Basketball star Carmelo Anthony and his wife La La Anthony are working on a temporary custody agreement of their son.
TMZ reports La La, a 37-year-old actress and TV personality whose maiden name is Alaina Vazquez, will get primary custody of their 10-year-old Kiyan. The boy will continue living in New York, and ‘Melo would get visitation “a couple days a week.”
Rumors are swirling that Carmelo Anthony, 32, may soon waive his no-trade clause and leave the New York Knicks after a lackluster 31-51 season and public criticism by team president Phil Jackson. He has two years remaining on a five-year, $124 million contract he signed in 2014.
The New York Post reports the NBA All-Star and three-time Olympic gold medalist, who won an NCAA championship with SU’s Jim Boeheim in 2003, is most likely to be traded to the Boston Celtics this summer. The Celtics have cap space and a slew of assets to make a deal work, and may be interested in a change if they’re knocked out of the NBA Playoffs early.
According to TMZ, ‘Melo and La La hope to work out an agreement without going to court, regardless of his NBA future. Sources close to to the couple say La La still says ‘Melo is “a great dad and deserves time with his son.”
They recently separated after seven years of marriage, and a divorce filing is expected soon though no papers have been filed in court yet. La La, who currently stars on 50 Cent’s Starz TV series “Power,” moved out of their home last week and is living in her own place in NYC.
The split was still said to be amicable, but Carmelo Anthony is accused of having an affair. Multiple sources told the celebrity gossip site that an exotic dancer in New York is claiming she’s six and a half months pregnant with Melo’s baby; she’s allegedly seeking his financial help with medical expenses and child care costs.
Insiders told Page Six that Anthony may have had other extramarital relationships as well, allegedly telling friends “La La’s married, I’m not.”
The former couple has reportedly had relationship problems in the past but have never addressed them publicly. They married in 2010 and reportedly had “issues” in 2013, exacerbated in part by trash talk during an NBA game against Kevin Garnett; La La was also accused of an affair with rapper and reality star Maino in 2015, though some fans suggested it was a publicity stunt for his mixtape.
