JLS's Oritsé Williams ignites bitter public feud with ex Aimée Jade Azari as he claims she is 'blocking their son from seeing star's severely ill mother'
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JLS star Oritsé Williams has ignited a bitter public feud with his ex Aimée Jade Azari after he claimed she is 'blocking their son from seeing his severely ill mother'.
The singer, 37, took to social media on Sunday to claim that Aimée Jade, known as AJ, won't let their son Omre, eight, see his mother - and that it was making her illness worse due to stress.
The pair split in 2016, a year and a half after AJ gave birth to Omre, and Oritsé has since moved on and married Kazz Kumar.
But his ex has hit back at the claims, taking to Instagram to claim that their family matters have been dealt with in court and accuse him of spewing 'false narratives'.
AJ refused to directly reply to Oritsé's recent comments, but branded him a 'narcissist' as she slammed him for prioritising his public perception over 'actually being a parent'.
JLS star Oritsé Williams ignited a bitter public feud with his ex Aimée Jade Azari after he claimed on X on Sunday that she is 'blocking their son from seeing his severely ill mother'
The singer, 37, took to social media on Sunday to claim that Aimée Jade (pictured in 2016), known as AJ, won't let their son Omre, eight, see his mother
Writing on X, formerly Twitter, Oritsé said: 'I always believed it possible to bring out love & unity in anybody, but honestly I've really been forced to question that.
'Almost a decade fighting to be in his life, an untold amount of rejected olive branches extended, in hope we could all be in harmony for the best of the kid.'
In a second tweet, he shared a picture of his mother with Omre and wrote: 'She's fully aware mum has a severe illness MS, which gets worse over time, she knows stress provokes symptoms getting worse, the amount of tears as a family we have witnessed mum shed & break down because she won’t let her see her grandchild has torn our hearts apart as a family.'
In response to the claims, AJ took to her Instagram Story to share her opinion, writing: 'Thank you everyone for your messages. I am more than experienced in dealing with this behaviour. Nothing shocks me, I’ve heard it all before, everything that is being said right now including things about my ex partner’s family members has already been addressed in court.
'When a narcissist gets caught out on the things they do, they go all out to try and shame or blame you. They will use a new source and anyone who will listen to portray their false narratives and their version of events they have created.
'The narrative and perception they project of themselves is more important to them then actually being a parent and taking responsibility for their actions.
The pair split in 2016, a year and a half after AJ gave birth to Omre, and Oritsé has since moved on and married Kazz Kumar (pictured)
Writing on X, formerly Twitter, Oritsé said: 'I always believed it possible to bring out love & unity in anybody, but honestly I've really been forced to question that'
In a second tweet, he shared a picture of his mother with Omre and wrote: 'She's fully aware mum has a severe illness MS, which gets worse over time'
In response to the claims, AJ took to her Instagram Story to share her opinion, writing: 'Thank you everyone for your messages. I am more than experienced in dealing with this behaviour'
'Due to the nature of this matter and all those involved and the fact that this has already legally been addressed, I will not be responding to the comments made at this moment in time.'
Oritsé rose to fame as one-fourth of JLS in 2009 and previously revealed a big reason he became a pop star was to afford care for his mother.
Appearing on Good Morning Britain in April, Oritse revealed he was just 12 when he became the main caregiver to his mother, his younger sister Naomi, who was two at the time, and his brother Temisan, then 10.
The star asked for more support for all young carers in the UK, recalling his own struggle looking after his mother as a child.
Speaking about children in their position nationwide, he said: 'Young carers need more support, and also to be recognised for the incredible, incredible work that they do.
He was just 12 when he became the main caregiver to his mother Sonia - who suffers from MS - his younger sister Naomi, who was two at the time, and his brother Temisan, then 10 (pictured with his mum in 2016)
When asked what would have helped him while looking after his mum, Oritsé replied: 'More understanding. When I was in school, I was tired all the time.
'I couldn't complete my homework on time, and it wasn't because I was a bad kid, it was just that I was exhausted from my caring responsibilities.
'So, I feel like if adults showed more care and understanding to the individual circumstance that I was in, then I would have felt a lot more supported. And that's something I feel like a lot of young carers can benefit from.'
Oritsé rose to fame as one-fourth of JLS in 2009 and previously revealed a big reason he became a pop star was to afford care for his mother.
