NBA star Anthony Edwards‘ ex-girlfriend Ayesha Howard submitted her stripper permit as evidence that she has not worked in Georgia in 7 years.
Ayesha submitted the evidence in her bid to move her child support case from Georgia to California, where she lives.
Georgia family court judges tend to favor the father in child support cases regardless of the father’s net worth.
In Touch obtained the permit filed by Ayesha, 37, as part of the court battle with Anthony, 23. She submitted a permit from the Atlanta Police Department for an adult entertainment license.
The license shows that Ayesha worked as a dancer at Magic City in Atlanta in 2018. She said the license proves she has not worked in Georgia in 7 years.
Ayesha fired her attorney and is representing herself in court.
She wrote, “Throughout these proceedings, Mr. Edwards and his legal team have not only misrepresented his own connections but have also made false and damaging statements about me, in what appears to be an effort to discredit my character.”
She said, “One such claim was that I worked at Magic City in Atlanta until 2024. This is false. I have obtained documentation from the Atlanta Police Department showing that my last business license with that establishment expired in 2018 — seven years ago.”
Ayesha added, “I have been forthcoming in stating that I have not worked in Georgia for over a decade, and the evidence supports this statement.”
Ayesha said she moved to California before her daughter was born. She argued that Anthony has ties to California due to his agent being based in Los Angeles.
She told In Touch, “My daughter Aubri deserves a future built on honesty and integrity not decisions clouded by errors or injustices”.
However, Anthony’s lawyers said Ayesha lied about her work history in Georgia. They said she refused to provide W2 forms that show she worked at Magic City in 2023 and 2024. Anthony argued that Ayesha worked as a dancer until she got pregnant with his daughter, Aubri Summer Howard, who was born in October 2024.
Ayesha also has a son, Jason, 9, by Atlanta rapper Lil Baby. Ayesha’s previous attorney told the court that she is unemployed and broke.
“[Ayesha] is currently unemployed and relies on savings, family support and any support that Anthony provides to maintain the needs and care for the minor child,” Ayesha’s former lawyer wrote.
Ayesha asked the court to establish temporary child custody and child support. But Anthony has said he does not want custody or visitation rights.
Anthony claimed Ayesha had “a Georgia driver’s license through September 2024, has only ever been registered to vote in Georgia and all of Ayesha’s known addresses, phone numbers and vehicles have been registered in Georgia.”
Anthony insisted that Ayesha filed her child support case in California in hopes of securing a higher child support check.
The Timberwolves star said Ayesha “worked as a dancer at Magic City Strip Club located in Atlanta, Georgia, until she got pregnant around January 2024.” Anthony has a total of 4 children by as many baby mamas.
A California judge previously ruled the case must be heard in Georgia where the state has jurisdiction over Ayesha and Anthony because they both lived here.
