Akira Montigue and Timothy Montigue were married in October 2018 in North Carolina and had two children. In December 2023, while social media influencer Bnee Canard was temporarily living in their home, Timothy began an extramarital affair with Bnee. Akira discovered the affair in January 2024 through video footage. The couple separated in March 2024 and later divorced. Following escalating tension—including Akira's arrest in May 2024 for communicating threats to Bnee, and Bnee's arrest in September 2024 for cyberstalking Akira—Akira filed a $3.5 million civil lawsuit against Bnee for alienation of affection and criminal conversation in December 2024. During the November 2025 trial, Timothy Montigue was arrested at the courthouse for carrying a concealed 9mm handgun. On November 10, 2025, a jury awarded Akira Montigue $1.75 million in damages against Bnee Canard.
Country: United States
State/Province: North Carolina, United States
City/Region: Durham County
Incident Type: Separation / Divorce (No Reported Violence)
Relationship Status: Divorced
Relationship Duration: Approximately 5 years (marriage)
Incident Date: Nov. 10, 2025
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Approximately 5 years (marriage)
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Massive Influencer’s Affair With Undesirable Husband Costs Her $1.75M Under Archaic Law | Analysis
Infidelity
The case illustrates a severe marital breakdown triggered by an extramarital affair between a husband and a guest staying in the marital home. The affair was publicly showcased on social media, prompting intense interpersonal escalation, threats, cyberstalking allegations, and civil litigation under North Carolina's alienation of affection laws.
While primarily a civil legal dispute over alienation of affection and criminal conversation, the case generated multiple criminal encounters: Akira's arrest for communicating threats in May 2024 (resolved via deferred prosecution), Bnee's arrest for cyberstalking in September 2024, and Timothy's courthouse arrest on November 5, 2025, for carrying a concealed 9mm firearm. A jury awarded Akira $1.75 million on November 10, 2025.
Contradictory claims emerged regarding consent and pre-existing marital health. Bnee claimed Akira consented to the relationship, while Timothy alleged the marriage was already effectively over and devoid of romantic love; Akira countered with evidence of ongoing affectionate messages and texts objecting to Bnee's presence.
The relationship narrative was reconstructed using civil lawsuit filings, social media postings, text messages, courthouse screening records, and testimony. Proof of pre-separation sexual activity established the criminal conversation claim, while evidence of ongoing affection prior to Bnee's interference satisfied the elements of alienation of affection.
Escalation in this non-fatal dispute involved verbal death threats, criminal cyberstalking, and the introduction of a concealed weapon into a court building, highlighting how civil and marital conflict can create public safety and criminal enforcement risks.
North Carolina remains one of six US states allowing civil tort claims for alienation of affection and criminal conversation. Public social media broadcasts of extramarital conduct can serve as significant inculpatory evidence in civil tort trials.
Flirtatious behavior and social media video creation while staying as a guest in the marital home served as early indicators of boundary violations and impending marital disruption.
Video recordings of sexual activity and text messages sent by Timothy in January 2024 proved sexual relations occurred prior to marital separation.
Key evidence included text messages expressing marital affection, love notes, true love tattoos, recorded social media videos detailing the affair, and courthouse security detection of a firearm.
During civil proceedings, Timothy Montigue testified that he 'loved her, but wasn't in love with her' and described the marriage as akin to roommates. Following the verdict, Bnee Canard told reporters regarding the $1.75M award: 'I don't know. She'll probably never see it.'
Initial post-separation criminal charges were complemented by civil tort litigation, revealing extensive digital evidence and culminating in a substantial jury financial verdict.
Collection of the $1.75 million civil judgment remains uncertain given the defendant's public statement indicating refusal or inability to pay.