😭😭😭😭

[@rachreid8746]

@@quite_contrary_9956 hey, there are good and bad signs. I’m a cancer and I have met many good and bad cancers.

[@gateway360]

I was so sad when she said June 17th that’s literally my birthday I’m finna light some incense or some shit

[@rebeccaseymour5551]

My brother bought his home in cash and now he can't take out a loan against the house because he basically doesn't have a credit score! So it's a bad idea if the cash you're buying the house with is a one-time thing and not your income, FYI!

[@joanna0988]

Yes this is why millionaires still take out loans. My old boss had a mortgage on his house and financed his car at 0% even though he had the cash to buy all of it outright. He also said he rather the bank risk their money than him 😅

[@APerson-qw8yy]

It wouldn’t have been an issue if they had credit before buying a home cash

[@chelseamaya7828]

Long long ago my great grandfather bought a house in cash and was very proud of the fact. Childhood me thought it was admirable too. But other people in the family pointed out that he could have put down a down payment, locked in a low interest rate, and used the balance of the money to invest in other things which would have given him a bigger return. Like they say, "Use other people's money to make money." I'm more conservative financially. I did pay off my mortgage without ever refinancing or borrowing more money on my house. But like you said, if you pay cash it doesn't show up on your credit report.

[@user-kx5en8dg7u]

wow i had no idea this was a thing 😓😓

[@adubs80]

But tradelines fall off your credit report after so many years. So, even if you have credit before paying cash for a home, unless you maintain open tradelines (which some people don't!), paying cash for a home can eventually result in a 0 score. @@APerson-qw8yy

[@justasimplenobody2666]

This story is horrifying, I really wonder what the absolute hell was going on internally with this dude to cause him to be so universally hated by every person in his life. If he's told all these lies to just this one person, just what kind of lies has he told to his own childhood friends and family..

[@AngDevigne]

Idk, I've met some pathological liars, and the crazy thing is like ... They partially LIVE in that fantasy world they create to escape the pain of reality. It usually starts really really young and they DO need help to completely differentiate fact from fiction. It honestly sounds terrifying to believe in your own delusions to this degree, and definitely terrifying to be someone else that is in the sphere of that delusion.

[@rileytheworm8991]

so when he was telling his aunt that he never lied to her, there's a very good chance that he genuinely believed it..

[@rgs8970]

Phew. Kennie, you did right by this story. Thank you for the breakdown! My 2¢: For people who have not dealt personally with Legion-type lies (versus "normal" lies that are self-serving or even "social" lies that are "harmless"), it can be hard to trust the gut instinct that's saying "this person is untrustworthy". The lies are so big and so blatant that they seem more credible by being so audacious. If you hear yourself justifying by saying "no one would lie about x" or "why would someone lie about y, when it's so easy to check", get some space and some distance, talk to your friends who have your back no matter what. Talk to someone you trust. It's true that lies thrive in the darkness.

[@tluvsbeauty1]

Great comment. It’s true, it’s hard for ppl to empathize with this experience unless they really try to understand it - hopefully ppl see your comment and it helps them be more empathetic to victims going forward.

[@polivepea]

While I have not experienced this I can understand how this happens. I do not blame or judge reesa.

[@chelseamaya7828]

Legion is a pro. I also dated a pro. I'm not stupid and yet I could not catch him in a lie for almost a year, and like Legion, almost everything he told me was a lie. But they are so good. They may even believe the lies themselves. They've said them so many times they sound convincing. They're not stupid people. You need to be pretty smart to come up with all that creativity and fantasy and figure out ways to support your lies. I'm impressed by Legion's knowledge of the internet so that he could come up with screen shots to "prove" everything. I like how you mention "normal" lies that people do to gain something, and "social" lies that are "harmless" or maybe just being tactful, like when someone asks you how you like their new haircut. But this kind of pathological liar is scary and dangerous.

[@FIRING_BLIND]

And...if it's easy to check...check it.

[@arithmomania1237]

​@wednesdayaddamss-jc6jn You are exactly the type of person that a victim wouldn't be able to talk to.

[@wonderlustcoffee5517]

As someone who dated a pathological liar , it rips you to shreds. Nit knowing whats real and whats not. ITS ABUSE!! Its constant gaslighting and manipulation, it's removing someone's ability to have autonomy and consent. I met my Legion while depressed and after a abusive relationship had ended, my legion saw this loved bombed me for six months and broke up w/me because he got "bored" of me after he broke me down as a person from the inside made me constantly anxious/paranoid. I didn't find out about the lies until he broke up w)me and everything fell apart (for me). Teresa's story is a hard watch for me but ive been in therapy for my abusive exes (and my ptsd form other events) so I feel a obligation to listen to Reesa's story ❤

[@just1desi]

You're lucky he set you free

[@tracyveronika]

it's emotional abuse, 100%. I lived thru a pathological liar ex also.

