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Joey Lawrence has rushed to his personal protection.
Earlier this month, we discovered that the Samantha Cope had filed for divorce from the actor after simply two years of marriage.
Cope cited ‘irreconcilable variations’ as the idea for the couple’s cut up and has spoken on the matter…
… however sources have claimed she ended this union as a result of Lawrence was sleeping along with his Socked in for Christmas Melina Alves.
Now, a day after Alves fiercely denied such hypothesis, Lawrence has gone forward and carried out the identical.
“With a deep sense of accountability, I need to reply to the latest allegations surrounding my private life, together with my divorce and the claims of an affair with Melina Alves,” the star started a press release on Instagram this afternoon.
“Melina and I turned shut pals and I didn’t have a bodily relationship along with her whereas filming the film ‘Socked in for Christmas’.
“These rumors are false. Our bond was primarily based on shared experiences and an understanding of the challenges we have been each dealing with in our private lives.”
Lawrence went on to say that he met the actress amid his “deeply troubled marriage” to Cope, including on-line:
“I used to be clinging to hope that I may save a relationship that, in my coronary heart, I knew was past saving. My short-lived marriage was fraught with difficulties from the start. Our variations turned insurmountable.”
Alves made an analogous assertion on Wednesday.
“First and foremost, I need to make clear that there was no sexual relationship between Joey and myself whereas we have been on set filming Socked in for Christmas,” she wrote on Instagram.
“Our relationship was a significant friendship that developed naturally because of the many similarities in our private conditions.”
Alves later referred to her personal very troubled relationship, even saying she had taken out a short lived restraining order towards her estranged partner.
“This is a deeply non-public matter that I by no means supposed to change into public, and I hope that this clarification may help put an finish to the hypothesis and permit each Joey and myself to maneuver ahead with out additional intrusion,” concluded Alves.
For his half on Thursday, Lawrence emphasised the connection between Cope and his 0ldest daughters Charleston, 18, and Liberty, 14, each of whom he shares with ex-wife Chandie Yawn-Nelson.
“As a father, my three daughters are my world. They are, and at all times can be, my prime precedence,” he mentioned. “The unraveling of my marriage was tied to my realization that there isn’t a manner my two eldest daughters have been ever going to just accept my spouse to be a part of the household.
“I can’t and won’t compromise on the love and care that my daughters deserve, and this realization performed a major position within the breakdown of my relationship.”
Added Lawrence, who shares a 14-month outdated with Cope:
“I perceive that my life is commonly within the public eye, and with that comes a degree of scrutiny that may be troublesome to bear. However, I need to emphasize that the well-being of my youngsters is of the utmost significance.”
He concluded the assertion by thanking followers for his or her “understanding and respect.”
