LAURA GOVAN ON CO-PARENTING HER KIDS WITH EX GILBERT ARENAS: ‘PLAY FAIR’

Laura Govan is opening up about her co-parenting relationship with ex-partner, former NBA player Gilbert Arenas. In a recent interview with Carlos King, Govan revealed the challenges of raising four kids alongside Arenas, describing how their rocky past continues to impact their relationship. Reflecting on their tumultuous history, she explained, “We were never married… our relationship today is the same as it was 12 years ago. It’s actually gotten worse.” Govan explained that things have gotten worse because Arenas now uses their children to get to her. “Now he uses the children. Now he knows how to manipulate it because he can’t directly bother me… he attacks the motherhood side of it.” One of the most difficult periods in Govan’s life came shortly after their breakup, when she and her children were temporarily without shelter. She said, “We were in the car for two days. I did not call not one person. I could have called anybody to get a hotel, stay in at somebody’s house with my four kids. And I was like, ‘Nope.’ You know what? I kept saying to myself, ‘I got myself in this mess; I’mma get me and my babies out of it.’” Through it...