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Going Back To The Roots (Jay-Z’s Big Return & Dwight Howard’s Messy Fallout)
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Lauren LaRosa
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Lauren LaRosa
I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything.
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And everybody knows you don't lie about that, right?
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Lauren LaRosa
Lauren came in hot. Hey y', all, what's up? It's Lauren the Rosa. And this is the Latest with Lauren LaRosa. This is your daily dig on all things pop culture, entertainment news and all of the conversations that shake the room, baby. All right y', all, so we are checking in behind the scenes of the grind Today I am feeling in control. And when I say in control I don't just mean like, you know, like normal girl boss Scorpio Sagittarius vibes gotta be in control of everything. But y' all ever started out your day just like moving so fast. So today I was running late to work, rushing to get there on time. I don't like starting anytime I have to be somewhere or do something early morning or just in general I don't like being late because then everything else that comes after your arrival feels rushed. But I've started this practice where when I am feeling rushed in the morning because for for me I feel like when I do feel rushed it spills over into my performance. I've begin like refocusing my day and this past Sunday I Was watching my church service shout out to seeds of greatness in Delaware. And I was watching them on YouTube. Pastor Jerome Lewis, and he was talking just about just kind of like, what, like, when you have, like, your faith walk and different attacks and different things come your way because you're destined to do something great or, you know, there's this, like, calling or conversation on your life and on your talent. Just how important being wrapped up in the faith and wrapped up in praise and worship are and how. What you have conversations about and like, your mental. Just how you think, how all of that is so aligned with prayer and knowing how to talk and praise and worship. Right? So this morning I was y. I was having one of them, like, rush run, jump through hoops, get there on time. Like, woke up so late, just exhausted from the travel day, and I was like, I'm gonna take back my day to day. Like, right. Like in the moment I, like, stopped. And I'm like, nope, we not doing this. I put on some praise and worship. I began just thanking God, and I do. And I, you know, I try to make that a habit every day I wake up, especially weekdays when I'm about to head into work just because the days seem to just move so fast. I try and thank God for waking me up, thank God for waking up, you know, my family, the people I love, you know, all that stuff. Just have a conversation with him before I pick up my phone and get into the latest. But today I was like, mid. Like, not even. I wasn't starting my day. The day was already started. And I was like, nope, I gotta quiet everything around me right now. And I just need to worship, like, real quick. So I put on. I have a playlist that I. I use. I just played around the house, Sundays, whatever day. I need some praise and worship. And I went to the playlist. It's called God is Good. If you search Brown girl grinding God is Good on Apple Music, you'll find the playlist. It's also listed in the bio on my Instagram. Lauren LaRosa L O R E N L O R O S A But I put on Travis Green Made Away. And that was just. Honestly the first song on the playlist. I didn't, like, think of that song and go play it. First song on the playlist, I just hit play, let the song go. Calmed my day down, calmed myself down and just regained power and control back of my day and had a great day. And that was. It was so powerful for me and so profound for me because what I'VE realized in this phase of my life, I was watching this interview with Portia Williams and Angie Martinez on Angie Martinez's in real Life, and she asked Portia Williams, what season of your life is this? And not like, season like winter, spring, fall, like, whatever. But, you know, Portia is. At this point, she is a. A reality TV show vet. She's been on reality TV for at least 12 years now. So she's like, you know, you have all these different seasons of Real Housewives of Atlanta that you've been a star on, but in your life, what is your season right now? And in this. And she says, for her, this season is, like, very direct. She does what she wants to do. She doesn't do what she doesn't want to do. She's very honest about things, and she expects the same. For me today, after getting through, because the morning was a little. You know, the things was coming, right? But after regaining my power back, this season for me is a season of. I was gonna say, but, God, because it is that. It's. It's so. But God, it's like, you could just. Like, I just. I just wake up every day and I'm like, God, be doing it. Like, there's. He's literally performing miracles in real time in my life, in the life of people that I love. But also, I think that this season is a season of reclaiming, in a season of prophesizing. And. And I don't mean that I could speak tongues and all of that. I don't know how to do all that. But I remember almost like a year or so ago now when I was able to go into church physically in. In person more, because I was. I was living in Delaware. My pastor, Pastor Jerome Lewis, you know, and I had been guest hosting with the Breakfast Club. They. They knew what I was working on and what I was doing. He was very intentional about praying over me. And when he prayed over me, I remember one of the times he did. He said, God, I want to protect her