90 Day Fiance star Yazan Abo Horira is pressuring Brittany Banks to marry him -- although he's willing to compromise in some areas -- on Season 2 of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way, so has the couple split up or are they still together now?
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[90 Day Fiance Spoiler Warning: This report contains spoilers that reveal if Brittany and Yazan are still together or if the 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way couple have broken up.]
Brittany, a 26-year-old from Palm Beach, FL, and Yazan, a 24-year-old from Jordan, dated for five months prior to appearing on 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way's second season.
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Since Yazan couldn't move to America due to undisclosed circumstances, Brittany decided to move to Jordan so she and Yazan could begin a life together.
Yazan held out hope Brittany would change for him and convert to Islam. He wanted the aspiring rapper and model to behave like a Muslim woman in his home country and dress the part, but Brittany didn't plan on toning down her personality and sexy style for anyone.
"I'm such an independent person. I have my own thoughts and feelings... I am definitely going to corrupt him!" Brittany said on the show, adding that she had no intention of changing herself for a man.
Yazan also wanted to tie the knot immediately, within a matter of weeks, but he was unaware Brittany was still technically married and had yet to finalize her divorce from her former husband.
When Brittany and Yazan finally reunited in Jordan, they had a few explosive arguments.
Yazan blasted Brittany for hugging a 90 Day Fiance crew member and carrying around a container of tequila in her luggage, and Brittany accused Yazan of being a jerk.
"You control everything that I do... I am a person, I am a human being. You don't respect me how I thought you did. You don't love me," Brittany said.
"No, you don't love me because you don't change yourself," Yazan replied.
Yazan's parents also wanted Brittany to delete her social-media accounts so people wouldn't think she's "a prostitute" and get married right away, even thought Brittany's father wouldn't be able to attend the ceremony in that case.
Yazan's mother demanded respect and told Brittany she should "forget" her American family and give birth to Yazan's children as soon as possible.
RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOWBrittany believed Yazan would eventually have to choose between her and his family, but since she loved him, she agreed to learn more about Islam and at least think about converting.
Brittany felt a lot of pressure that apparently didn't exist in the beginning of their relationship, and she threatened to return to the United States.
Yazan ultimately agreed not to force anything on Brittany and give her some time, but another huge fight sparked when a member of Yazan's family saw a picture of Brittany on her Instagram account in which she was posing by a Florida pool with a friend in skimpy bikinis.
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Yazan allegedly flipped out over Brittany's photo, and Brittany called Yazan "insecure" and "weak as f-ck."
Brittany told the cameras that she wasn't going to let Yazan and his family "bully" her into deleting her Instagram account and becoming a different person.
"We still have a lot of obstacles to face in our relationship... but I am willing to do some work... What's a relationship without a little crazy?!" Brittany said.
Brittany later returned to the United States "mentally drained" to settle her divorce from her first marriage to her high school boyfriend, whom she had split from a couple years prior.
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Yazan was told Brittany was just visiting her sister's baby, but he was suspicious of her whereabouts.
Meanwhile, Yazan's father apparently told Yazan that Brittany had been lying to him and didn't really want to marry him. Yazan believed in his heart, however, Brittany wasn't playing him and that she loved him.
"I told him next time... we are going to sign the papers and we're going to continue [with marriage]. My dad said, 'If you want the girl, don't work. Go marry her, don't work with me. Show yourself out,'" Yazan told a friend.
"He kicked me out of the house. He fired me from my job. I spent the first day at my uncle's. After that, I had to stay on the street for two days. Then I rented an apartment and looked for work. I don't talk to anyone. I spend time alone."
Yazan said this was the most difficult time of his life, especially in light of being fired from the fish market.
"I don't know how to move things forward at all," Yazan lamented. "I feel that I have lost everything in my world. This is the first time in my life that I feel helpless... This is the first time I feel weak."
Yazan hadn't spoken to Brittany and he said he didn't understand why. Yazan felt he had lost his family and Brittany as well, and he didn't know what to do.
Yazan had to explain to Brittany that he was struggling financially and didn't even have money to eat.
"I felt like she is living in another world or that she doesn't care about me at all," Yazan griped. "There is no one at all. If she's really saying she loves me, she's supposed to understand what I'm going through."
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Yazan began to worry that his parents had been correct all along in their suspicions and concerns about Brittany, which was bothering him the most.
During her stay in the United States, Brittany asked Yazan to prove he's an independent man by securing a place for the two of them and making enough money to buy her a plane ticket to return to Jordan.
