‘The Blind Side' Star Quinton Aaron Breaks Silence on His Marriage After Suffering a Stroke
Quinton Aaron is opening up about the bombshell truth he learned after waking up from a coma after suffering a spinal stroke earlier this year. The Blind Sideactor reveals his thoughts after learning his wife was still married to her ex.
It was previously reported that the actor collapsed at his Atlanta home in January and was rushed to the hospital. He was later said to have fallen into a coma following a spinal stroke. Amid the medical crisis, reports also surfaced that his family requested his wife, Margarita DeLeon, not be granted access to his hospital room.
They had learned that DeLeon was still married to her ex and hadn't disclosed the information to Aaron. In an ABC News interview on Monday, the actor opened up about what he learned after coming out of a coma. Aaron reported that DeLeon had insisted during the entirety of their relationship that she was divorced. The two married in a Los Angeles chapel in 2024.
"She even told the person where we were getting married, ‘Oh yes, I have all the documents. I can email over to you the divorce decree,'" explained the actor.
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Aaron then explained that his lawyer had uncovered evidence to prove DeLeon was still married while he was in a coma. The evidence found reported she was still married since 1992, with the actor admitting he never fact-checked her marital status. DeLeon commented in her defense, saying she never knew she was still married to her ex. Once his family had uncovered it, so did she.
"When I told Quinton back in the hospital bed, and I want to be very honest about this, I feel like this needs to be said and brought out there. I said to him, I said, ‘Bibi, this information that your family pulled up on me, you know, I wasn't aware of it.' I said, ‘This is what I found out. It is true,'" said DeLeon.
According to DeLeon's ex, who remains anonymous, he, too, had no idea they were still legally married. They both believed the divorce had gone through and been finalized. DeLeon's ex has officially filed for divorce, with no details on whether she and the actor are still together.
Since the stroke, Aaron revealed he has yet to regain his ability to walk, with doctors estimating it can take months or a year. The actor believes he'll be "walking a lot sooner than you think."
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This story was originally published April 20, 2026 at 12:46 PM.