Tristan Thompsonhas been granted a default judgment in his ongoing lawsuit against Kimberly Alexander, who previously claimed that the NBA player was the father of her child.
Thompson, 30,sent a cease and desist letterto Alexander in May 2020 for allegedly making “malicious defamatory lies and specious fabrications” surrounding the paternity of her child. Later that same month, Thompsonfiled a libel lawsuitagainst Alexander.
The documents also note that Thompson “contends DNA test results revealed he is not the father” of Alexander’s child. The Boston Celtics player is dad to 3-year-old daughterTrue, whom he shares with exKhloé Kardashian, and sonPrince, 4, with ex Jordan Craig.
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“Um why are people jumping for joy when it’s obviously another court date,” she wrote before referencing Thompson’srecent splitfrom Kardashian, 36, and the rumors that he cheated on her again. “Oh maybe cause of cheating rumors they got excited to post it on tmz.”
Alexander and a lawyer who has represented Thompson did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
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Singer additionally claimed that Alexander “persisted in publicly proclaiming that Thompson is her child’s father” and “maliciously accused Thompson of being a deadbeat dad, ‘neglecting’ and failing to take financial responsibility for the child since birth.” The lawyer subsequently referred to the accusations as “absolutely false” and “defamatory.”
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The lawsuit update comes on the heels of Thompson’s breakup from Kardashian, which a sourceconfirmed to PEOPLEon Tuesday. The pair had previously split several times following Thompson’spast cheating scandals.
“They are not together right now,” the source said. “The ups and downs with Tristan were always very frustrating for Khloé. She has worked so hard to trust Tristan.”
A second source added that Kardashian and the athlete “are trying to be on good terms,” noting, “Khloé will do what’s best for True.”
source: people.com