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Brittany could tell Yazan was becoming his "own man" and a responsible adult, and she said that's all she wanted for him.
Brittany argued that she didn't need a millionaire and just wanted Yazan to provide stability -- not a private jet or yacht or shopping spree, which were things she was used to.
Brittany's divorce was later finalized, but Yazan was flip-flopping by demanding Brittany change again.
"Now, all of a sudden, I need to change," Brittany griped. "I don't know what I'm supposed to believe anymore. Before I [go back to Jordan], Yazan needs to show me that he's mature and that he is not going to fall to the pressures of his parents and his family."
Brittany didn't want to make the same mistake of "picking the wrong guy" again, and she admittedly felt "suffocated" in her relationship with Yazan.
Brittany said she fell in love with Yazan because he was so different and had portrayed himself as a feminist. Brittany said Yazan was no longer the man she had fallen in love with and she didn't want a "toxic" relationship.
Later, Yazan learned his father was threatening to kill him if he married Brittany as Yazan's relationship with her was "humiliating" and bringing "dishonor" upon his family.
"I want you to get to him and tell him, 'If you marry her, your father will kill you,'" Yazan's dad Ziad told Yazan's brother Obaida.
"Dad, no," Obaida replied.
"I'm telling you, and I'm warning you. I swear, tell Yazan if he doesn't reconsider, I will be his murderer," Ziad added.
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In the meantime, Brittany was planning her return to Jordan. However, as she was on her way to the airport, she received phone messages from Yazan in which he blamed her for a car accident he had just suffered.
Yazan left Brittany a voicemail screaming about needing to spend $1,000 to fix his car, and she was fed up. The pair fought and called each other "selfish" and Brittany argued Yazan had done nothing for her.
Brittany told the cameras it was becoming clear to her that Yazan might never change and so she needed answers from him in Jordan.
"I'm not getting on that flight. Period," Brittany complained.
Brittany said she was tired of putting up with her "broke ass," "dusty ass," "narcissistic mama's boy" boyfriend.
Yazan said he blamed Brittany for the accident because he had called his girlfriend five or six times only to be ignored, which led him to texting her while driving and then the accident.
Yazan claimed he had sent Brittany the pictures of his car in order to receive comfort but Brittany had done nothing but hurt his feelings.
At the last minute, Brittany decided to fly to Jordan and just spend time with her girlfriend Angela, whom she planned to meet. Brittany settled on the fact her trip would become "a girls' trip" and she wouldn't even meet up with Yazan.
"I'm not going to see Yazan. I refuse. I don't want to be with somebody who yells at me and treats me like that and is very manipulative in the way he is," Brittany vented in a confessional.
"This is too toxic for me, and I just don't have time for that. As far as I'm concerned, Yazan and I are done."
After 18 hours of travel, Brittany finally landed in Jordan. Brittany admitted she was missing Yazan a little bit on her flight but then her "logical mind" took over and told her to stop thinking about him.
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"It's impossible that she didn't see me. Maybe I was an idiot. I shouldn't have come anyway," Yazan noted.
"I am fighting my family for Brittany. I don't know, I am feeling that my family is right."
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Angela thought Brittany was just guarding her heart and dismissed Yazan's problems as a defense mechanism.
When Brittany and Yazan finally FaceTimed, Brittany insisted she never saw him or heard from him. Brittany told Yazan to take responsibility for his actions and just "act f-cking right" as Yazan attempted to shout over her.
Later on, Brittany and Angela went out to dinner together and Brittany noticed everyone was staring at them. She said it finally made sense why Yazan always wanted her to cover up when in public.
"I don't want him to feel like I'm expecting him to be perfect; there's just some things I really need him to work on, and I need him to be serious about it," Brittany told her pal. "Building a life together is serious."
Angela advised Brittany to be honest and explain the real issue to Yazan without yelling at him, but Brittany admitted she liked to keep her guard up in order to not get hurt.
"I have a weak spot for Yazan I don't always like to admit," Brittany said, before FaceTiming with Yazan.
Brittany agreed to let Yazan pick her up at a bar downtown, but she was "a little bit tipsy." Yazan showed Brittany his barber shop and new apartment.
Brittany was so happy Yazan and just wanted to make sure they were on the same page and taking things seriously for their future. Yazan insisted he wanted Brittany to stay in Jordan and marry him.
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"It's okay. I don't care for right now," Yazan replied.
