‘Spending You Right to the Poor House’: Steve Harvey Fans Rush to His Defense After Troll Trashes Marjorie Harvey in Birthday Pic

Marjorie Harvey celebrated her 55th birthday this week and her loving husband Steve Harvey shared a special shoutout to his wife of more than two decades. But things turned sour when one of the comic’s followers accused the birthday girl of being a gold digger.

“I am so grateful to God for giving me her โ€ฆโ€ฆ Happy Birthday to my QUEEN โ€ฆ. I love you girl @marjorie_harvey,” the former “Steve” host posted on his Instagram page Oct. 10.

“@iamsteveharveytv Thank you my love ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜,” Marjorie replied.

Initially, celebratory remarks poured out for The Lady Loves Couture blog owner on her big day.

“Happy birthday Miss Harvey she’s looking good Steve๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ”ฅ”

“Beautiful couple! Happy Birthday ๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽŠ”

“Happy birthday ๐ŸŽ‚ great legs ๐Ÿฆต”

“HBD BEAUTIFUL GBU2 ETERNALLY ASE๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜”

But then, a troll stepped into the comments section to claim Marjorie was simply spending up the money in Harvey’s estimated $45 million to $100 million net worth.

“She spending you right to the poor house Steve๐Ÿ˜ช” read the comment in question.

That prompted one fan to retort by responding to another commenter, “@the_real_slim_goody really!!! Wow can we just show ourselves encouraging and not be so negative. BLESSINGS ma’am.”

But when the original poster responded to a question about how they became aware of that alleged information, they said, “Iโ€™m just giving him a.heads upโ€ฆI know he got that ironclad prenup. Sheโ€™s the one going to be wailing on IG when he dumps her for the next shiny thing๐Ÿคฃ”

Despite the brief negativity, others praised the couple, who were seen separately in recent photos not wearing their wedding rings.

“I canโ€™t wait until God sends me my king. Couple and lifestyle goals 4 real!!!”

“Such an AMAZING POWER COUPLE ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘”

“What a beautiful couple !!!!! Love Forever , Pameli’a R King”

“You are a nice Couple I always notice you always remember to give thanks to the creator good job”

Additionally, Steve has been right by his wife’s side while she celebrates her 55th trip around the sun. As Steve Harvey’s 2019 Sand and Soul Festival kicks off in Cancun, Mexico, this week, opening night was dedicated to Marjorie as a Beachside Jazz & Cocktails reception was held. Later that night, Ginuwine took the stage and performed at the Welcome to Paradise party.

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