‘There was never any doubt’: Tristan Thompson’s baby mama Maralee Nichols breaks her silence after paternity test proves the serial cheater IS the father of her child
- Last month DailyMail.com exclusively obtained court documents claiming Thompson and Nichols were having a child together
- The NBA player, 30, was pictured leaving dance class of three-year-old daughter True, whom he shares with Khloe Kardashian, in LA Monday
- Hours later he took to Instagram to confirmed he fathered a Nichols’ child – a son born on December 1
- Before the revelations, Tristan had demanded a paternity test numerous times to prove the legitimacy of Maralee’s claims
- Maralee’s lawyer said on Tuesday: ‘There was never any doubt that Tristan Thompson was the father of Maralee Nichols’ baby’
Maralee Nichols has broken her silence after Tristan Thompson admitted that he is the father of their child, after undergoing a paternity test.
DailyMail.com exclusively revealed details of the paternity battle last month after Nichols filed a lawsuit against the NBA player.
‘There was never any doubt that Tristan Thompson was the father of Maralee Nichols’ baby,’ the fitness model’s lawyer, Harvey Englander, tells DailyMail.com in a statement.
‘Tristan made numerous false and defamatory statements and declarations about Maralee over the past few months, and she is taking his contrite statement today in the context of all of those statements.’
‘There was never any doubt’: Tristan Thompson’s baby mama Maralee Nichols breaks her silence after paternity Test results (Pictured last year)
Serial cheater Tristan, 30, was pictured leaving the dance class of three-year-old daughter True, whom he shares with Khloe, in Los Angeles on Monday just hours before taking to his Instagram Story to confirm the news.
‘Today paternity test results reveal that I fathered a child with Maralee Nichols,’ he admitted in excerpt, and added a groveling apology to the 37-year-old reality star, writing: ‘You don’t deserve this.’
The admission posted to Instagram marked the first time the Sacramento Kings player has publicly acknowledged he’s now a father of three.
In addition to his newborn son and three-year-old daughter True with Khloe, he also shares a five-year-old son Prince with ex Jordan Craig.
Sorry: Serial cheater Tristan, 30, has apologized to ex Khloe, 37, over the whole saga
Tristan shared with his fans on Monday: ‘Today paternity test results reveal that I fathered a child with Maralee Nichols. I take full responsibility for my actions.
‘Now that paternity has been established, I look forward to amicably raising our son. I sincerely apologize to everyone I’ve hurt or disappointed throughout this ordeal both publicly and privately.’
Tristan then spoke directly to the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star whom he first started dating in 2016.
He wrote: ‘Khloe, you don’t deserve this. You don’t deserve the heartache and humiliation I have caused you. You don’t deserve the way I have treated you over the years.
‘My actions have certainly not lined up with the way I view you. I have the utmost respect and love for you. Regardless of what you may think. Again, I am so incredibly sorry,’ his statement read.
Maralee, 31, a fitness model, gave birth to a son on December 1 and claimed the child had been conceived while celebrating the NBA pro’s birthday in Houston in March 2021.
Latest addition: Maralee, a fitness model, gave birth to a son on December 1 and after the paternity test results came back, he stated: ‘I look forward to amicably raising our son’
At that time, Tristan and Khloe, who have had an on/off relationship plagued by allegations of his infidelity, were said to have been back together.
Court documents obtained in December first revealed that Nichols was suing Thompson for child support as well as for reimbursement of medical expenses and pregnancy-related costs.
However, she subsequently told E! News: ‘I did not file any request for child support before our child was born.’
Additionally Nichols filed to submit text messages exchanged between herself and Thompson as evidence for her paternity lawsuit.
It’s claimed the texts show the pro athlete had wanted her to terminate the pregnancy, stated he had no plans to be involved in the child’s life and had tried to offer her hush money.
The truth comes out: ‘Today paternity test results reveal that I fathered a child with Maralee Nichols,’ Tristan wrote on Instagram
Apologies: ‘Khloe you don’t deserve this. You don’t deserve the heartache and humiliation’ he said in a groveling apology
‘You know how I feel. My feelings haven’t changed at all. Won’t be involved at all. Btw if you think having this baby is gonna make you some money. It’s completely wrong,’ a text message allegedly sent by Tristan read.
‘You are aware that I’m retiring after this season. So in terms of support it will be whatever is required monthly or someone who’s unemployed. It’s texas (sic) so it will be only a couple hundred dollars. So you better off taking this 75k I’m offering cause you won’t get nothing near that with having a kid with a father who’s unemployed.’
