Cardi B’s boyfriend and future child father, Stefon Diggs, is on the middle of a brand new paternity dispute.
A day after the couple’s being pregnant announcement, information broke that Diggs was dealing with a authorized battle with Aileen Lopera — a West Coast mannequin generally known as Lord Gisselle.
According to authorized paperwork reviewed by ComplexLopera filed a November 2024 petition to ascertain the paternity of her then-unborn youngster. The petitioner recognized Diggs as the daddy and requested that the NFL athlete cowl all her being pregnant/delivery bills in addition to her legal professional’s charges. Lopera additionally requested sole authorized and bodily custody of her daughter, however would give Diggs visitation
Diggs — who has an 8-year-old daughter, Nova, from a earlier relationship — filed a response in mid-July, about three months after Lopera gave delivery to the newborn in query. Legal paperwork record the kid’s title as Charliee Harper Diggs-Lopera; nevertheless, Diggs indicated he wasn’t sure the toddler was his.
The New England vast receiver has requested a genetic check to verify he’s Charlie’s organic father. If Diggs’ paternity is established, he needs joint custody of the kid. He’s additionally in search of “joint payment of reasonable expenses of pregnancy and birth and attorney’s fees and costs.”
It’s unclear at time of press if the events have accomplished the genetic assessments.
Lopera’s legal professional didn’t instantly reply to Complex’s request for remark.
Diggs is gearing as much as welcome his first youngster with Cardi B. The Bronx rapper — who shares three kids together with her estranged husband, Offset — confirmed her being pregnant throughout a latest sit-down with CBS Mornings‘ Gayle King, explaining why she didn’t rush to inform the world she was anticipating.
“I just was like, ‘Can I just say it on my own time?’ Like, I’m not hiding,” she mentioned. “On my time, on my own terms. Let me close some deals first, you know what I’m saying? Let me close some deals first. And it’s like, you don’t really want to say right away that you’re pregnant,” she added. “It’s like, ‘Let me see a couple of more sonograms. Let my baby be healthy.'”