[@oobietheboobie]

My momma has married someone exactly like this before 😮‍💨 married one year and the only truth he ever told her was his name. He was still married, lying about his job, lying about his medications, his age, I mean EVERYTHING. After the divorce he was cyberstalking us and trying to get in contact with our school age friends to reach us. I've never been more relieved to see someone's obituary in a paper, sad as that is.

[@ashleysartattack5600]

Yeah the American justice system is trash. My father was abusive towards me and my mother growing up. And you know how we got out of it? He died. We just had to wait for him to die after years of abuse. I live in a small town in Maryland. My father was friends with the police. Which meant that they laughed in our face when we would call them over getting physically abused. They said, “this is a civil matter and it’s for the courts to deal with. Not us.” My father’s sister physically attacked my mom on our porch and they said well my father’s name is on the deed with my mother’s. Which meant that if he wanted his sister there, then they couldn’t remove her. Maryland is also a 2 party state. So even though we had video recordings of the abuse happening, we were told that it was pointless and would be thrown out in court. My father had friends of his stalk us, run us off the road, and block our driveway with their car so we couldnt leave. And we were told, “Well they’re technically parked on the street. So you cant have us ask them to move cause that’s not your property.” My father kept stealing and shredding my social security card and threatening to put bills in my name of his before he died in order to ruin me at age 18 and destroy my credit. It was absolutely ridiculous. We had to get a PO Box and tell the postmaster what was going on incase he came there to steal our mail and try to find out where we moved. Also, do you know that it is rare for them to grant restraining orders? At least here it is. They will grant a “Peace Order.” Which will not be enforced. To get a restraining order, they need to have already beat you up and you have evidence. And remember what I said? 2 party state. So the evidence will be unusable. Fun, isnt it? Luckily this is long behind me. My father died 10yrs ago and we moved away since then.

[@cidevant002]

Obviously this woman went through hell, but she is really lucky she even came out of this alive! So many stories like this you would only know about after the woman died and if the killer was notorious enough. Many of these women just die without no one knowing the extent of how awful the husband was. I shudder to even think what could have happened. The fact that this is literally her story said on her own words is so important and I am so proud of her for being able to talk about it.

[@DreaChelle]

AN HOUR AND A HALF?!!!! KENNIE!! It's not even Sunday, and you blessing us. and the hair is HAIRING 👑

[@zahlaniibookclub1684]

I wanna like this but 600 is the perfect number

[@taewae]

stories like this are why i'm so scared to date, especially as i get older. i'm terrified of getting blindsided by an insane narcissist... i know it can't be THAT common, but at the same time, almost every single woman i know has a horror story about men who have lied

[@symonewest5449]

I'm not blaming her mom and aunt but if my child's/friend's/any loved one's spouse tried to tell me after they just went through something so traumatic not to call or visit I'm driving my ass over there to see what TF is up.

[@imani0nline]

All this story has done is solidify that I have to take 5 mins out of my day every day to FEAR MEN.

[@emilyau8023]

Do you think pathological liars can control themselves? Like is it an impulsive tick almost impossible to live normally with? Kind of sad if they can't help but burn bridges.

[@thecavalieryouth]

​@@wednesdayaddamss-jc6jn I think that's exactly why it being an uncontrollable impulse/urge/tic would feel more acceptable. You're not actually gaining anything from all these lies, you're making things worse for yourself, yet you won't stop. That need to know "why?!" will never go away.

[@DorothyZJ]

Ma'am, WTF does this have to do with MEN???

[@kissit012]

Fear is rooted in ignorance. Don't fear them. Know them and see how weak and easy so many are. You will avoid a lot more trouble. Fear makes you do stupid things

[@kissit012]

​@@DorothyZJhe's a male and many men are exactly like him. Predatory and constantly seeking victims, who are usually women. I'm not going to say the three word phrase used by idiots to distract from the point, so let's use our grown up brains and act like we understand generalizations

[@chiarachinelli3475]

Later in another video ReesaTeesa said that I think Legion's family said that his parents did everything they could while they were alive to make him take meds for his mental illness but Legion wasn't having any of it. Which is even more sad 😢

[@f.d.5173]

I didn't even know Facebook had a dating option

[@jess_a_yo]

I was lucky in finding my fiancé from there. But in my experience, offerings were trash (then again; my area/my expectations and same people on there as every other site).

