Former NBA star Dwight Howard‘s 15-year-old daughter, Layla, has petitioned courts to have the ability to stay together with her mom amid claims that her father’s drug use has created an “unsafe” dwelling setting for his youngsters.
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Following a susceptible cry for assist by his estranged spouse, Amy Luciani, during which she claimed that the Corridor of Famer’s harmful conduct had resulted in Little one Protecting Companies being known as, Howard promptly filed for divorce. He additionally spoke out to the allegations, saying he’s “by no means finished coke” in his life.
Nevertheless, Layla’s mom, Tiffany Render, has now spoken out concerning the former NBA star’s actions that led to their daughter being faraway from the house. Her claims echo these of Luciani, who additionally alleged that Howard is manipulative, controlling and makes use of his sources to silence these he harms.
“3/18/26 I went to have lunch with my daughter as the previous few weeks have been extraordinarily exhausting for a 15yr previous woman who merely needs to really feel protected, heard, and near her mom,” she wrote in a size Instagram put up. “The photograph was taken by a college member on the new college my daughter simply began attending which is conveniently the place Dwight attended from pre-k – twelfth grade. This strategic transfer to out of nowhere enroll my child within the actual college that her Father graduated from was one other try and silence her.”
She continued,
“When my daughter discovered the braveness to talk up about her emotional misery, unhappiness, loneliness, and feeling uncared for to her college counselors and coaches at her authentic highschool, as an alternative of being supported, her father instantly ripped her out of faculty & modified her cellphone quantity.
She then spoke as much as her sport coaches and was instantly faraway from her volleyball & basketball crew by her father.Her cellular phone was taken away weeks in the past in try and disconnect her communication..When a baby cries out for assist, they should be protected, not dismissed & hidden. What result in the unlucky state of affairs on 3/5/26 was not random..it was the results of a baby reaching her breaking level. I now know that this photograph was calculated to offer a false and pretend pleased household narrative..l have been silent for years. stayed out of the blogs and away from the noise. Not as a result of I didn’t have one thing to say, however as a result of I used to be targeted on defending my youngster…”
She went on to thank Amy for talking up about what was taking place within the family and in addition posted a signed affidavit from the Superior Courtroom of Gwinnet County during which her daughter requested to be positioned in her care. She additionally echoed each Luciani in addition to Howard’s most well-known ex, Royce Reed, in saying that the previous participant’s cash and connections have saved him from going through the results of his actions.
As for Royce, she’s been busy feeling vindicated after a few years of calling out Howard’s conduct and being shunned for it. Although she and Render appear to have had an amicable relationship over time as their youngsters aren’t far in age, she and Luciani had a public spat when the previous first started courting Howard. She even had a couple of phrases for her following the video she posted revealing Howard’s alleged drug abuse saying,
“It’s all people else’s fault? Wow! So, you simply don’t assume any of us fell for the antics both, proper? None of us fell for the narcissism? Are you f**king loopy, Amy? Amber? What’s it? Like, are you critical proper now? You known as me ‘loopy,’ proper? You stated I used to be ‘jealous,’ you stated, ‘I wished him,’ when it’s all the time been concerning the rattling youngsters. And now you need to sit right here and cry, and sit right here and be like, ‘It’s due to what all people else did to him.’ No! It’s due to what he does to individuals.”
Render just lately claimed that her daughter “nonetheless isn’t” again together with her from alleged CPS custody within the feedback below a video posted to Threads.
Effectively, we’ll definitely be praying for the perfect final result for the entire Howard youngsters!
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