A wise person once told me (or I just remember the saying) that there are three sides to every story. Her side, his side and the truth.
If you believe Royce Reed, Dwight Howard is a terrible father who occasionally beats his son to the point of bruising. If you believe Howard, Royce Reed is a gold-digger who is using their son for financial gain and exposing him to sexual situations.
The truth, who knows, but here is the latest allegations by Howard.
A seven-year-old boy should be having his birthday at Chuck E. Cheese’s, NOT Hooters … so claims Dwight Howard, who is using the pic to prove to a judge his baby mama has bad judgment.
In court docs, Howard has accused Reed of exposing Braylon to sexual situations. Howard claims the 7-year-old has witnessed Reed engage in sexual acts with her “numerous companions.”
We’re told Howard believes this photo is just the latest example of his son being exposed to sex.
A source close to Royce says her son’s birthday party was at a Monkey Joe’s bounce house earlier in the day — with his classmates — and she merely stopped at Hooters for food. The source also says Royce has never had any man in and out of her house, and has never exposed Braylon to sex.
Two points to make.
I go to Hooters all the time (I like the wings), there are always kids in there, I’ve taken my daughter there many times. The ages range from newborns to teenagers. The women in Hooters at least in 2014 aren’t dress that much differently than what you would see if you took your 7-year-old son to a basketball game and he was looking at the dancers (the dancers are probably more scantily clad to be honest). So, I don’t think taking a kid to Hooters after his birthday party is a big deal, not like she took him to a strip club for wings.
Now, if the boy is witnessing his mother in sexual acts with men, that would be a serious issue, but Howard would have to provide some proof of that. Which is really the issue with all the allegations by both parties, we have no proof of anything, so it is more about who you believe is more trustworthy. Dwight a person who doesn’t even acknowledge the majority of his kids or Royce who was on Basketball Wives.
Hopefully, they can eventually find some middle ground for their son’s sakes.