Ayesha Howard has exclusively addressed a viral rumor alleging Anthony Edwards requested to pay 18 years of child support upfront amid their court battle.
On Monday, March 31, a user on X, formerly known as Twitter, @PrincessM___, shared a message about Edwards which appeared to spark the subsequent rumor. To date, the tweet has garnered over 1.3 million views and reads, “Anthony Edwards’s really told the judge he wanna pay the whole 18 years of child support upfront is absolutely insane he hates that girl omfg… like the WHOLE 18 years in 1 Payment? He wants that s**t to be over with immediately…”
By Wednesday, April 2, the rumor spread like wildfire and even sparked another X user to allege Edwards “confidently paid” over $1.8 million in the support.
Amid the chatter, Howard took to her Instagram Story to share two posts about “lies” and rumors.”
“Where do these lies be coming from,” she wrote before posting another text photo that read. “You ever heard a rumour about yourself and actually wanted to hear more Like no way…… what did I do next?”
On Wednesday, April 2, The Shade Room‘s Social Media Manager Brianne Deville posted Howard’s exclusive reaction to the ongoing rumor. Ultimately, the mother of two set the record straight on the matter.
“There are no court documents, motions, or proceedings that have occurred, nor have I been offered or agreed to such terms,” she stated.
Social media users reacted to the child support rumor about Anthony Edwards alleging wanting to pay upfront and Ayesha Howard’s reaction to the rumor in The Shade Room’s comment section.
Instagram user @boyimaprincess wrote, “why do y’all make up rumors like this & think it’s funny? these are real people”
While Instagram user @you_luv_ebony added, “Let’s just pray the child grows up happy and healthy because the daddy issues will be tremendously debilitating.”
Instagram user @missbeautifulbe wrote, “This whole situation is messed up. Both the parents are dead wrong for different reasons. Only person suffering is that little girl.”
While Instagram user @smartloyalcool added, “The only person I feel sorry for in this situation is the kid”