La La Anthony is opening up in detail about the reasons behind her split from Carmelo Anthony.
The New York native, 40, speaking Tuesday on the podcast Call Her Daddy, said that issues in their marriage – she filed for divorce in June of 2021 – began to crop up after Carmelo, 38, was traded from the Denver Nuggets to the New York Knicks in 2011.
‘When we lived here under all of that, that’s when things became complicated,’ La La said. ‘Now that I look back, that was kind of the beginning of the demise of the marriage. It is the hardest with the scrutiny and the media and the press, just everything. It is really hard.’
The latest: La La Anthony, 40, is opening up in detail about the reasons behind her split from Carmelo Anthony, 38, as she discussed troubles in their former marriage on the podcast Call Her Daddy Tuesday
La La clarified that the move to the Big Apple was ‘not the only reason things didn’t work out, but things got tough with New York, just constantly being under the spotlight and people watching every little thing.’
La La, who is mother to son Kiyan, 15, with the NBA stalwart, said that she had many ‘sleepless nights’ when her former spouse would play in cities that were known for athletes cheating on their partners.
‘I used to think certain cities, like oh, “Those are the problem cities,”‘ she said. ‘Miami, I’d be like, “Oh, I’m definitely not sleeping tonight or I’m going to figure out a way to get there.”‘
She said that often the low-profile towns were just as problematic in regards to her concerns.
La La looked stunning last month at the premiere of BMF in Atlanta
La La filed for divorce from the NBA player in June of 2021 after years apart
‘Here’s what I found out: Be careful with these other cities that you think don’t have as much going on, because those are the ones guys where the s*** is going down.’
Following her divorce filing in June 2021, a rep for La La said, ‘As La La and Carmelo have been living apart for quite some time, La La is proceeding with legal discussions as the next step in their relationship,’ E! News reported.
The outlet reported that the couple had split in April of 2017 amid rumors that Anthony had gotten another woman pregnant. Insiders close to the NBA veteran denied the claims, and the existence of the child has not been confirmed.
Speaking with The Angie Martinez Show last year, La La said the split ‘came out of nowhere’ and that she felt ‘bad because it was public.’
She added: ‘I was bad because there were other people involved. I was bad because there were allegations. It got bad. That s*** hit me really hard. I wasn’t expecting it.
La La and Kim were seen during a girls trip to Palm Springs in April of 2021
La La is mother to son Kiyan, 15, with the NBA stalwart
Even a lawyer said once, “Well, he’s a basketball player – what did you expect?” And I’m like, “To be honest, I didn’t expect that. I didn’t go into this marriage expecting that.” So I was caught off guard.’
La La on the podcast did not decry the prospects of all marriages to a professional athlete, pointing out that her confidante Ciara has been happily married to NFL star Russell Wilson since 2016.
‘They have an incredible bond, something I’ve never seen before,’ she said of the singer and the Denver Broncos quarterback. I’m so happy to even witness it because it makes me feel like, “Oh wow, that type of love really does exist,” because I didn’t think it did for a long time.
‘So it’s not across the board, so I can only speak to my experience.’
Another of La La’s confidantes, Kim Kardashian, did not have as good as luck in her relationships with pro athletes, as she was married to NBA alum Kris Humphries for 72 days in 2011. Prior to that she was romantically involved with former Dallas Cowboys star Miles Austin in 2010.
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