Jesse Ridgway was furious over his family’s reaction to his wife Ashley Ridgway’s abortion.
“Her family is nowhere to be found,” the YouTuber wrote via Facebook on Monday. “Some even try to join the bandwagon by publicly hating and kicking her when she’s at her lowest point.”
The couple in particular have faced intense online backlash, including death threats, since they decided last week to terminate their pregnancies due to their Down syndrome diagnosis.
“She received text messages from her family accusing me of being abusive and that I was brainwashing her,” the 33-year-old claimed, adding that Ashley’s loved ones “gave her an ultimatum that she should break up with[him]immediately.”
He called their “really disgusting gossip and name-calling” comments “bold statements that boggle the mind due to delusion and lack of consideration.”
Jesse didn’t specify which family he was referring to, but added, “[They’re]talking to her like she’s not even related by blood. There’s no backbone and for them to accuse me of making decisions and controlling and manipulating her over the years we’ve been together is just cowardly.”
The content creator, who married Ashley in October 2025, continued: “We have put up with a lot of bad things, but when your own family members become bitter and turn their backs on you when it matters most, it reveals everything about their character.
“If you are MIA and complicit and aggressive during the most difficult times of our lives, you never deserve to be there during the good times,” he said.
Jesse called Ashley “the sweetest, strongest woman” and insisted: “I would never tolerate her being treated like this.”
He added a lengthy caption with footage of his partner receiving a care package from his parents.
The “devastated” 31-year-old shed tears in the “lovely” footage taken “the day after” the surgery.
Jesse, known online as Mac Jagger Nuggets, revealed on June 3 that the couple had decided to divorce after the fetus tested positive for trisomy 21, raising the possibility that the baby would have Down syndrome.
He spoke exclusively to Page Six on Friday about the “nuanced” reasons behind their choices.
“You’re always just trying to make the best decision for your child and your life,” Jesse said. “When I started running into one problem after another and realized that I would most likely have to bury my son, it wasn’t something I wanted to sign up for.
“I want my children to outlive me and be fully functional and have a good life,” he continued. “It just didn’t make any sense to us. I hope people can relate to that.”
