Ever wondered if the stars had a say in Michelle’s bold choice to skip the inauguration? Well, with Mercury doing its usual retrograde cha-cha in the sky around April, it’s no wonder her decision sparked more chatter than a Kardashian at brunch. Michelle opened up on her podcast recently, airing the real tea behind those early-year moves that conveniently confounded folks who apparently can’t imagine a woman saying “no” without some catastrophic drama—like her marriage melting down. Honestly, if making self-care choices was a cosmic crime, she’d be locked up in the zodiac’s slammer by now. So, what really goes on when a high-profile “no” gets twisted into marital meltdown rumors? Strap in—it’s a juicy blend of personal sovereignty and public misconception. LEARN MORE.

“My decision to skip the inauguration, what people don’t realize — or my decision to make choices at the beginning of this year that suited me were met with such ridicule and criticism,” Michelle explained on an April 23 episode of her podcast. “People couldn’t believe that I was saying no for any other reason that they had to assume that my marriage was falling apart.”

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