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” residing surroundings for his kids.
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Following a susceptible cry for assist by his estranged spouse, Amy Luciani, through which she claimed that the Corridor of Famer’s damaging conduct had resulted in Baby Protecting Companies being known as, Howard promptly filed for divorce. He additionally spoke out to the allegations, saying he’s “by no means completed coke” in his life.
Nonetheless, 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 assets to silence these he harms.
“3/18/26 I went to have lunch with my daughter as the previous couple of weeks have been extraordinarily exhausting for a 15yr outdated woman who merely desires to really feel secure, heard, and near her mom,” she wrote in a size Instagram publish. “The picture was taken by a college member on the new faculty 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 faculty that her Father graduated from was one other try to silence her.”
She continued,
“When my daughter discovered the braveness to talk up about her emotional misery, disappointment, loneliness, and feeling uncared for to her faculty counselors and coaches at her authentic highschool, as an alternative of being supported, her father instantly ripped her out of faculty & modified her telephone quantity.
She then spoke as much as her sport coaches and was instantly faraway from her volleyball & basketball group by her father.Her mobile phone was taken away weeks in the past in try to disconnect her communication..When a baby cries out for assist, they need to be protected, not dismissed & hidden. What result in the unlucky scenario on 3/5/26 was not random..it was the results of a baby reaching her breaking level. I now know that this picture was calculated to provide a false and faux 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 centered on defending my baby…”
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 Court docket of Gwinnet County through 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 dealing with 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 kids should not far in age, she and Luciani had a public spat when the previous first started relationship Howard. She even had just a few 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 suppose 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 severe proper now? You known as me ‘loopy,’ proper? You mentioned I used to be ‘jealous,’ you mentioned, ‘I wished him,’ when it’s at all times been concerning the rattling youngsters. And now you wish 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 not too long ago claimed that her daughter “nonetheless isn’t” again together with her from alleged CPS custody within the feedback underneath a video posted to Threads.
Nicely, we’ll actually be praying for the perfect final result for all the Howard youngsters!
