La La Anthony, an American television personality, has spoken out about her failed marriage to former NBA star Carmelo Anthony.
The New York native, 40, revealed on the podcast Call Her Daddy that problems in their marriage began after Carmelo, 38, was traded from the Denver Nuggets to the New York Knicks in 2011.
‘When we lived here under all of that, things got complicated,’ La La explained.
‘Now that I think about it, that was the beginning of the end of the marriage.’ It’s the most difficult because of the scrutiny, the media, and the press, and everything else. It’s extremely difficult.’
La La clarified that the relocation to New York was “not the only reason things didn’t work out,” but that “things got tough with New York, just constantly being under the spotlight and people watching every little thing.”
La La, who has a 15-year-old son with the NBA star, said she had many “sleepless nights” when her ex-husband played in cities known for athletes cheating on their partners.
‘I used to think certain cities were problem cities,’ she explained. ‘I’d be like, ‘Oh, I’m definitely not sleeping tonight or I’m going to figure out a way to get there,’ in Miami.
She stated that low-profile towns were frequently just as problematic in terms of her concerns.
‘Here’s what I discovered: Be cautious of other cities that you think don’t have as much going on, because those are the ones where the s*** is going down,’ he says.
After filing for divorce in June 2021, a rep for La La stated, ‘As La La and Carmelo have been living apart for quite some time, La La is proceeding with legal discussions as the next step in their relationship,’ according to E! News.
According to the outlet, the couple divorced in April of 2017 amid rumors that Anthony had gotten another woman pregnant. Insiders close to the NBA veteran denied the claims, and the child’s existence has yet to be confirmed.
La La said on The Angie Martinez Show last year that the split ‘came out of nowhere’ and that she felt ‘bad because it was public.’
‘I was bad because there were other people involved,’ she added. I was bad because there were allegations against me. It deteriorated. That s*** really got to me. It was unexpected.