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Melina Alves Breaks Silence on Alleged Joey Lawrence Affair

Melina Alves Breaks Silence on Alleged Joey Lawrence Affair


Whoa?

According to Melina Alves, it’s extra like… NO!

Earlier this week, Samantha Cope filed for divorce from Joey Lawrence, marking the third failed union of the actor’s grownup life.

Joey Lawrence is seen as We TV celebrates the premiere of “Braxton Family Values” at Doheny Room on April 2, 2019 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for WE television)

Citing irreconcilable variations as purpose for the couple’s break up after two years as husband and spouse, Cope is looking for full bodily custody of the pair’s 19-month outdated daughter Dylan… whereas allowing Lawrence visitation at her discretion.

According to varied sources, in the meantime, Cope believes her marriage failed as a result of Lawrence was having an affair with Alves, his co-star within the movie Socked in for Christmas.

Now, Alves has spoken out on these allegations.

“First and foremost, I wish to make clear that there was no sexual relationship between Joey and myself whereas we had been on set filming Socked in for Christmas,” Alves wrote on Instagram.

“Our relationship was a significant friendship that developed naturally because of the many similarities in our private conditions.”

Alves went on to say that she was “instantly struck by his kindness, heat, and real character” and the actors discovered a “widespread floor in our shared experiences,” which turned the muse for his or her “sturdy, supportive friendship that has been a supply of energy for each of us.”

Still, she insists, there was nothing romantic about their relationship.

Joey Lawrence attends the premiere of FX’s ‘American Crime Story – The People V. O.J. Simpson’ at Westwood Village Theatre on January 27, 2016 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Adding what she known as “context to those allegations,” Alves mentioned that she and her ex-husband Edward Rider have been estranged since January 2023 and have “been dwelling in separate rooms since that point.”

She continued as follows:

“Our marriage had been struggling for a while, and the separation was a essential step for each of us.

“I’ve at all times valued my privateness, and it’s extremely painful to have such private issues thrust into the general public eye in a method that has brought on hurt not solely to me but additionally to Joey, who has been unjustly dragged into this case.”

Alves mentioned she has even taken out a brief restraining order towards Rider, concluding in her submit:

l ask for understanding and respect for our privateness as we navigate these troublesome circumstances.

This is a deeply personal matter that I by no means meant to change into public, and I hope that this clarification may also help put an finish to the hypothesis and permit each Joey and myself to maneuver ahead with out additional intrusion.



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