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TikTok Influencer’s ‘Who Did I Marry?’ Story to Be Developed into TV Series Starring Natasha Rothwell

Natasha Rothwell is set to develop and star in a series inspired by Reesa Teesa’s 52-part TikTok series in which she uncovers her ex-husband’s alleged lies

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(From left) Tareasa Johnson; Natasha Rothwell.

If you enjoyed Tareasy “Reesy Teesy” Johnson’s 52-part film Who the hell did I marry? on TikTok, you’re lucky!

On Wednesday, September 4th Diversity announced that the influencer’s story will be adapted into a TV show, with Natasha Rothwell set to star and develop the project. Celebrating the news, Emmy-nominated White Lotus the actress wrote on Instagram: “I CAN’T STOP. I WON’T STOP. LFG. @bighattieproductions.”

“It’s official, baby!!!! I’m so freaking excited about this,” Johnson wrote under her own celebratory Instagram post. “I know that choosing to work with @natasharothwell was the best decision. I can’t wait for this experience to become a reality. LFG!!!! #reesateesa #natasharothwell #whotfdidimarry.”

The news comes after Johnson’s collection of videos — totaling more than eight hours — were viewed nearly half a billion times by curious listeners eager to learn more about Johnson’s ex-husband.

Each installment of the series featured a different lie Johnson claimed her ex-husband told her about his life, followed by her explanation of how she found out. In March, she said GMA that her ex, whom she called Legion, was “funny” and “likable” before, she claims, but was eventually revealed to be a “pathological liar.”

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“I ultimately decided, ‘If you’re going to tell this story, tell the whole story,’” she said at the time. “I really, truly believe this story will help someone.”

She added: “He was a guy that after talking to me a lot, I was like, ‘Wow, do you know where you’ve been?'”

Related: TikToker Reesa Teesa Shares New Details About Messy Marriage With ‘Pathological Liar’ From Her Viral ‘Who the F**k Did I Marry’ Series

Viewers quickly became invested in Johnson’s story when she stated that after the pandemic strained their relationship, she and Legion moved in together, got married, and suffered a miscarriage together.

In January 2021, Johnson said: “I knew I was in serious trouble.”

Johnson soon claims she discovered that Legion had been lying about his job and finances, and had been hiding his criminal past. During the miscarriage, she said Legion told her he was at a business meeting and that she needed to go to the hospital herself, but she allegedly discovered that was also untrue.

“Every ‘I love you’ was a lie. Every ‘I have you’ was a lie,” she said. “It does something to you psychologically.”

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Johnson filed for divorce after just six months of marriage, claiming she also found out that Legion had lied about attending San Diego State University and that he had defrauded her of money for the funeral of someone who was still alive and cheating on her.

“It doesn’t really excite me anymore,” she said. GMA-Group of Machinery Manufacturers. “I’m afraid to get excited because I was excited all year long and suddenly it was all taken away from me.”

“I still believe in love,” she continued. “I still believe in marriage. I still want it.”

After sharing her story on social media, Johnson also admitted that she sought help in therapy to cope with the fallout.

“It’s still a journey of healing and self-reflection and just loving myself more than I ever would have been able to go through this or anything like that,” she said.

Her ex-husband later criticized Johnson’s account of their relationship on YouTube, claiming that Johnson had cheated on him, that he had never had financial problems (he said that “she knew for a fact that I had money”), and that he had “told her the truth” throughout their marriage.

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