Kody Brown Infuriates 'Sister Wives' Fans After Bold Christine Remarks

Kody Brown has come under fire from Sister Wives viewers following the latest episode on TLC.

The long-running reality show, which is currently in the midst of its 17th season, follows the lives of Kody and his wives in their plural marriage.

The Brown family patriarch is legally married to wife Robyn and "spiritually" married to Meri and Janelle Brown. He was previously in a spiritual marriage with another women, Christine, but they announced in November 2021 that they are separating.

Despite their split, Christine still features on Sister Wives and the ending of their relationship is a main storyline on Season 17 of the show.

On the latest episode, which aired on September 18, Kody made a comment about one of his children with Christine that has angered those watching the series at home.

Kody and Christine share daughters Aspyn, Mykelti, Gwendlyn, Ysabel, and Truely, as well as their son Paedon, and it was revealed on Sister Wives that Ysabel had gained a place at community college and would be moving to North Carolina.

Upon hearing the news, Kody didn't seem to happy that Ysabel was leaving at a time where their bond wasn't strong.

During recent episodes of Sister Wives Kody has faced accusations, from viewers at home and cast members, that he spends more time with Robyn and her children than the other family members, leading to strained relations between the wider family.

"I feel broken and Ysabel's leaving," Kody said about his daughter's college news.

"It's a heartbreak to me that she's leaving under these circumstances that whatever has happened with me and Christine has left her and [I'm with] with this crap relationship where I'm just trying to reach to her."

He also declined Christine's offer to come and help Ysabel move, citing COVID restrictions as the reason he didn't want to travel.

Christine responded, saying that Kody's relationship (or lack thereof) with his daughter is due to his own absence in the previous months, which she explained has been "absolutely devastating" for them.

The scenes come after an August 2022 interview with People magazine where Christine revealed that she had to travel to New Jersey in September 2020 because Ysabel was having corrective surgery for her scoliosis but Kody did not come with them as he did not want to travel during the pandemic.

Viewers also seemed to find Kody's comment, suggesting that Christine has impacted his relationship with Ysabel, irksome.

Many pointed out that he is her father and he should have a relationship with all of his children, regardless of his relationship with their mother.

Taking to Twitter after the episode aired, one fan wrote: "Kody didn't want this 'divorce' to affect the relationship w/ his kids but yet when Christine and Ysabel let him know he can make whatever decision to be involved for her move he backs out of any involvement in the moment tells me he is the problem not the situation. #SisterWives."

"Kody can't even commit to moving his daughter into college but thinks it's Christine's fault and Janelle's fault he has a sh**ty relationship with his kids. #SisterWives," wrote another.

"Christine gave Kody one more chance to be there for Ysabel. To help her move across the country. And he still didn't take it. He's still using the pandemic as an excuse to not have a relationship with Christine's kids. #SisterWives," added a third unimpressed viewer.

Elsewhere on the episode, Kody was also struggling with his relationships with some of his other children, specifically his son, Garrison, who he shares with Janelle.

Kody was left unhappy after Garrison called him and said his COVID protocols, which were in place between the various households in the family while the show was filming, were too extreme.

In a confessional to camera, Kody said: "I spent my whole life trying to be the hero for my kids, working hard, doing everything I could to support them, to help them, to be there for them. And now because of this COVID situation, they're trying to make me the villain because of COVID, because of protocols, because I want to protect my children."

During these scenes, Christine, despite the bad blood currently between her and her ex on the show, showed some sympathy for Kody, saying: "I wish all the kids could see how heartbroken Kody is about the whole thing. He just looks to be drowning to me and has no place to go and certainly whenever I see him it just seems like he has such a burden on his shoulders."

"I just feel bad for the guy, honestly," she added.

Sister Wives continues Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.