TRISTAN Thompson was all smiles as he posed with his young son Prince in a rare selfie.
The new snap came as his third baby mama Maralee Nichols claimed he’s never met their 2-month-old, born on December 1, nor has he paid child support.
On Friday, Tristan, 30, shared some father-son bonding time to his Instagram Stories.
The NBA player posed in a white hoodie and beanie as he appeared in a rare selfie with Prince, five, also in a sweatshirt and smiling.
“That’s my best friend,” Tristan wrote under the photo adding a heart emoji referring to his eldest of three children he’s confirmed to fathering with three different women.
Tristan is reportedly paying child support for his first child, whom he shares with his ex Jordan Craig.
He also has 3-year-old daughter True with Khloe Kardashian.
The athlete confirmed his youngest child with Maralee, who recently gave birth after months of them battling in court;
Tristan was “exclusively” dating Khloe when he was conceived.
Since confirming the boy is his in January, Tristan has reportedly “done nothing” to support his newborn despite reportedly being ordered to pay her $40,000 a month.
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Maralee’s representative claimed Tristan has never met their son nor has he paid child support.
“Despite news reports stating otherwise, Tristan Thompson has done nothing to support his son,” Harvey Englander told Page Six.
“He has not made any attempt to meet their son nor has he provided any financial assistance.”
The news came after New York marriage lawyer Morghan Leia Richardson, told HollywoodLife that Tristan will have to pay up until the newborn turns 18.
She said: “Reports show that his income is about $10million so based on that number, and the report that he’s paying $40k per month for his son [Prince], when I run the calculator, I get an estimate of $34k per month.
“One argument for a larger award would be to ensure that the child has the same or similar lifestyle in both homes.”
Maralee filed a lawsuit seeking financial support from the Canadian sports star and claimed that she and Tristan conceived the child on his birthday back in March.
At the time, Khloe had previously forgiven him for past infidelity scandals.
The basketball player initially claimed that his relationship with Maralee was a one-night hookup initially, before admitting they met up several times for sex.
He said in legal documents that they had a four-month affair, from December 2020 to March 2021.
Last month, Tristan admitted he is the father of Maralee’s baby son and apologized to Khloe for “humiliating” her.
“Today, paternity test results revealed that I fathered a child with Maralee Nichols. I take full responsibility for my actions. Now that paternity has been established, I looked forward to amicably raising our son,” he wrote on Instagram.
“I sincerely apologize to everyone I’ve hurt or disappointed throughout this ordeal both publicly and privately.”
In the following Story, he apologized to Khloe and said: “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.”
He concluded: “I have the utmost respect and love for you, regardless of what you may think. Again I am so incredibly sorry.”
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