Maralee Nichols is FINALLY breaking her silence after her alleged baby daddy, Tristan Thompson,
had his paternity lawsuit dismissed in court earlier this week.
Let’s get into it.
In case you missed it, Tristan Thompson shocked the internet after it was revealed that he
once again cheated on longtime on and off girlfriend, Khloé Kardashian, and allegedly
fathered a child with Texas-based fitness model, Maralee Nichols.
Maralee publicly announced that she was suing Tristan for paternity earlier this month,
which, not surprisingly, stirred up some major drama in court.
You see, Maralee welcomed her baby boy on December 1st, and is going after Tristan for
paternity rights in the state of California, where she believes the child was conceived.
And although Tristan admitted to hooking up with Maralee on multiple occasions in some
recently-revealed legal documents, he’s claiming that his potential newborn son was
actually conceived in Texas.
Tristan filed a suit against Maralee for this reason, likely because he would be obligated
to pay less in child support money in the state of Texas, as opposed to California.
But on December 16th, E! News confirmed that a judge dismissed Tristan’s paternity lawsuit
in a Houston court, marking a huge legal win for Maralee.
Now, Maralee has broken her silence on the bombshell court case, telling E! that she,
“must defend her character” amid all the drama.
Maralee told the news outlet, “Over the past couple of weeks, many inaccurate and
false stories have been circulated about me,” before continuing, “I have not at any point
released—nor have I directed anyone else to release—any information regarding Tristan
Thompson or any litigation involving him.”
She went on to add, “I have never spoken to any media outlet, nor have I leaked any
information to anyone at any time.
I am providing this statement because I feel I must defend my character."
It’s safe to say that this case got messy real fast.
Maralee also addressed the fake images and rumors that spread about her online and clarified
that they were “never mine.”
She spoke her truth, explaining that she’s in fact, not a personal trainer, and never
worked with Tristan in a professional setting prior to hooking up.
Maralee explained that she learned of her pregnancy a few weeks after her trip to Boston,
claiming, “I saw Tristan in March 2021 around his birthday.
He told me he had wanted to see me.
Soon after his birthday weekend in Houston, Tristan invited me to visit him in Boston."
So…yeah, even though both parties have spoken out about how their relationship was purely
based on sex, it looks like there’s some pretty long term consequences.
Maralee kept her pregnancy on the D-L until she was induced on November 29th, giving birth
a few days later.
According to her, she didn’t actually file any request for child support until after
her son’s birth.
For now, Maralee said that she’s focused on being a mother and told E! News, “Instead
of focusing on any negativity, I am choosing to embrace being a mother and doing the best
I can for my son.”
Maralee explained, “I do not want any further media attention, nor do I want a romantic
relationship with Tristan.
My goal is to raise our son in a safe, healthy, loving and private environment."
It’s great to hear that Maralee’s focus is raising their son and keeping away from
negativity.
As always, we’ll be keeping an eye out for any public statement from Tristan’s end
about this case, and are interested to see how he plans on handling things now that his
Texas lawsuit has been dismissed.
For now, we’ll be sure to keep an eye out for any new updates as this news continues
to develop.
Now go ahead and click right over here for all the details on Tristan’s latest cheating
scandal.
Then let me know all your thoughts on what Maralee had to say in the comments below.
As always, I’m your girl Sussan Mourad, you can follow me on socials @sussan_mourad,
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