"Do we have to get married right away or can we wait?" Brittany questioned.
"Why you want to wait?" Yazan asked.
"Just for us to know each other better and make sure we have a good relationship first... just one year," Brittany explained.
"I love you and I want to be, like, happy, so yeah," Yazan responded. "I wait. Yeah, I think that is a good idea."
Yazan told Brittany everything she wanted to hear apparently, but she expected him to change his mind again once his family continued to put pressure on him. Brittany needed Yazan to show her his promises through his actions.
But then Yazan broke the news he didn't want to wait one or two years to get married. He said he couldn't have "a girlfriend" for that long because it would make God angry at him.
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Yazan had changed his mind, which Brittany had expected would happen all along. Yazan said he couldn't handle being single for that long, and Brittany actually seemed to appreciate Yazan's honesty in the moment.
Yazan stood by the fact, however, Brittany wouldn't need to covert to his religion for him.
Yazan said Brittany not becoming a Muslim woman would be a problem for his parents but problems already existed with his family and nothing would change that.
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Brittany admitted she was scared and wanted Yazan to tell his family that Brittany was never going to convert and they planned to do their relationship their way.
Yazan explained standing up to his parents would be "dangerous" but all he cared about was her.
Did Brittany and Yazan stay in love and stay together or has the 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way couple split?
There was definitely trouble in paradise between Brittany and Yazan in late June.At that time, Brittany lashed out at Yazan on Instagram claiming he's a cheater and substance-abuse user, only to claim shortly afterwards her account had been hacked.
Brittany ultimately deleted her rant against Yazan on Instagram, but screenshots taken of her post had been circulating on social media.
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"Fun facts about us. Yazans favorite drink is Jack Daniels. Yazan loves hashish, tramadol, and gaslighting women," Brittany captioned a photo of the pair, suggesting Yazan was a hypocrite when he went ballistic over the idea of Brittany drinking alcohol.
"He also loves to cheat with 90 day fiance fans. He's on his third one. His favorite pastime is blaming others for his actions. Enjoy."
In the comments section of her post, a follower asked Brittany who manages Yazan's Instagram account since his English was inferior on the show.
"His third girlfriend he chose from his fan base," Brittany replied, according to a screenshot obtained by @187anonymousgossip Instagram account.
When someone criticized Brittany of lying and wrongly getting angry, she wrote on Instagram, "Alright alright settle down kids. Yazan is awake now and if he hears us talking about him he's gonna flip his sh-it. #F-ckTheBrittany."
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One hour later, however, Brittany posted a silent video of herself posing on Instagram and wrote alongside it, "I was hacked or whatever."
Many 90 Day Fiance fans pointed out the absurdity of Brittany claiming her account had been hacked when her posts were seemingly a very personal and specific tirade against Yazan.
It's possible TLC reached out to Brittany and reminded her she was in breach of her non-disclosure agreement by providing spoilers that her relationship with Yazan wasn't working out or had already ended.
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Around that same time, Brittany confirmed with Entertainment Tonight that she is "not going to convert to any religion for anybody."
"I don't think that's a good idea for anybody. If you do it, it should be for God, not for a man," Brittany said.
And she apparently feels the same way about dressing like a Muslim woman in Jordan and wearing the hijab.
"If I sacrifice anything... it's going to be for myself because I decide that it's a good decision," she told ET.
"It's not going to be for anybody else or for any man because that's the only way I'm going to stick to it, if it's really for myself and something I believe in. I think it's unfair, really, to try to change yourself for any other person."
However, on July 5, ET published an interview with Brittany in which she said of Yazan, "We're so, so different and we're from two different backgrounds, so we're going to be going through a lot of conversations and a lot of compromise."
Brittany also said she "loves" Jordan -- including the people, the culture and its natural beauty -- and Yazan took English classes for her so they could learn to communicate better and easier.
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"When you try to change people's opinions and views, that's when problems arise... [Yazan] kind of gets where I'm coming from and the type of life he wants to live and we want to live in the future."
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In addition, Brittany revealed she actually loves Yazan's parents, but she couldn't speak on how they feel about her in return.
A few days earlier, Brittany posted a photo in which the couple was about to kiss during a dinner out on July 1.
Brittany wrote, "It's hard not to stay loyal to the queen. Some know better than others."
And Yazan responded, "You are so gorgeous my queen. I am so lucky to have you in my life," which clearly shows they are still together.
