Tristan Thompson’s attorney is letting it be known that the NBA player is doing his part when it comes to his new son, Theo.
As we previously reported, Thompson unexpectedly welcomed his third child, a son with a woman named Maralee Nichols. Earlier this year, a rep for Nichols claimed in a statement that Thompson had “done nothing” and provided zero “financial assistance” for their child.
Thompson’s attorney told Page Six in a legal letter sent late Wednesday that the NBA free agent is now “paying, and has paid, child support to Ms. Nichols retroactive to the date she delivered the child.” Despite that, a source told the outlet that “he has yet to bond with his baby boy.” “Tristan has still made no attempt to meet his 8-month-old son, Theo,” the insider shared.
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Tristan’s rep has not responded to those claims and Nichols also hasn’t reacted to these latest reports.
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Nichols officially filed a paternity lawsuit against Thompson, 31, back in June 2021 for child support. At the time, she claimed he had impregnated her over his 30th birthday weekend that March… when he was still in a public relationship with the mother of his daughter, Khloé Kardashian. Initially, the athlete denied being the father until a DNA test confirmed he was the dad.
“Today, paternity test results reveal that I fathered a child with Maralee Nichols,” he wrote in a statement posted to social media in January. “I take full responsibility for my actions. Now that paternity has been established I look forward to amicably raising our son.” He also apologized to Khloe for embarrassing her yet again.
He said, “Khloé, you don’t deserve this,” he wrote. “You don’t deserve the heartache and humiliation I have caused you. You don’t deserve the way I have treated you over the years. My actions certainly have not lined up with the way I view you. I have the utmost respect and love for you,” he added. “Regardless of what you may think. Again, I am so incredibly sorry.”
Despite all of that, Khloe and Tristan recently welcomed their second child together, a boy whose name has not been publicly shared just yet. To note, the former couple who share daughter True Thompson, are no longer in a relationship but are happy with their new bundle of joy.
“We can confirm True will have a sibling who was conceived in November,” a rep confirmed at the time. “Khloé is incredibly grateful to the extraordinary surrogate for such a beautiful blessing. We’d like to ask for kindness and privacy so that Khloe can focus on her family.”