In a copy of a shocking text message obtained by Radar, Thompson allegedly offers Nichols $75,000 to keep quiet and warns that he is retiring after this NBA season and would therefore be unemployed.
He had filed a gag order request back in December saying Nichols’ ‘intention all along [was] to try to achieve some sort of notoriety and gain for herself in this lawsuit’ by accusing him of fathering a third child.
Nichols broke her silence on her relationship with Thompson just two weeks ago, in conversation with E! News where she spoke about not knowing he was in a relationship with Khloe, not wanting a romantic relationship with him and discussed the paternity lawsuit.
Love child scandal: Tristan added a groveling apology to Khloe whom he first started dating in 2016, saying she didn’t deserve the ‘heartbreak and humiliation’ his cheating had caused
She claimed they first met back in 2020 and ‘He told me he was single and co-parenting.
‘I would never have gotten involved with Tristan if I thought he was in a relationship,’ she maintained.
‘I am choosing to embrace being a mother and doing the best I can for my son. I do not want any further media attention, nor do I want a romantic relationship with Tristan. My goal is to raise our son in a safe, healthy, loving and private environment.’
Maralee filed her paternity claim in Los Angeles.
Subsequently Thompson filed a case against her in Texas, arguing that the child could only have been conceived in that state and that courts there should have jurisdiction in the matter. His Texas case was dismissed on December 15.
While Maralee claims she had spent ‘many nights with Tristan, the basketball player continued to insist that the pair ‘did not have a serious ongoing relationship.’
It was disputed by her lawyers who claim the affair began ‘five months’ before his birthday celebration and continued after she got pregnant.
When news of the pregnancy broke, Khloe was reportedly ‘upset to find out that he cheated again,’ and ‘can’t believe that he is going to be a dad again,’ per PEOPLE.
She has not yet made any public comment following Tristan’s public apology.
However, on New Year’s Eve last Friday, Khloe posted a video to Instagram in which she’s seen with daughter True by her side.
The reality TV star wore festive multicolor 2022 glasses and declared: ‘We are starting early over here. We are saying sayonara to 2021 as early as possible.’
Keeping Up With Khloe And Tristan: A look back at their on/off romance and his serial flings
SPARKING ROMANCE RUMORS: September, 2016
Khloe and Tristan were spotted on multiple occasions spending ‘quality time together’ and enjoying a steamy and romantic getaway together in San Lucas, Mexico over the Labor Day weekend.
Following their seemingly successful vacation, the pair made their first public outing together at pal Flo Rida’s birthday party in Miami.
TRISTAN BECOMES A DAD: December 12, 2016
While Khloe and Tristan’s romance was just heating up, the NBA player became a father for the first time.
He welcomed son, Prince Oliver Thompson, into the world with his ex-girlfriend Jordan Craig.
Rumors have continued to circulate that Tristan and Khloe first met when he was still dating Jordan.
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PURE HAPPINESS: August, 2017
Khloe told Mail On Sunday nearly one year since they started dating that she was in the ‘best relationship ever’.
‘I’m in the best relationship I’ve ever been in and it doesn’t take a ring for me to feel that way.’
‘My boyfriend is very protective of me. Feeling loved and validated and secure is a huge thing. Tristan is protective of my entire family, which is beautiful.’
KHLOE’S PREGNANT: December 20, 2017
After rumors continued to circulate, Khloe finally confirmed on December 20, 2017, that she was in fact expecting her first child with her boyfriend of one-year.
‘My greatest dream realized! We are having a baby! I had been waiting and wondering but God had a plan all along. He knew what He was doing. I simply had to trust in Him and be patient. I still at times can’t believe that our love created life!,’ she began the lengthy monochrome post.
‘Tristan, thank you for loving me the way that you do! Thank you for treating me like a Queen! Thank you for making me feel beautiful at all stages! Tristan, most of all, Thank you for making me a MOMMY!!! You have made this experience even more magical than I could have envisioned! I will never forget how wonderful you’ve been to me during this time! Thank you for making me so happy my love!’
Khloe continued to gush over her excitement – sharing the news moments before she appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Baby on the way: After rumors continued to circulate, Khloe confirmed on December 20, 2017, that she was in fact expecting her first child with her boyfriend of one-year
IT’S A GIRL! March 4, 2018
Season 14 finale of Keeping Up With The Kardashians saw the beauty find out her first born would be a daughter.