A few followers weighed in and asked Yazan to take care of Brittany and treat her like a gentleman.
Yazan wrote in reply, "We are all human beings and we have feelings, emotions and mood swings. Yes, I agree that she is sweet and beautiful. And I will try my best to be a gentleman to her. Thank you for the wish."
But clearly communication broke down or something went wrong later that month.
Brittany and Yazan suggested they were over and done with -- and certainly not on good terms -- when they traded swipes with each other on Instagram in late July.
Yazan explained the differences between "a good girl" and "a bad girl" on his Instagram Stories and appeared to take shots at Brittany without identifying her name, but then less than two hours later, Brittany confirmed she had taken Yazan's post personally by firing back at him and sharing the differences between "a good man" and "a bad man."
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Yazan and Brittany's posts were captured in screenshots and reposted by the @187anonymousgossipp Instagram account.
Yazan appeared to spark the feud by writing on his Instagram Stories, "Have you ever wondered what is the difference between a good girl and a bad girl? Well, let me tell you about my thoughts. First of all, a good girl will loosen her shirt button when it's hot but a bad girl will loosen her shirt button to make a situation hot."
"Secondly, a good girl wears underwear and a bad girl don't use underwear," he added.
"Thirdly, a good girl says no and a bad girl says when? Lastly, a good girl goes to a party then go home then go to bed but a bad girl goes to a party then go to bed then go home."
Yazan went on to write, "I know that different people have different point of views. That's my personal point of view and a good person will definitely agree with what I said. Spread positivity and love."
In a subsequent post, Yazan concluded, "I want to clarify something. My previous stories is not about any specific person. I was just talking about something in general."
But Brittany clearly took Yazan's words to heart, because she clapped back on her own Instagram Stories.
"A good man holds a job and provides for his woman. A bad man sits at home with his hand out to everybody, trying to demand respect and control over a woman who WORKS for hers," Brittany wrote.
"If I let you control me, we'd be homeless cus lord knows you will not work or pay one bill with all that mouth. Sit this one out boo."
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But Brittany and Yazan seemed back on track on August 31, when Brittany posted a video of herself cuddling up to Yazan on a couch.
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"Romeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel. This love is difficult, but it's real. Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess. It's a love story baby just say 'Yes.'"
Brittany and Yazan haven't posted about each other on Instagram since late August and rumors have swirled Brittany may be involved with 90 Day Fiance alum Usman Umar after he commented "babygirl" on one of her Instagram photos.
However, Brittany recently insisted on Instagram she never dated Yazan for fame and she could have hooked up with an athlete or rapper if that's what she's about.
Brittany also defended her long-distance relationship with Yazan in early November.
"It doesn't matter what you plan as a first date or how much money you spend on it. A relationship is built on chemistry first. No matter how much Yazan and I are different or how much we fight, it's clear we have a passionate, burning chemistry," Brittany wrote in her Instagram Stories on November 9.
"Only people who love each other fight that hard about being together. I'm hard on the outside [because] I have a wall up and that's something Yazan understands. He sees a side of me y'all don't see. I cook for him, rub him, clean after him, push him to be better, helped him learn English."
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Brittany continued, according to In Touch Weekly, "It's a reason he loves me and there's also things he [wishes] he could change to make it easier on him with his family, but I've met him halfway and I've built my own life independently to a certain point."
"I can't allow people who didn't raise me have complete control of my life when there are other options that include us both being happy and free. My love should be enough. My care should be enough."
"How I go hard for him even when he's dead wrong should be enough," Brittany concluded.
"What's understood don't have to be explained [fingers crossed emoji] [purple heart emoji]."
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"I'm independent and I'm not accepting love from any man who loves me. When I date, I do the choosing and men are hoping to get [chosen] by me," Brittany wrote, according to In Touch.
"Therefore, I make my dating standards, whereas when a pick-me woman dates, she dates to get [chosen]. She's trying to live up to the man's standards to prove she's good enough to be his wife. That's not how courtship and chivalry goes."
Brittany explained, "My man gotta show me why he is good enough to be my husband and father to our kids once he chooses to pursue me. So, pick-me women who can't stand me, just know: I'm not you! Never will be and don't wanna be. Pack it up, bishes [because] you gonna stay mad."
Brittany receives a lot of backlash from fans, so she even felt the need to release alleged text messages from Yazan to show he had promised her "a new start" and "a new life" prior to her move to Jordan, which would explain her accusation that Yazan essentially flipped a switch after she left the United States.
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