Matt Barnes' Ex-Wife Gloria Govan Isn't a Fan of Their Kids Being on 'The Barnes Bunch'
The exes had been in a nasty custody battle since their 2016 divorce.
By Elizabeth RandolphApr. 19 2024, Published 1:Fifty six p.m. ET
In reality TV, it is highly likely that one of the genre's stars will likely be on a couple of show in their lifetime. This is true for former NBA big name Matt Barnes, who first made his truth debut on VH1's Basketball Wives, is back for every other display together with his current fiance, type Anansa Sims, The Barnes Bunch.
The Barnes Bunch, airing on WeTV on Friday, April 19, stars Matt, Anansa, and their mixed family, giving the identify a nod to The Brady Bunch.
In addition to their kid in combination, Ashton Joseph Barnes, Matt has two youngsters from his previous marriage to Basketball Wives alum Gloria Govan.
Fans may recall seeing Gloria and Matt's engagement and marriage play out on each the Miami and Los Angeles, Calif. seasons of Basketball Wives. However, since their divorce, the exes' child enhance court battles have been filled with more drama in the back of the scenes.
Matt Barnes' ex-wife, Gloria Govan, stated she feared he would possibly abuse and "bully" her again after her filing towards her children being on his display.
While Matt has been in the spotlight for his basketball profession, playing for the Los Angeles Clippers, Lakers, and New York Knicks within the 2000s and 2010s, he and Gloria was reality TV darlings once they joined Season 1 of Basketball Wives in 2010. The pair had been engaged at the time and have been courting since 2006.
According to People, Gloria met Matt when she was once 12 and he used to be 16, they usually reconnected when Matt played in a sport close to Gloria's place of origin. After several years of dating and the delivery of their twins in 2008, Gloria and Matt married in 2013. Unfortunately, they divorced two years later amid marital troubles, including allegations of Matt abusing Gloria.
Since finalizing their divorce in 2016, Gloria and Matt have been in court over the custody and child enhance agreements for their two sons. In a December 2023 filing received via RadarOnline, Gloria sued Matt for $267,000 in back child fortify, claiming the All the Smoke host "is retired from the NBA, has extensive savings, a luxurious lifestyle and likely earns well over $1.5 million per year even after retirement. He is likely to have extensive savings and investment accounts.”
Gloria also expressed concern over their sons being on The Barnes Bunch with Matt, Anansa, Ashton, and Anansa's children from her first marriage. In the motion, she said she felt Matt might revert to his "abusive" ways after she filed the motion and could possibly "extort me as he has up to now." Gloria also said Matt went "beyond our agreement" for how often their sons could be involved with the show.
“I am especially concerned that if Matt gets angry, that some of this will be displayed on the reality show The Barnes Bunch that he has been filming for a season, and which is filming again now,” she said. “I had originally only agreed to our boys being included only on a limited basis, but Matt went beyond our agreement.”
"I therefore need to have a written order that calls for our settlement to have the lads all in favour of a truth display," Gloria continued. "Whether Matt’s or person who I'm probably going to be filming.”
Like Matt Barnes, Gloria Govan has moved on from their split.
While Gloria and Matt will all the time be tied to one another via their children, they have both moved on to other relationships. Of route, now not without controversy. Matt is luckily engaged to Anansa, which we can see more of on The Barnes Bunch. Gloria, for her part, began relationship his buddy and ex-teammate, Derek Fisher. The pair got engaged in 2018 and married in 2021, 365 days after COVID-19 not on time their marriage ceremony plans.
Matt did not take the inside track of his ex courting his shut friend smartly. In 2015, he and Derek had been enthusiastic about a struggle after Matt discovered about his and Gloria's courting, per TMZ. Thankfully, the struggle didn't lead to criminal fees. Matt additionally confirmed in 2022 that, despite his and Gloria's court docket disagreements and her new, blended family with Derek, he'd put any animosity against them apart for their children.
“My scenario played out for the arena to look, with my ex and the situation, but at the finish of the day, we—all folks needed to put that aside as a result of there are kids proper in the middle of this s--t," he said of Gloria and Derek on Iman Shumpert's podcast, Iman Among Men. "Whether it’s blended circle of relatives now or damaged up family, whatever the scenario could also be, the truth is in the future you’re most certainly going to have a child mama or child daddy. So, [it's] how do you put your bulls--t to the aspect to comprehend that the larger image is to the youngsters now.”
Matt endured: “Whether you'll’t stand her or she will’t stand you—none of that sh*t should matter once you know that we nonetheless have kids and we’re gonna be here," he continued. "My s--t played out so public and nasty. I’m in reality happy to say now that me and my ex are on great terms and I’m cool with my former teammate that she’s married to.”
The Barnes Bunch airs new episodes on WeTV on Fridays at 10 p.m. EST.
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