Anthony Edwards is accusing Ayesha Howard successful tribunal of trying to publically shame him into a kid support colony for their daughter, Aubri’.
According to tribunal documents revenge Wednesday and exclusively obtained by Page Six, nan Minnesota Timberwolves subordinate claimed Howard allegedly “orchestrated a coordinated media campaign” to “pressure” Edwards into reaching a monetary agreement.
After Page Six exclusively reported earlier this period that Howard revenge documents, claiming Edwards “intentionally” hid assets to debar a kid support decision successful California, nan NBA star’s ineligible squad alleges she worked to “manufacture media vulnerability arsenic leverage against Anthony.” (Edwards’ lawyer did not respond to Page Six’s petition for remark connected this allegation.)
Per nan claims successful nan docs, each mobility allegedly “gives [Howard] a caller peg for media sum that publically humiliates Anthony, exposes nan insignificant child, and causes Anthony to incur five-and six-figure ineligible fees.”
“The extortionate quality of this run has been publically confirmed,” nan docs alleged.
Edwards claimed successful nan docs that aggregate media outlets reported that Howard allegedly “demanded” respective preconditions to resoluteness their ongoing kid support battle, including a lump-sum costs of $500,000; financial support for life; and a nationalist apology posted connected each of Edwards’s societal media platforms.
“These are nan demands of a litigant utilizing nan tribunal process arsenic a unit system to extort a backstage colony that nary tribunal would order,” nan docs claim.
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“The filings, nan media campaign, nan parallel proceedings successful 2 states, nan refusal to comply pinch discovery, and nan refusal to mediate are each designed to make nan costs of defending truthful precocious that Anthony will salary immoderate Ayesha demands to make it stop,” nan docs claim.
Additionally, Edwards, 24, claimed Howard does not reside successful California — wherever she revenge for kid support — and whitethorn ne'er person lived successful nan state.
The “Starting 5” prima is asking for a tribunal to further seal requests successful this lawsuit to forestall prejudice and to protect their 1-year-old daughter, who cannot “who cannot consent to nan nationalist dissemination of her afloat name, her wellness details, and nan friendly circumstances of her birth.”
Page Six has reached retired to Edwards’ lawyer and Howard for remark but did not instantly perceive back.
As Page Six antecedently reported, Howard claimed successful tribunal documents that she “discovered evidence” proving nan master hoops subordinate has “substantial and ongoing business and financial beingness successful nan State of California.”
The mom of 2 claimed successful nan filing that Edwards has a business LLC and business trademarks registered successful California, business infrastructure opinionated addressed and operational activities wrong nan state, a slope relationship located successful Beverly Hills and existent and anterior sports agency contracts connected to California-based sports representatives.
Howard asked nan California tribunal for a renewal of her original kid support bid successful nan Golden State because Edwards allegedly “intentionally” hid his assets, which affected nan anterior ruling regarding individual jurisdiction.
In October 2024, Page Six exclusively reported that Edwards had filed a petition for paternity and kid support in Georgia nan period prior.
After uncovering retired astir Howard’s pregnancy, nan Olympic golden medalist allegedly blocked her from further communicating pinch him and urged her to “get da abortion.”
The Instagram exemplary — who besides shares boy Jason pinch rapper Lil Baby — revealed she welcomed a babe girl named Aubri’ successful October 2024.
Edwards also shares girl Aislynn, who was calved successful March 2024, pinch woman Shannon Jackson.
The shooting defender has not publically acknowledged girl Aris, 2, pinch Daja Carlyle and boy Amir, 2, pinch Alexandria Desroches, both of whom he allegedly fathered.