Josh Hall says he refuses to ‘publicly badmouth’ estranged wife Christina Hall amid their contentious divorce
Josh Hall made his first public statement following his split from Christina Hall on Instagram on Friday.
The 43-year-old real estate developer, who denies turning down a seven-figure settlement from Hall, 41, shared a selfie in a solemn post of himself resting his head on his dog.
In the caption he wrote, “I prefer privacy, especially during something as life-changing as a divorce that I didn’t ask for.”
Without naming Christina, he vowed, “I will not publicly smear anyone because people have families, friends, and others who respect and love them. Unfortunately, the Internet is forever.”
Hall continued to his 92.3K followers: “We are real people, this is our life and I am not here to entertain people I don’t know with my personal business. Those details will be handled honestly behind closed doors with our respective counsel at the appropriate time. Those who know us, know who we are.”
Josh Hall took to Instagram on Friday to make his first public statement regarding his divorce from Christina Hall
He wrote in the caption: ‘I prefer privacy, especially during something as life changing as a divorce that I didn’t ask for’
Without naming Christina, he vowed: “I will not publicly smear anyone because people have families, friends and others who respect and love them. Unfortunately, the internet is forever.”
Christina and Josh have both filed for divorce, with the former listing July 7 as the date of separation, while the latter wrote on July 8.
A source said We weekly this weekend that the soon-to-be exes “haven’t even started negotiations” in their divorce proceedings.
The couple married in 2022 and did not sign a prenuptial agreement.
Josh wants the assets to be split 50/50, while Christina said in a social media statement in July that she does not plan to divide her personal assets equally.
In an Instagram story she stated: ‘I have worked my ass off to build this life for myself and my children. Anyone who tries to take something they don’t deserve/did NOT work for should be ashamed of themselves.’
The message continued: ‘An insecure man with a big ego can certainly throw you off, but ‘I still stand up.”
After Josh shared a post about “hope” on his Instagram Stories, Christina screenshotted the photo and added her comment.
“I “HOPE” she pays me millions more than what she already offered me,” she wrote in an aggressive dig at her ex.
Christina and Josh have both filed for divorce, with the former listing their separation date as July 7, while the latter wrote that it was July 8.
In an Instagram post in March, Josh wrote that he and Christina are “still going strong…”
A few weeks after the divorces were filed back-to-back, Christina accused her ex-husband of transferring $35,000 of her money into his bank account.
According to legal documents obtained by ET, the HGTV personality alleged, “Josh was able to transfer over $35,000 of my separate rental income into his account.”
She further wrote in the court filing: “I am asking Josh to account for the stolen funds and repay them to me as these funds are specifically used to pay loans, obligations, property taxes, insurance and maintenance on these rental properties.”
Christina was previously married to Tarek El Moussa and they have a daughter Taylor, 13, and a son Brayden, 8.
She was briefly married to Ant Anstead and they have a four-year-old son, Hudson.