Overview
- Bisa Hall told The Daily Mail that Donalds "absolutely" spoke with a Jamaican accent when they first met, which she says vanished within days.
- Hall says Donalds told her he used the accent to stand out on campus, describing it as a choice rather than a natural speaking pattern.
- An Instagram Valentine’s post from Erika Donalds indicated the couple began dating in late 1999 with a first date on Feb. 14, 2000, when Donalds was still legally married to Hall, as reported by The Independent.
- Hall characterized her 1999–2002 marriage to Donalds as arranged for financial reasons, said they never lived together, and said the relationship ended after Erika became pregnant.
- In a statement to the Mail, Donalds expressed regret over how he handled his first marriage without directly disputing the claims, and primary rival James Fishback used the episode to call for stricter divorce penalties.