mind. I want you to hold her mind in your hand. I want you to walk with her mind, protect her mind, rehabilitate and reestablish her mind whenever she may need it. And things weren't like, you know, it was like. That was like, the beginning of all of this. Like this. But God era, right? So things were new then, and. And this morning, I remembered that, and I'm like, oh, this is what he meant. Like, like, there are days that are just trying for no reason. By the way, y' all ain't Nothing going on at all. It's just one little thing can throw your whole day off, throw your whole energy off, you know, make you not remember your intention and. And your faith walk and your praise walk. And I am being so intentional about not forgetting. Like, not forgetting who. Who I am, why I am somewhere, and just the. The control that I have over, prophesizing great days over my life, prophesizing and manifesting what I want in my life, executing to get there. I'm not forgetting it. And I'm celebrating. Today I got my issue of Brown Style magazine, which is a magazine that celebrates black women. It's called I am Brown Style.com is their online website, and their editor in chief is a woman named Tweety Elote. I'm probably saying your name wrong, sweetie, but her handle online is Twee. Tweety Elote. TW E, E, T, Y, E, L, I, T, O, U. And she put together a. A Woman's History Month collector's issue. And I'm on the COVID of this magazine. I received the magazine in the mail today, and I'm like, wow. Wow. The magazine, the. The. The issue is all about 100 women in media. You should know tips for building a brand you love. And it's about soft living with the brown girl who's always grinding. Let me tell y' all something. Like, I've even had to prophesize soft living for myself because I don't come from that. Like, I don't come from just being able to, like, treat yourself when you want. Like, granted, I had a very nice upbringing, have never wanted for anything. But, like, we've, you know, we've always had to do things knowing that there were responsibilities and things to take care of. That took precedent a lot over other things. So now that I'm able to. I'm experiencing things at such a different level that I've never experienced before when it comes to seeing. Just seeing things and in the rooms that I'm in and the people that I'm getting to learn from. And, you know, like, I just. Today, in this morning, which is one of those mornings where I. I felt God talking to me, like, all right, now, first of all, let's talk about your discipline, because you said this week was the week you got back to getting to work, not even on time. I'm always trying to be earlier than on time. Right. And it helps my morning when I do that. And that's not what happened this morning, Lauren. So let's talk about it. But while we're talking about it, reclaim the fact that you are here, you are living, you are breathing, you are amazing. And you are supposed to be here, girl. And then I got this magazine. I'm like, I am supposed to be here. So that was amazing. So look, if anybody is, is, is, you know, going through days and just feeling like you're literally just like, getting through the day. I had two months of feeling like I was so weird, Like I was just getting through the day. Like my. I was so disconnected from my alignment and my purpose and all of this. And. And I still don't know what that was like. I. I still don't fully know what that was and what caused it, but I know, like, leaning into faith in conversations with God pulled me up out of it. Like, it is like night and day, like, so I hope that helped y'. All. Hey, y', all, what's up? It's Lauren LaRosa. And you know I give you your daily dig on all things pop culture, entertainment, news, and all of the conversations that shake the room, baby. And to give you all the factual content, when I get into the details, I gotta make some phone calls. I'm calling lawyers, attorneys, managers, publicists. Shoot, I'll even call your mama if she's the person that's gonna give me the exclusive I need. But did you know that 2026 will mark the 150th anniversary of the first ever phone call. It took place on March 10, 1876. 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Dan Morgan
Hey, how's it going today?
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
It's going good man. Tell us who you are and what you do.
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Dan Morgan
I'm Dan Morgan. I'm an attorney and a managing partner at Morgan and Morgan, which is America's largest injury law firm.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
That's pretty awesome. I think I saw a billboard of yours recently that said 20 billion one. 20 billion is an insane number.
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Dan Morgan
Yeah, 20 billion recovered. It's actually, I think somewhere north, probably closer to 22, 23 after this year. And each year we get bigger and badder and our army grows. So the number will hopefully keep getting bigger and bigger as time goes on.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
Awesome. So how does someone get in contact with Morgan and Morgan, what would I do if I got into an accident?
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Dan Morgan
Probably the easiest way is dialing pound law. That's £529 from your cell phone. We are always open. Our call center is always waiting to take your call. 247 365.
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Lauren LaRosa
Wow.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
Dan Morgan from Morgan and Morgan, America's large injury law firm. Thanks for coming by the show.
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Dan Morgan
Thanks for having me. Visit forthepeople.com for an office near you.
