Gilbert Arenas issued a warning to Anthony Edwards on his Milli and Gil podcast with his wife amid Edwards’ bitter legal battle with his baby’s mother, Ayesha Howard.
“It’s gonna be hard for Anthony Edwards to be the face of the NBA because he has this entity with him,” Arenas said, referencing Edwards’ ongoing legal battles with Howard, the mother of his daughter. “You’re not interested, but we get it, right?”
“You’re that good. You’re that charming. You’re attractive to women. You can be a face. But you have this ball-and-chain type of personality that’s attached to your name,” Arenas added.
Gilbert Arenas suggests that if Anthony Edwards aims to become the NBA's face like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, or Steph Curry, he should pay Ayesha Howard, Lil Baby's baby mama, $10-20 million to resolve any issues and avoid the brand getting dirtied pic.twitter.com/T11flfnlKE
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On August 6, Edwards filed a motion in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging that Howard is now demanding $500,000 in damages and a public apology across his social media platforms. Howard insists the apology is necessary to retract false statements and affirm her integrity as a mother. Edwards’ legal team has called the request “exorbitant,” especially since Howard was granted sole legal and physical custody of their daughter back in May.
“Anytime you get ready to blow up and be a part of America’s face, this woman can dirty it up by filing a court case or doing something. You have one of those. You got one of those pregnant, where your name and image and likeness is never safe,” Arenas went on.
He added, “You will literally have to pay her a lot of money to stand down and go away, do not exist anymore in my life. And that’s the thing you’re gonna have to do. You’re gonna have to give this woman 10–20 million dollars to go away, if you’re trying to blow up.”
