Former NFL player Ed Hartwell learned his ex-wife, Keshia Knight Pulliam, gave birth to his first daughter after she went home from the hospital.
The 37-year-old The Cosby Show star shared her baby news on her Instagram page on Monday, Jan. 23.
“Ella Grace has arrived!” she wrote under a picture of her daughter’s feet in white baby booties.
She took care not to mention the baby’s father, Hartwell, who demanded a DNA test to prove the infant’s paternity.
The former NFL player, who has a nine-year-old son, Ed Jr. with his ex-wife, reality star Lisa Wu, was reportedly only informed about the baby’s arrival once Knight Pulliam was “home from the hospital” by his legal representative.
“He didn’t get a call or anything (from Knight Pulliam or her family],” a source told Page Six. “Ed basically found out at the same time as the rest of the world.”
Hartwell filed for divorce from the actress in July, just days after she announced her pregnancy, and soon after demanded a paternity test to prove he is the father.
However, despite now being made aware, Hartwell has not reportedly reached out to his ex, and is still said to doubt the baby is his.
Hartwell cited irreconcilable differences for the split, and demanded the paternity test as he was not convinced the unborn child was his. However, he missed the deadline to submit DNA for the test, and Pulliam filed legal papers indicating she had already submitted her DNA.