‘You’re lying! I don’t feel like I’m having a girl. I’m, like, in a state of shock,’ she said when her sister Kylie Jenner told her the news.
Khloe went on to say that regardless of the baby’s gender she and Tristan would love the tot dearly, adding: ‘She’ll be so cute.’
PRE-BABY SCANDAL: April 10, 2018
Out nesting in Cleveland in Tristan’s home, the first of various cheating scandals emerged – just two days before she gave birth.
In pictures and videos obtained by Daily Mail, the athlete was seen kissing another woman in a New York City club.
That same day, TMZ also released older content from October 2017 of the star making out and touching some other females whilst in a hookah lounge in Washington D.C.
Youngest sister, Kylie Jenner, was the one to break the news to Khloe.
At the point the news broke, mom Kris Jenner, sister Kim Kardashian and Khloe’s doctor jumped on a private plane to be with the star.
KHLOE AND TRISTAN WELCOME A BABY GIRL: April 12, 2018
Despite the drama and intense tension between the family members, Tristan was in the delivery room when Khloe gave birth.
A source told Us Weekly at the time that Khloe was ‘shell-shocked and beside herself’ when she learnt about the cheating scandal.
TRUE THOMPSON: April 16, 2018
While Khloe continued to not acknowledge the cheating scandal, she revealed four days after the birth that she had named her daughter, True.
‘Our little girl, True Thompson, has completely stolen our hearts and we are overwhelmed with LOVE,’ she wrote.
‘Such a blessing to welcome this angel into the family! Mommy and Daddy loooooove you True!’
STAYING WITH TRISTAN: June, 2018
While fans continued to bombard Khloe with questions on while she was still with Tristan, she finally hit out at a Twitter user.
‘You have no knowledge of what goes on in our household or the enormous rebuilding this takes to even coexist,’ she wrote.
‘I’m proud of my strength. I appreciate your opinion and I hope you hold that same opinion to everyone else who has stayed in situations.’
Bundle of joy: Despite the drama and intense tension between the family members, Tristan was in the delivery room when Khloe gave birth to True in April 2018
FAMILY VACATION: June, 2018
To the surprise of many, Khloe and Tristan appeared to be more back on than ever during a couple’s retreat with sister Kendall and her on-and-off beau, Ben Simmons.
Khloe and Tristan returned to their happy place, Mexico, where pictures saw them laughing, drinking and enjoying a lot of PDA whilst in the hot tub and on the beach.
CHEATING PART THREE: September 26, 2018
Tristan was allegedly at it once again when he stepped out into an LA nightclub.
While Khloe and True spent the night at home, the basketball player was seen ‘touching a random girl’s butt’.
‘Tristan and a girl were chatting and flirting throughout the night. They were very touchy-feely. He had his hand on her butt,’ reported an insider to Us Weekly.
THANKSGIVING AS A FAMILY OF 3: November 22, 2018
Despite rumors the pair had split for good, with Khloe now permanently living in LA and Tristan mostly in Cleveland, the beauty and True headed off to spend Thanksgiving with him.
‘Happy thanksgiving from my family to yours #GiveThanks #blessed’
And it wasn’t long before Khloe hit out at a fan that tensions between the Kardashian/Jenner siblings was the reason she fled to Ohio.
‘Y’all are reaching now,’ she tweeted on November 23. ‘I’ve spent the past 3years in Cleveland for Thanksgiving … My sisters and I are perfectly fine thank you! All of their families were able to travel but TT being in season, he can not.’
IT’S OVER: February 19, 2019
With Khloe back to posting her cryptic quotes on Instagram, fans were quick to suspect things had once again gone pair shaped between in the romance department.
It was reported that Khloe spent Valentine’s Day alone with Tristan allegedly flirting up a storm with other women in a Los Angeles bar.
TMZ then reports that Tristan ‘cheated on Khloe’ with none other than sister Kylie’s best friend, Jordyn Woods.
While hosting a party at his LA home, Tristan was seen locking lips with the 21-year-old, according to sources who spoke to Hollywood Unlocked.
‘Thompson and Woods were all over each other, and, it wasn’t just “friendly,”‘ the party attendee divulged.
