Charlotte, NC—A man who just served his wife with divorce papers is also suing the maker of the app Candy Crush Saga, blaming the game for the deterioration of his 11-month long marriage.
Travis Kewley, 23, said his wife, Lacie, 19, “became hopelessy hooked on the ridiculous game, causing her to lose interest in her marital duties including, but not limited to, cooking my meals, doing my laundry and watching me play Madden on the Xbox.”
Kewley said his wife would play the game at all hours of the day and night on her iPhone, ignoring him entirely when he would get home from his night job at Hardee’s. He said she would also turn her phone’s ringer off when she plays, and forget to turn it back on so that when he called her, she “constantly and consistently and repetedly (sic) would not answer” Kewley’s calls. This behavior led not only to Kewley becoming increasingly aggravated with his young bride, but eventually this caused him to think she was cheating on him.
“This is all their fault,” Kewley said in a statement through his lawyer. “If they hadn’t made this game, I’d still be married and not have to sleep on my uncle’s couch.”
King.com Ltd., the makers of the insanely addictive, annoying game, refused to comment, and would not address other allegations in Kewley’s suit, including allegations they targeted his wife and his bank account specifically, and have been filling out unflattering comment cards at his place of business, making him miss out on raises and promotions.
Kewley also said his wife, who is a stay-at-home mother to their four year-old son, has spent more than $2,500 on “cheat codes and tricks” enabling her to advance further in Candy Crush Saga. “And that was money I was gonna spend on a tattoo of her on my chest. She knew that, too. The whore.”