Dwight Howard has been under fire for a while based on his off-court antics. Things haven’t necessarily gone his way in terms of sports. He failed to land a contract with the NBA last year and it influenced his move to Taiwan. There, he competed for the Taoyuan Leopards and found a decent amount of success. Despite attempting to start over, controversy never stopped following him.
The ex-NBA star has since returned to the United States and is facing a lot of backlash for assault accusations that surfaced in July. Based on the information given in the lawsuit filed by Stephen Harper, Howard has not been on his best behavior. He was charged with assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and false imprisonment, as per RadarOnline. Harper claimed that Howard him to have s*x, but Howard denied it saying that their rendezvous was completely consensual.
This isn’t the only time Dwight Howard has been caught up in a cesspool of accusations. A few years ago, he was accused of being in a relationship with a man named Masin Elije. He was famously involved with a former Orlando Magic cheerleader, Royce Reed with whom he had a son. Their relationship also ended on bad terms as Howard was accused of beating their son, Braylon.
He filed a defamation lawsuit against Royce claiming that she believed him on social media. Reed brought up the domestic violence claims to counter his lawsuit. Howard was not charged but he accepted that he hit Braylon for disciplinary reasons. They were also involved in a civil case over Braylon’s custody.
Royce Reed alleged Dwight Howard’s inappropriate comment to a 12-year-old
Despite it being almost a decade since their lawsuits were settled, Royce Reed blasted Dwight Howard yet again. Her rant began when an “inspirational” parenting video of him training his other son went viral. His son, visibly in pain and tears begged Dwight to let him get off an exercise bike. But the NBA legend forced his son to push rather than tending to the child’s pain.
Reed went on to expose that Howard was a terrible person. She took to Instagram and said, “Not someone PRETENDING to be a parent for 1 day out of 365 for the cameras. Don’t make Thursdays into Truth Thursday.” She further commented on various interviews and claimed that he allegedly told a 12-year-old that he was homose*ual if he didn’t watch adult films.
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At one point, Royce Reed exposed that Dwight Howard wanted to be polygamous. She claimed that after his ex-partner Melissa Rios passed away, he took their child and did not allow Rios’ mother to visit him. Royce ultimately made a damning confession regarding Braylon’s molestation case. She claimed that Braylon molested the victims under Howard’s supervision.