[@captaincactusman]

If he used a different social security number (and lied about past marriages) on their marriage license, why did she even have to divorce him at all? Wouldn't they technically never have been legally married since the information he gave was false/not his?

[@lovethislife29]

I see people turning on her now, and blaming her for not seeing the signs. Thats messed up. I can honestly say I’ve been in a few relationships where I ignored the red flags because I believe the lies. It’s easy to judge from a distance.

[@devonmunn5728]

Ugh of course people find way to blame the victim. Plus it's easy to stand on a high horse saying "I wouldn't do that" but would they? Cause mind you us humans are just as fallible as the next human

[@Obsidian_Enigma]

Ah yes, victim blaming, we love to see it /s

[@juliareinke8064]

Made my skin crawl when she found the id with the graveyard address…… so unsettling

[@emilyau8023]

We had a guy impersonating a police officer where I live...

[@chelseamaya7828]

It probably was his address. He probably slept at the cemetery in his car since he worked there.

[@Gemini053]

@@chelseamaya7828 Would it be far fetched to think that he might’ve stolen a dead persons identity at one point in time?

[@christinethuo6840]

Just like Legion in the Bible​@@chelseamaya7828

[@jongkittae]

​@Gemini053 probably because dude had a whole ass twin brother he could easily impersonate if he wanted to

[@TeegGrad09]

“Everyone is capable of murder if you just believe” - beautiful. I craaacked, sis 😂

[@AmazedbyGrace95]

The thing about liars is that they are also lying to themselves. They truly think if they can have control of this person than all their problems dont matter because they're in control. It's shady and sad and disturbing. I have family members who are like that and who have estranged themselves from their children and their siblings for that reason. I'm so glad she got out and as someone who also grew up in that evangelical shame, im SO glad she was able to peel off the shame one way or another.

[@Kitkatty1313]

I straight dated someone like this. I'm so glad marriage wasn't a part of it. I'm sitting here nodding at the crap he pulled. Fake dead relatives, fake bank statements, fake phone calls, fake jobs, and fake work trips. The constant plans for things that fall through every single time. You start to feel bad for them thinking they're just incredibly unlucky. You also feel so dumb for falling for such bullshit. It seems so obvious after the fact. It's so hard in those moments to think someone is capable of lying on that level. The lying is never ending. Dude would lie about what he had for lunch. They convince you that you can't trust your friends, family, etc. They are the only person influencing you. I can't imagine how hard it would be during a pandemic. This woman is strong and smart as hell. These men are predators 100%. They do really exist, and they are good at what they do.

[@specialtwice4975]

Sociopath (psychopath), narcissist, borderline, etc. I dated someone like him too. My ex is a sociopath.

[@Dara-kc1yf]

Listening to this story transported me back to childhood bc my dad was exactly like Legion. He would lie about everything make promises he couldn’t keep even to the point of public embarrassment. I remember one year he promised to take my siblings and I back to school shopping at Target, he bragged about how we could get whatever we wanted no matter the cost of ect… that he could afford it. Well… he couldn’t and we got up to the register and he couldn’t pay for anything we had to leave the entire basket. Mind you he offered to take us school shopping lol. He would also lie about having siblings or owning multiple houses or working at these prestigious jobs…I can’t remember a single time he would tell us something that wasn’t immediately disproven by his mom. Honestly god was looking out for Ressa and her future family bc my siblings and I have so many issues from growing up with a pathological liar as a father.

[@magdelineadler4284]

OMG same. My dad is the same way. I dated a man who reminded me of my father, and once I realized this I had to break it off. He love bombed me for the first few months, then started to show his true colors (i.e., lying for no reason, gaslighting me, bragging about how he could take me on trips (never did), etc.)

[@timekabolden5309]

😢😢😢😢

[@vapxrangel_]

the thing i really wanna know is, if he was unemployed all the relationships where tf was he going from 6:30 am to 3:30 pm every day

[@tiffal819]

With the fake social, was she even legally married?!?!