Still together: To the surprise of many, Khloe and Tristan appeared to be back on in July 2018 a few months after the birth of True and the cheating scandal
TRISTAN’S PATERNITY TEST: January 2020
Tristan is accused of fathering a child with model Kimberly Alexander, who claims he is the dad of her five-year-old son
Sources close to the NBA star say the he did have a one-night stand with Kimberly but around 2011-2012, which does not match up with the age of her son
The NBA star takes a paternity test, which comes out negative, but Kimberley claims the lab falsified the results on account of its Kardashian connection.
In May, Tristan files a libel lawsuit against Kimberly after she continues to insist he is the father.
The filing describes Alexander as a ‘wannabe social media influencer and pornographic model/performer who is so desperate to achieve her fifteen minutes of fame that she recently fabricated a false claim that NBA star/Cleveland Cavaliers center/power forward Thompson is the father of her nearly five-year-old son,’ according to People.
LOCKED DOWN TOGETHER: March 2020
Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, Khloe and Tristan decided to isolate together at her California mansion so that they can co-parent, True.
However, Khloe denied they reconciled after posting an Instagram with True captioned: ‘The only thing I need you to remember is how much your daddy and I love you!’
Asked by a fan, ‘Does this mean there [sic] back together’, Khloe replied: ‘It means her parents love her beyond measure.’
STAYING SINGLE: April 7, 2010
Khloe revealed she has no desire to date again after splitting from Tristan and has been single for a year.
Speaking to mum Kris on KUWTK, she said: ‘I have friends that are like, “I wanna hook you up with someone,” and I just don’t care.
‘I’m focused on myself and True and like, that’s just what I do. Who knows, maybe I’ll never date again.’
BABY NUMBER TWO? April 24, 2020
Khloe admits she is considering having another baby with Tristan, despite the fact they are separated.
An episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashian saw Tristan reveal he is ‘on board’ with being a sperm donor after the reality star freezes her eggs.
In a confessional, Khloé admitted: ‘I have no idea what my future holds with Tristan and I, but I really feel a lot better knowing, ”Ok, I have five embryos in a freezer. If I want to use them, I have them there”.’
Is she the reason for the split? It’s reported that Tristan ‘cheats on Khloe’ with none other than sister Kylie’s best friend, Jordyn Woods
GETTING COSY: June 10, 2020
Khloe and Tristan put on a ‘very cosy’ display at a mutual friend’s birthday party, but sources claim they are not together.
In a video obtained by TMZ, the pair are seen standing next to one another with their arms around each other while singing and filming the birthday celebration
A SECRET ENGAGEMENT? June 29, 2020
Khloe sparked engagement rumors with Tristan after sporting a ‘huge rock on her ring finger’.
Khloe posted photos from her 36th birthday party wearing a massive pear-shaped diamond with fans immediately flooding the comments to ask if Tristan had popped the question.
However, a source later told UsWeekly that they are ‘not engaged.’
The reality star celebrated her birthday with a small gathering of family and close friends, where she ‘acted like were back together,’ with Tristan, an insider told People.
BACK ON: July 1, 2020
After living together in lockdown, Khloe and Tristan are ‘giving their relationship another try,’ a source tells People.
They add: ‘Tristan is working hard to prove himself and has been a great dad to True’, which appears to have swayed Khloe into giving him another chance.
Thankful: After living together in lockdown, Khloe and Tristan are ‘giving their relationship another try,’
MOVING IN TOGETHER? August 14, 2020
It is reported the couple are eyeing homes in Los Angeles to move into together.
‘Despite Khloé trying to keep their relationship more private, she is very much with Tristan. And she is incredibly happy,’ a source told People.
‘They are looking for a house together in L.A. to start fresh.’
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRISTAN! March 13, 2021
Tristan celebrates his 30th birthday with the Kardashians, and receives sweet tributes from Khloe, Kris Jenner, and Kim Kardashian in honor of his special day.
‘Thank you for showing me everything you said you would. For the father you are. For the best friend I have in you. I’m thankful that I can do absolutely nothing with you and it feels like everything,’ Khloe posted on Instagram.
FINDING A SURROGATE: May 2021
Khloe discussed attempting to find a surrogate for her second child on an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
‘A few months ago, Tristan and I made embryos, and during that time I was also told that I would not be smart if I carried my second pregnancy, I would be high risk and to explore surrogacy options, so Tristan and I have decided that’s what we’re going to do,’ Khloe said on the show. ‘I have a surrogate agent who is, you know, sort of filtering through who they think might be the best fit for me and my family.’
