‘Divorce redneck style’: Tennessee man gives wife the house and everything in it in divorce. She’s going to wish she went after his money instead
If you think your divorce was messy, Tennessee just dropped the trailer for the most chaotic breakup of the year. What might have been a “you get the house” win quickly took a hard left into pure petty performance art captured by a peeking neighbor.
A scorned husband literally handed his wife the deed… then gleefully flattened the house with a bulldozer while she was at work. Now a nosy neighbor-turned-TikTok-narrator is serving up night-vision footage of the wife wandering through the rubble with a flashlight and a mouth full of curses. The viewers, naturally, are eating up every dusty, dramatic second like it’s premium reality TV. But the best part? An even bigger plot twist in this tumultuous love story.
‘She has no Idea’
The internet hails TikTok creator @tattoosandscars76 as a “real one” for sharing this juicy gossip on everyone’s For You Pages. With a combined 370,000 views for the entire drama, people are thanking him for his service. The original clip begins with the creator videoing from the view of his own house. He sets the scene as viewers see two excavators working on an already-demolished house.
The creator explains that his neighbors are getting a divorce, and that the husband promised the wife the night before that she could have the house and “everything in it.”
“Well, this morning, he goes and rents some heavy equipment,” he says. “Him and his best friend, who’s been over today as she’s been at work. She hasn’t got home yet. She has no idea.” The creator ends the clip in an ambiguous “oh well.” His text overlay at the beginning of the clip simply says, “Divorce redneck style.” The viewers, however, are fired up.
Where’s Part Two?
With viewers dying to get an update, creator @tattoosandscars76 delivers. Like, actually delivers, even if it was slightly perilous. Why? In his quest to satisfy his viewers, he runs through the dark in his yard the night of when the wife was returning from work.
Of course, he and everyone else wanted to capture her reaction. As he’s sprinting, he stumbles and falls onto the ground. “Oh gosh, I fell. I fell down. Sorry. Hang on,” he says.
As he gathers his wits again, he stands and continues making his way to the edge of his property. As if James Bond himself, the creator hides behind a tree and starts videoing the wife.
The CAT excavator is parked in the yard, and the wife can be seen hurrying through the wreckage of her home with her phone flashlight in hand. The first thing that is heard from her mouth: “What the [expletive] hell?”
As she moves further away from the camera, her words are mostly indiscernible, but curses and exclamations are crystal clear. She inspects all the wreckage and near the end, says, “Oh my god. Everything. Gone.”
Can Someone Just Demolish Their Own House Like That?
Aside from the viewers focusing on the marital issues, others are preoccupied with thinking about all the legal technicalities. Hometown Demolition has a report carefully curated for the state of Tennessee. Its site states, “Yes, the demolition of any structure calls for a permit prior to beginning the project. Your contractor (or you) will need to apply for your demolition permit at your city’s local building department.”
Considering this information, either the husband filed the permit in advance (without the wife knowing) or simply broke the law.
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What Happens to the Wife Now?
Here comes the plot twist. In the comments of the original clip and the update, the TikTok creator drops a bombshell. Apparently, the couple got back together again and plan to continue living together. The reveal came after the creator answered this comment: “They are getting back together, I can tell.”
The creator’s response? “Yep! They got a camper over there today!” If that makes you skeptical, in the update clip, he also replies to another viewer with: “They back together living in a camper now!” It seems some problems can be solved that easily.
Wait, Did This Really Happen?
It’s important to note that @tattoosandscars76’s TikTok account is rife with comedic videos and skits. His bio has “comedy” in it, with the viral “divorce” video sporting the #comedy hashtag as well. Additionally, in his update video, where he films the “wife,” his phone’s flash is on as he records her. It is unlikely that the wife would not notice a bright flash right behind her. Furthermore, while it’s not impossible, the story’s conclusion seems unlikely: would someone really stay with their husband after they demolished their house?
Still, viewers couldn’t get enough of the drama, staged or no.
The Viewer’s Reactions
We all know how the internet loves dishing out opinions, and here, no words were held back. One viewer says, “I’m So happy I never got married or had children.”
“She still has the house …. In pieces!!!” says another. A third laughs, “Shout out to the best friend.”
In a darker tone, one viewer says, “I’m sure this doesn’t end here. Keep watching the obituaries.”
Another shares, “This only funny to me bc it happened to someone ELSE.”
And some slight humor for the crowd: “At least they are both starting over from scratch.”
The Mary Sue reached out to the creator via TikTok direct message.
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