[@pomshi]

I would guess Legion was also using a stole SSN for the marriage license

[@nieenzel]

I had a friend who was a pathological liar. It started with small things, about her work experience. How she worked with children, but she never had any stories about her work. And she organised parties in the neighbourhood (this is true, kinda how we met). And she started lying about how she was asked to organise these parties abroad. At first I believed her, maybe she just had good connections. I had an ex in the music industry and it's most of the time about the people you know. But then she started saying she got asked to host a stage on a huge festival, and this didn't seem possible to me. Because the small parties she organised weren't that succesfull in the small town where we lived, why should it get any attention from a huge festival? Even if these parties were an huge success and sold out it would've been a stretch she got invited to host a stage. After she got pregnant, the lies stopped about her work, but moved to her trauma and her relationship with her baby daddy. And the stories got crazier and crazier. And you can't argue with people likes this when you catch them in a lie, because they will keep talking in circles and never admit a thing. And like Legion, she lied for no reason at all, just to get some sympathy or be impressed by her. I don't want anything to do with her, but I just feel bad for her kid..

[@devonmunn5728]

Oof that kid is going to have so much to heal from

[@sharyebethancourt3660]

Screaming that he’s telling people he has a baby! What’s he gonna do when he gets “custody”? Get a baby doll?!

[@sofie.h]

No probably create another layer of lies that he didn’t get custody because the court favors mothers etc etc to get more pity from his next mark - how much he misses his baby boy and how fucked it is that he lost him or whatever

[@Jaclyn_Claire]

Legion is KING of the yadda yadda yaddas. It’s so funny too. My (extremely honest) husband and I were just talking about this today. Because I work with people, my husband likes my opinion on people and their behavior. We were talking this morning and I said, “People who pretend to be cops? You gotta watch out for them MFers.” Lo and behold, I haven’t watched Reesa because it’s triggering, but I can watch reasonable people comment on Reesa because it’s a buffer, so here I am talking about Legion without even knowing.

[@AstridViktoriya]

Legion is ALLERGIC to the term “Proof of funds.”

[@sharyebethancourt3660]

Private Citizen took me out! Like *_WHAT?!_*

[@mousecrackers]

As a single childless woman who owns her home, I completely support you never wanting to do it. Hurts my social life and I’m on edge about things maybe breaking, stuff they might need work, etc. I’ve had to restructure my life around it and apparently am not allowed to complain or be stressed at all because I should be grateful I can afford a home. Would not recommend, especially not after only two years being out of school/in the workforce

[@KariIzumi1]

I feel you on that. Personally, I’d be happy to buy a townhome with enough yard to let my dogs out to pee, but all the upkeep of a house ain’t for me

[@reply514]

yea his lies have definitely rotted him from the inside out. I am so glad that he was too weak by the time she finally decided to confront him because that man was insane. It is so scary that they were together for that long because he could've done much more damage . Lucky isn't the best word but she survived him and I wish her the best.

[@greendayfecer]

This story was wild. But I'm happy it didn't end in a death with reesa. I hope once she's gotten help and healed her wounds she'll try again with love. Because she deserves happiness.

[@spokeinlilac]

This is a straight up horror story. Just hearing it has changed me a bit, I cannot imagine how much it's changed her personally. My heart goes out to her, this is a hellish experience. Making this a video and sharing it can really help others learn from her and avoid this sort of behavior, I'm glad she shared

[@ellebahe8729]

The deeply rooted church mentality, combined with cultural grooming and the mental manipulation of aging out of the foster care system (labelled as 'damaged goods'), collectively contributed to my poor decisions regarding marriage. It was abusive and I really was trapped in it for far too long, the damage was devastating. These ladies were able to get out quickly. On a different note, I came across your channel probably when you first started out. You've made me laugh through a lot of tears so, thank you so much! - A fellow artist, raised in Detroit with ties to SK. P.S. Legion needs therapy, that is 6'4" of serious mental health issues.

[@CyberStockholmSyndrome]

The thing that always gets me is that a lot of the things that Legion claimed are things you could easily Google to verify. The VP of Condiment Company would probably be on the company website. The pay of someone playing arena football would be on Google. I know that the logic is that someone wouldn’t lie about the things he lied about, because it’d be stupid to. Then again, she did say that she was desperate and willing to look the other way to keep this man in her life. So she probably didn’t really want to know.

[@pikakoo8253]

Literally as i was listening to her story and heard her say that he'd been cheated on I thought about what you always say about men who've been cheated on and how they often lack a healing process. He was lying about that too in the end but still it reminded me of what you always say!

[@asteridshydrangea-jt2hf]

I’d guess maybe the aversion to the vulnerability and discomfort of deep self reflection was present in this guy (alongside everything else) that the men Kennie has talked about before with the aforementioned issues

[@jebron319]

oh after Saltburn im worried that legion somehow damaged her tire on the first date