Dwight Howard’s babymother Royce Reed reportedly went to Children’s Services in the Orlando, FL area in August and complained he had whipped their 6-year-old son Braylon with a belt, leaving bruises and abrasions on his leg. The case worker sent the former “Basketball Wives” cast member to a nearby medical facility to evaluate the boy and document the injuries.
According to TMZ Sports, authorities interviewed Howard and he confessed to the belting, but said he didn’t realize there was anything wrong with it because he was disciplined the same way as a kid. Howard’s lawyer filed legal docs claiming he never caused marks, bruises, welts or injuries requiring medical treatment. They also say that Children’s Services closed out the case after determining the injuries depicted in the photos were not caused by a belting. In other words whatever Howard did was not that serious.
Well Royce Reed says that’s a LIE. She took to her Instagram account and said the case is not closed, and not only did Dwight Howard not speak to the cops, she says he REFUSES to.
*PHOTO IN GALLERY ABOVE*
There’s another twist however. Howard filed legal docs Wednesday and he’s gunning for full custody, claiming Reed is a shockingly unfit mother who gives the kid psychotropic drugs just so she can have a “chemical babysitter.”
Howard’s rep tells TMZ, authorities found the allegations “frivolous,” adding, “It’s no coincidence that these false allegations were ‘leaked’ on the heels of Dwight filing for major custody of his son.”
The rep adds, “It is troubling to see a mother use her son as a pawn against his father,” and that Dwight will do “whatever is necessary to protect [the child’s] welfare and best interests.”
Messy stuff. I thought they had finally dealt with their issues but I guess not…
