Ayesha Howard submitted text messages from Anthony Edwards that show him urging her to have an abortion amid their paternity battle. Howard had her daughter, Aubri Summers Howard, in October 2024, and Edwards filed legal documents requesting that the baby take a DNA test. Howard, who also shares a son, Jason, with rapper Lil Baby, claims that the DNA test proved that Edwards is the father of her daughter.
Howard filed for their paternity and child support case to be heard in California after the Memphis Grizzlies star filed in Georgia. Howard stated in her filing that she and Edwards "spent time together in various cities while he played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, and during his off-season. In January 2024, [she] discovered that [she] was pregnant with his child."
Howard then added, "Upon informing Anthony of the pregnancy, he blocked me on all communication platforms and made it clear, through text messages, that he did not want to be involved in the life of our child. His exact words were that our daughter would be a ‘fatherless child.
“From that point on, Anthony never reached out to me to inquire about my well-being, the well-being of our child, or any of the needs I had during my pregnancy. I did not receive any support — emotional, financial, or otherwise — throughout the entire duration of my pregnancy.”
To prove her point, Howard submitted texts between her and Edwards, where the NBA star urged her to "get da abortion." Howard also asked Edwards if he hated her, to which he responded, “[Yes]. Because you bringing a child in the world that’s gone be without a father.”
Howard then claimed that she asked Edwards to get a DNA test, but she became distrustful when he wanted her to get a non-legal, unsupervised testing method. She stated in the filing, "I asked Anthony directly to assist me through the pregnancy, to help provide for the needs of our child, and to participate in a DNA test to confirm paternity. However, Anthony continued to avoid me and refused to engage in any meaningful way."
Source: Page Six
