Internet celebrity Ivana Alawi was named in the VAWC complaint filed by Bacolod City First Lady Dominique “Nikki” Lopez Benitez against her husband, Mayor Albee Benitez.
In the complaint, Mrs. Benitez claimed that Mayor Benitez committed infidelity, which caused her to experience mental and emotional anguish.
She said that while she didn’t have any evidence before to prove the secret relationship between Mayor Benitez and Ivana, the latter eventually admitted it.
“While I heard rumors of Responde’s infidelity early on, I had no proof of such facts. It was only when I received the Petition for Declaration of Nullity of Marriage filed by Respondent and after reading the admission of Respondent of having fathered two (2) illegitimate children, and his implied admission of his current illicit relationship with Ivana Alawi, that I was able to confirm his marital infidelity,” she said.
“I felt utterly betrayed by the Respondent and was devastated beyond compare after finally discovering and confirming the truth in the Respondent’s lies,” she added.
It can be recalled that Ivana and the Mayor were spotted several times together, but both only described the said encounters as mere coincidences.
Ivana was also accused of receiving gifts from Benitez, but she denied all of this and insisted that her luxurious lifestyle came from her own pockets.