‘It is a big commitment and you want to find the right fit, but we got this new chapter, we’ve got this together, we’re a team,’ Tristan said.
Happy birthday! The Kardashians celebrated Tristan’s 30th birthday earlier this year
TRISTAN ACCUSED OF CHEATING AGAIN: April 2021
Model Sydney Chase claimed she had ‘hooked up’ with Tristan behind Khloe’s back. In a video posted by Hollywood Unlocked, a group of women talked about the basketball player, with Chase claiming she allegedly had a sexual experience with him in January of this year and alleged that he told her he was single.
Tristan denied the claim and threatened to sue Sydney.
PATERNITY CLAIMS: May 2021
Kimberly Alexander claimed Tristan fathered her son. A paternity test determined the child was not his, however Kimberly alleged the results were falsified by the lab due to their connection with the Kardashian-Jenner family.
Tristan subsequently launched a $100,000 libel suit against Alexander for continuing to claim he fathered her child.
Kimberly then admitted to faking a direction message from Khloe, and the reality star threatened to sue her.
REBUILDING TRUST: June 2021
Khloe addressed her relationship during the Kardashian reunion, where she said she regained trust with Tristan after seeing all the effort her put into getting back with her.
‘I mean, I definitely trust him as a friend and all those things… What I need to find out, everything comes my way. I just need to trust and focus on today and go day by day. I can’t worry too much about everything else.
‘I know the growth and the work that he’s done. I know all the help that he’s got, and the constant efforts that he makes every single day, and how hard he fought to get back with me currently. I don’t understand why someone would go through all that if they weren’t really serious.’
‘I know the growth and the work that he’s done’: Khloe addressed her relationship with Tristan during the recent Kardashian reunion
RAISING EYEBROWS AT A BEL-AIR BASH: June 18, 2021
DailyMail.com revealed Tristan was spotted disappearing into a bedroom with three women during a Bel Air birthday party, and emerged 30 minutes later ‘disheveled.’
Sources exclusively told DailyMail.com that Tristan headed straight for the bar after arriving at the party just after midnight and did a round of ultra-luxurious Deleon tequila shots while swigging Moet champagne before repeatedly grabbing the bottom of a female guest.
Two hours later he was seen heading to a bedroom at the mansion with three women and a male friend. He emerged 30 minutes later with his dark red shirt crumbled and looking like a ‘mess’ and returned to the bar.
Lawyers for the basketball player have since denied the claims.
CALLING IT QUITS YET AGAIN: June 21, 2021
Just hours after the DailyMail.com story, it was reported that the couple had already split up once again.
Sources said the couple broke up ‘a couple of weeks ago’ after the duo had been seen putting on a united front with their daughter days earlier.
A source claimed to PageSix on Monday that the couple’s break up was amicable and they are concentrating on raising their daughter together.
The insider said: ‘They’re getting along. There is no drama. Everything is amicable and they are on the same page with co-parenting.’
Splitsville: It was reported the couple split up once again hours after the DailyMail.com story
ANOTHER BOMBSHELL REVELATION: December 2021
Maralee Nichols, 31, a fitness model, gave birth to a son on December 1 and claimed the child had been conceived while celebrating the NBA pro’s birthday in Houston in March 2021.
At that time, Tristan and Khloe, who have had an on/off relationship plagued by allegations of his infidelity, were said to have been back together.
Court documents obtained in December first revealed that Nichols was suing Thompson for child support as well as for reimbursement of medical expenses and pregnancy-related costs.
Tristan filed a gag order request in December saying Nichols’ ‘intention all along [was] to try to achieve some sort of notoriety and gain for herself in this lawsuit’ by accusing him of fathering a third child.
Nichols broke her silence on her relationship with Thompson in conversation with E! News where she spoke about not knowing he was in a relationship with Khloe, not wanting a romantic relationship with him and discussed the paternity lawsuit.
Latest addition: Maralee Nichols, a fitness model, gave birth to a son on December 1 and claimed the father was Tristan, he confirmed parternity in January 2022
AN APOLOGY: January 3, 2021
Tristan admitted that he fathered a child with Nichols after undergoing a paternity test.
The serial cheater, 30, took to his Instagram Story to confirm the news, writing: ‘Today paternity test results reveal that I fathered a child with Maralee Nichols.’
He added a groveling apology to Khloe, writing: ‘You don’t deserve this. You don’t deserve the heartache and humiliation I have caused you. You don’t deserve the way I have treated you over the years.’
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