Anansa Sims Fact-Checks Why Matt Barnes Lost His Family
Matt Barnes Addresses Losing His Family After 8 Alleged Affairs, Anansa Sims Slams ‘Sympathy’ Seeking Ex—’Tell The Whole Story!’ - Page 2
Anansa Sims Calls Out Matt Barnes’ Vulnerability In Public, Claims He Emotionally Abandoned His Kids ‘Through This Traumatic Transition You Caused’

Matt Barnes didn’t have anything negative to say when he briefly mentioned his ex, but Anansa Sims is ready to let the chopper sing if he addresses her again. In addition to accusing him of being emotionally absent with their fractured family, she warned him about addressing her. She also called him out in a now-deleted Instagram post about only telling “half truths” about the situation.
Sims previously aired out Barnes’ alleged mistresses online, including names, dates and receipts. Yet she claims, “There’s so much more I could say about the man you truly were to me.” It sounds like the Barnes Bunch star is understandably still hurt, but said her real concern is for their kids, who found the comments “triggering.”
“If you’re going to talk publicly about our personal business, tell the Whole Story. Don’t post half truths about me and our past relationship to gain sympathy from the masses,” she warned.
“I’m in the trenches doing the hard work making sure all of our kids are ok. You’ve made no effort to emotionally support all of our children through this traumatic transition you caused, but you’re willing to be “vulnerable” for strangers on the gram for profit? Please keep my name out of your mouth. Since I left, I’ve said nothing about you and you know there’s so much I could say about the man you truly were to me. If you don’t have respect for yourself or for me, at least have respect for our children who follow you and see your posts,” Sims continued.
According to Sims, she doesn’t want revenge or to work things out, she just wants her ex to be a better man for their family. She urged him to stand on business about “consistent therapy” and to turn to God.
“Your post is triggering for the kids and I, while we’re in the midst of healing and rebuilding our lives. We’re the ones who reaped all the damage you caused by your constant selfish, toxic choices. You didn’t consider our kids in your actions before, please try to consider them now. If you want to do some good, please don’t speak about me, go get consistent therapy and most importantly start building a relationship with God,” she added.
The former couple shares two children, Ashton and Austin, in addition to three children from Sims’ previous marriage, and two from Barnes’ previous marriage. Their chaotic on-again, off-again relationship started in college in the 1990s. Despite a messy breakup in 2018 that prompted Sims to file a restraining order, they rekindled in 2021, and Barnes proposed in 2022.