The NBA season continues to be a few months away from tipping off, however Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards is dealing with an intense battle off the court docket. In court docket paperwork, Edwards claimed his ex, mannequin Ayesha Howard, has did not execute the paperwork that will grant her sole authorized and bodily custody of daughter Aubri, who was born in October 2024. The court docket has already awarded Howard sole custody, however the two sides have been unable to agree on phrases, Us Weekly first reported.
Howard claims Edwards and his workforce needed authorized paperwork to make sure Howard could not disparage the NBA star or put up images of their daughter. She says she by no means agrees to these phrases—and now Edwards’ facet is saying Howard has extra calls for.
These calls for embody a public apology, shared “on all of his official social media platforms, publicly retracting all false and defamatory or deceptive statements made about her” throughout the court docket battle. Howard desires the apology to spotlight her integrity and position in her daughter’s life.
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On prime of the apology, Edwards claimed that Howard is looking for an “exorbitant” quantity of damages within the type of $500,000. Some sources are additionally reporting that Howard’s monetary requests embody $55,000 per 12 months for the remainder of her life. There have been further rumors that Edwards requested to pay all 18 years of kid help upfront, totaling $1.08 million, although these rumors seem to be unfounded.
In July, the 24-year-old Edwards mentioned he had by no means met their daughter. Howard, 38, beforehand mentioned Edwards advised her he has no real interest in being in Aubri’s life. She claims the specified cash is not as a result of any custody battles, however somewhat, the “substantial monetary and reputational damages” she’s endured throughout these trials.
Edwards, who has reportedly fathered 4 youngsters with 4 totally different girls, is within the midst of one other custody battle already. With the way in which issues have gone, it looks as if this advanced scenario won’t discover a resolution anytime quickly.
