NFL athlete and social butterfly won our hearts on Tuesday by inviting a recently widowed fan to his July 4th wedding on . Ochocinco will be marrying his reality star fiancee Evelyn Lozada.
When from Franklin, Ohio, tweeted about losing her husband of 30 years, two weeks ago, the football player immediately extended an invitation to the complete stranger.
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You have a passport? RT @ : I'm feeling pretty low today. Lost my hubby 2 weeks ago. Together 30 years. Very hard.
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco)
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Can you pack and come to the wedding? RT @ : @ Yes I do.
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco)
Check ya DM... Just start packing... Evelyn will make arrangements... see you tonight/early a.m. RT @ :Yes.where is it?
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco)
@ Turn Up Ms. Cheryl, bring ya smile, dancing shoes and appetite... let me know when you receive confirmation... Turn up...
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco)
Ochocinco has scored more than 3.5 million followers with his funny antics and with intimate peeks into his life on Twitter. He's also known to tweet hundreds of times a week and use the network to connect with fans. The Miami Dolphins' new wide receiver has actually met up with fans out of the blue after corresponding on Twitter.
In January, Ochocinco flew fan Victor Gonzalez to Foxborough, Mass., to hang out for the weekend. In March, he 200 Twitter followers to dinner at NYC soul food restaurant Sylvia's.
As of Wednesday, Ochocinco will be a married man and officially Chad Johnson once again. The former Patriots player is legally changing his last name back to "Johnson," according to .
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