DIY VIRAL
2024 has been the year of airing dirty laundry and Royce Reed is using the last days of the year to call Dwight Howard on the carpet.
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The old Basketball Wives The actor declared war on the father of his 17-year-old son, Braylon Joshua Howard, and taken to social media to tell her story.
” Welcome ! He asked for it! I told him to leave TF alone! I ruined my career after being a deadbeat and saying “Get a job!” “like I haven't been working nonstop since I was 16, that was the LAST THING YOU WOULD HAVE SAYED WITH YOUR Idiot,” she said in an Instagram post.
“Knowing full well that you made me lose several jobs!” Now I'm going to have to hurt your pockets! WHAT REALLY INTERESTS YOU! You should have left that aside! There is no message and it is deleted here! If you sue me, you get dirt! You tried to drown me in lawyer fees to keep quiet?! “
She continued,
“I refuse to approach 2025 with this weight so here we go! I will also publish the text messages and emails if you continue to play with me and bluff me,” she said. I know a lot more than you think, so I'm going to leave the initials RE to let you know it's ON! »
Reed then created a separate Instagram account, @ihadababybysuperman, where she uploaded a series of videos detailing her relationship with Howard beginning in July 2004. According to the former dancer, she met the NBA star during his first year with the Orlando Magic and began a relationship with Howard. relationship with him while working for the team.
After discovering that Howard had cheated on her with another dancer, Reed claims the two rekindled, leading to her pregnancy. She alleges the former NBA player agreed to pay for an abortion, but remained radio silent when the time came to get the procedure. Reed claims his parents also refused to help him. With nowhere else to turn, she decided to try ending her pregnancy with home remedies.
Reed admits she was willing to do the unthinkable to try to save her dancing career, which she believed would be irreparably damaged by pregnancy. Ultimately, she decided to forgo the abortion and carry to term.
“It was serious, but when I went to the doctor and heard the heartbeat, that's when things were put into a bigger perspective for me,” she said. she declared.
Her decision to have a baby with Howard didn't have the fairy tale ending many women co-parent with NBA players have. Reed claims that when she told the former superstar she was keeping their baby, he called her a gold digger and accused her of trying to ruin his career. Basketball fans may remember this HowardThe brand, at the time, was ultra conservative. He even went so far as to demand that the NBA put an end to the uniforms.
Reed claims Howard offered her an undisclosed amount of money to move out and deny his relationship with their child.
“And because I didn’t fall for it. Then I encountered hell on Earth,” she said.
She also alleges that the former Los Angeles Lakers player forbade her from mentioning his name on invitations to their child's baby shower and registry. Reed claims Howard changed his mind in early 2008 when he visited her and brought a new car and phone. She also alleges that he offered to buy her a new house in his name, but she refused.
She goes on to detail what happened between the two when they attempted to get back together after the birth of their son, alleging physical and sexual abuse.
“Almost immediately I regretted it. I was forced to do sexual things that I didn't necessarily agree with. But since I didn't have much experience, I thought it was normal and never complained about it,” Reed said. “I just felt like I was the one experiencing things that maybe he had experienced and not me. That's when things started to get violent verbally and physically, but also mentally. I was told I was stupid, told no one would ever want me. I was told that everyone loved him and hated me.
Howard has been mostly quiet about Reed's revelations, as he appears to be enjoying his time with his new fiancée, rapper Amy Luciani.
“This is my HOF year. I'm getting married. God is incredible. And I’m very grateful and I wish Royce nothing but the best peace and (blessings),” Dwight said in an interview with The Shade Room.
One thing about Royce, his story has been consistent for years.
DIY VIRAL
