TRISTAN Thompson claimed he’s been “mishandled” after his baby mama Maralee Nichols demanded $47k a month in child support.
The NBA player recently bragged about always being “late” as fans continue to slam him for his adulterous behavior.
Now Tristan, 31, has insisted that he’s been “manhandled” amid his child support battle with Maralee, also 31.
The basketball star took to his Instagram stories on Saturday to share a cryptic quote.
The message, written on a white background, read: “Your greatest test will be how you handle people who mishandled you.”
Tristan finished off the post with two secret emojis and a talking emoji.
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After welcoming his third child with his mistress Maralee Nichols on December 1, the new mom demanded “$47K a month in child support” for their son, which he reportedly “refuses” to pay.
FAN BACKLASH
Over the weekend, the athlete shared a pair of street snaps to his Instagram page, leading fans to roast him for neglecting his newest addition.
He wore a large gold necklace and a Supreme tee-shirt paired with sunglasses in both casual images.
He captioned the post: “They say good things take time that’s why I’m always late,” with a devil, shushing face and wink emoji.
Fans flooded the comments section, one writing: “Late with that child support,” as another added, “Oh, that’s why the child support is late?!!”
“Always late to pay your baby mamas checks,” wrote a third.
“Always excuses!” slammed a fourth.
SHOCKING SCANDAL
Maralee gave birth to their son Theo on December 1 after having an affair with Tristan while he was exclusively dating Khloe Kardashian, 37.
She claimed last month that he refuses to pay child support and has made “no attempt” to meet their son.
Maralee’s representative claimed Tristan has “done nothing” to support the baby, despite reportedly being ordered to pay her over $40,000 a month.
“Despite news reports stating otherwise, Tristan Thompson has done nothing to support his son,” Harvey Englander told Page Six last month.
“He has not made any attempt to meet their son nor has he provided any financial assistance.”
Earlier in February, she demanded that he pay her $47,000 a month and $1million in legal fees.
In documents obtained by Us Weekly, Maralee claimed that the Chicago Bulls player has an “income of $9.7million alone.”
New York marriage lawyer Morghan Leia Richardson, told HollywoodLife that Tristan will have to pay up until the newborn turns 18.
GROWING FAMILY
Tristan also shares daughter True, three, with his ex Khloe.
He additionally is father to 5-year-old son Prince, whom he shares with his ex Jordan Craig, to whom he currently pays child support.
TRISTAN’S APOLOGY
Back in January 2022, Tristan admitted he is dad to Maralee’s baby son one month after his birth and apologized to Khloe for “humiliating” her.
“Today, paternity test results revealed that I fathered a child with Maralee Nichols. I take full responsibility for my actions. Now that paternity has been established, I looked forward to amicably raising our son,” he wrote.
The basketball player initially claimed his relationship with Maralee was a one-night hookup, before admitting they met up several times for sex.
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He said in legal documents that they had a four-month affair, from December 2020 to March 2021.
Following months of silence regarding Tristan’s scandal, Khloe opened up about the subject during a cover story for Variety and ahead of her Hulu series.