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Lauren LaRosa
Now let's get on into the latest. So speaking of good news, y', all, Jay Z is getting back on stage. Jay Z is getting back on stage. Jay Z is getting back on stage. So last year I went to the Roots picnic in Philadelphia. That is a picnic in celebration of and put on by the Roots. And it's a huge picnic in Philadelphia. More of like a festival concert in Philadelphia, but people travel all in for it. Jay Z is going to be headlining the festival this year in May with the Roots. Now, a couple months ago on the Breakfast Club, I was talking about the fact that Jay Z had changed the way his name was was listed on streaming services. So if you go and look at Jay Z's name on streaming services, I'm going to go and make sure it's still there. He had changed it to the Jay Z. This like, I mean, it still said Jay Z, but it was literally spelled like, oh, yes, it's still there. It was literally. It is spelt like the way that Jay Z was spelled on the first Reasonable Doubt cover with the two little dots over his Y and the dash in between the Y and the Z. And fans think that this is signaling the fact that he may be coming with new music. Now then I told you guys that it was the 30 year anniversary of Reasonable Doubt. That was not a coincidence. But I didn't know what was coming next. So then after that, Jay Z dropped a website, a reasonable doubt website where you are able to, you know, buy collector's items, just all of these things, right? But for the first time ever, they actually put Dead Presidents available for streaming. So previously only Dead Presidents 2 was available for streaming, but now you can listen to the original. The original track features the famous the World Is Yours Sample which was released to streaming services. It actually happened in February. And that's often referred to as Dead Presidents one, because I mean, the only other one that the fans could get on streaming was two. And all of this is coinciding with the 30th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt was dropped in 1996. And that website where I'm telling you guys about this merch so you could do vinyls and like all these other things. Celebrating the 30 years of reasonable doubt is jay930.com so now, right in celebration of all of that, Jay Z decides to pop back out and get back outside. People have been looking for him to perform for a while. Like people have been waiting to see like if it was going to be like. I think a lot of people thought his next performance was going to be like a Super bowl announcement. And I don't think we're going. I think the, the day that we get a Jay Z performing at the super bowl announcement will be the. It'll probably be like his final goodbye to his NFL partnership. Like he'll be done with doing all of that. Go out with a bang, which will be him performing at the Super Bowl. Right? But the Roots picnic is happening. So this will take place in Philly, the, the annual festival. Their lineup actually did not drop yet, but Jay Z's performance is a rare moment. Like he don't just go anywhere. And that also goes to show you, I mean, I don't know, I feel like Made in America is not the same anyway. Jay Z was like heavily and you know, that was his festival at one point in time. It's just not. That's just not. It ain't there no more. Like it ain't even happening.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
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- [23:18]
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Doing taxes the old way meant handing everything off and just hoping things were moving. But now you can feel confident your taxes are being handled right with Intuit TurboTax. Now you match with a TurboTax full service expert. Just upload your documents right in the app and boom. They take it from there, start to finish. You've got a dedicated expert working your return. They check every deduction and credit to help you get the best possible outcome so you can feel confident you're getting every dollar you deserve. And now you're not guessing what's happening, you're seeing it happen. TurboTax gives you real time updates on your experts progress while you go about your day, run errands, grab a coffee, live your life. You're always in the loop. And if a question pops up, you get unlimited expert help at no effort, extra cost. Even on nights and weekends. During tax season, taxes are finally transparent, easier and handled. Visit turbotax.com Only available with TurboTax Full Service Experts Real time updates only in iOS mobile app. I've got Dan Morgan here on the pod. Say hi Dan.
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Dan Morgan
Hey, how's it going today?
- [24:24]
Podcast Host/Interviewer
It's going good, man. Tell us who you are and what you do.
- [24:27]
Dan Morgan
I'm Dan Morgan. I'm an attorney and a managing partner at Morgan and Morgan, which is America's largest injury law firm.
- [24:34]
Podcast Host/Interviewer
That's pretty awesome. I think I saw a billboard of yours recently that said 20 billion. 120 billion is an insane number.
- [24:42]
Dan Morgan
Yeah, 20 billion recovered. It's actually I think somewhere north, probably closer to 22, 23 after this year. And each year we get bigger and badder and our army grows. So the number will hopefully keep getting bigger and bigger as Time goes on.
- [24:55]
Podcast Host/Interviewer
Awesome. So how does someone get in contact with Morgan and Morgan? What would I do if I got into an accident?
- [25:00]
Dan Morgan
Probably the easiest way is dialing pound law. That's £529 from your cell phone. We are always open. Our call center is always waiting to take your call. 247 365.
- [25:10]
Podcast Host/Interviewer
Wow. Dan Morgan from Morgan and Morgan, America's largest injury law firm. Thanks for coming by the show.
- [25:15]
Dan Morgan
Thanks for having me. Visit forthepeople.com for an office near you.
