This is a lot to take in.
The crux of the matter is Mayweather’s 17-year-old son Zion doesn’t want to live with his mom Josie Harris anymore, he wants to stay with his dad in Vegas.
Harris doesn’t agree and wants the boy returned to her in California. They are both in court now explaining why they should have custody of the kid.
The Blast has all the messy details.
Mayweather’s baby mama, Josie Harris, recently went to court and filed emergency documents, asking a judge to force The Champ to return their 17-year-old son, Zion, from Las Vegas to Los Angeles.
Harris, who has physical custody of their son, claims Zion recently fled her home in Valencia, CA and took off with Mayweather. She says the boy is in his last year of high-school, and is putting his graduation in jeopardy by blowing off class.
Harris points out that her ex is the owner and operator of a strip club in Vegas, The Girl Collection, and is “rarely home to personally supervise the children.” She says he throws “$2 million parties” and frequents strip clubs, and included social media posts from Mayweather of himself hanging out with strippers as examples in her court filing.
Money Mayweather filed his own documents, defending his lifestyle and explaining that its in the boy’s best interest to be exposed to the famous influencers he encounters on a daily basis.
According to Mayweather’s filing, he says his son has made it clear that if he’s forced to stay with his mom, he will flee home and live on the streets. Mayweather explains that he cannot willingly cast his son out into the streets so he has been caring for the boy while the custody matter is handled.
As for what Zion is exposed to, Mayweather says his career and example of self-motivation is not lost on a young male, and serves to represent the “American Dream” of “industriousness, courage, resilience, determination and accomplishment.”
He counters Harris’ accusations about bringing his son around strippers, and says the child has in fact rubbed elbows with the likes of Warren Buffet, Professor Charles Oglestree of Harvard Law School and even Kobe Bryant.
Mayweather also claims, “I have never drank, smoked or used drugs, but says Harris has “indulgences” which he does not find suitable for the development of their children. He doesn’t go into detail what those indulgences are, but he also says his ex tells him he is an “awesome father” with a “good heart.”
Mayweather had to spend a couple of months in jail after being found guilty of domestic violence on Harris. They have had a rocky relationship for almost 20 years now.
Zion will be 18 soon and will be able to make his own decisions. The most important thing is that he finishes high school wherever that is.
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