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Lauren LaRosa
His last solo tour was 2017's four for four tour. And he, he toured extensively, you know, after that with Beyonce on the on the Run to tour. And then, you know, we saw him pop up in support of Beyonce at the Renaissance tour. But yeah, I mean, the book of clearance dropped as well. We've seen like, you know, little, small, little pop outs. But I don't remember when the last time I saw Jay Z do a dedicated date this big. It's not his first time performing with the Roots, but it will be history. The Roots actually were his backup band during the two during his 2001 MTV Unplugged special, which there are so many moments from that MTV Unplugged that still go viral on social media. But you might not know, I mean, depending on your age, you just might not know that it's MTV Unplugged. Because it was, it was a big moment for Jay Z, for the Roots, but for MTV Unplugged as well too. And they also were his backup band in 2006 when he did the 10 year anniversary of Reasonable Doubt at Radio City Music hall in New York. And during that performance he had a orchestra of over 60 members which was all directed by Questlove. So it's like, it's full circle. It is definitely full circle. So this year, and this is why I mentioned the fact that I went to the Roots picnic a few years ago, because not a few years ago, last Year, because when I went last year, it was so nasty outside. Like, I mean, it was raining, it was muddy, it was disgusting. Like, it just. It just wasn't good. They also had issues with, like, the grounds and just, like, operation and production on the grounds, right? So we were outside of the festival, waiting for at least two hours in the pouring down rain. Like, I. I was supposed to work with the Roots Festival last year on some content and decided to just not do the content and just show up and attend the festival because I was so burnt out. I was. I was so new in the space that I was saying yes to everything because I was just like, okay, if I don't take this now, it's out of sight, out of mind. And by the time the Roots Picnic came, I was so burnt out, I didn't even have the energy to show up and do the concept piece that it basically ended up becoming. We were told that we were going to do one small thing, and then it turned into so much other stuff. So on top of being exhausted, on top of knowing that it was going to pour down raining and just be muddy and nasty, I was like, no, y', all, let me just come attend and just have a good time. Do it. You know what I mean? Do it as I want to. And we went and we tried to do that and literally couldn't even get in the gate. I remember production was trying to find us and tell us which ways to go in. It was just all over the place. So they've had to actually move the venue to the Roots Picnic. It's happening at Belmont Plateau. And they've said, too, that they've increased their production and different access points into the festival this year. And look, the Roots Picnic has been successful and has been ongoing for years, like, forever. So they can get it right. But I. They don't have a choice but to get it right this time. Jay Z is going to bring out so many people, they have no choice but to get it right. Now, the general manager of the Picnic, his name is Sean G. He is a person and he actually manages. I just recently met him. He manages Jill Scott as well. So I think we're gonna probably see Jill Scott there. Like, I'm almost for certain we probably will, because she has new music out. She's about to go on tour, so she'll be working a set already. And he manages her already. But he announced, you know, that there's going to just be. Things are going to be a little different this year. Things are going to be a whole lot different. So that's taking place May 30th and 31st in Philly. So I will be there.
- [29:54]
Podcast Host/Interviewer
Support for the show comes from Public, the investing platform for those who take it seriously. On Public you can build a multi asset portfolio of stocks, bonds, options, crypto and now generated assets which allow you to turn any idea into an investable index with AI. It all starts with your prompt. From renewable energy companies with high free cash flow to semiconductor suppliers growing revenue over 20% year over year, you can literally type any prompt and put the AI to work. It screens thousands of stocks, builds a one of a kind index and lets you back test it against the S&P 500. Then you can invest in a few clicks. Generated assets are like ETFs with infinite possibilities, completely customizable and based on your thesis, not someone else's. Go to public.com podcast and earn an uncapped 1% bonus when you transfer your portfolio. That's public.com podcast paid for by Public Investing Brokerage Services by Open to the Public Investing Inc. Member FINRA and SIPC Advisory Services by Public Advisors llc SEC Registered Advisor Generated Assets is an interactive analysis tool. Output is for informational purposes only and is not an investment recommendation or advice. Complete disclosures available@public.com disclosures you ever get
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
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Dan Morgan
Hey, how's it going today?
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
It's going good, man. Tell us who you are and what you do.
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Dan Morgan
I'm Dan Morgan. I'm an attorney and a managing partner at Morgan and Morgan, which is America's largest injury law firm.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
That's pretty awesome. I think I saw a billboard of yours recently that said 20 billion. Wonderful. 20 million is an insane number.
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Dan Morgan
Yeah, 20 billion recovered. It's actually, I think somewhere north. Probably closer to 22, 23 after this year. And each year we get bigger and badder and our army grows. So the number will hopefully keep getting bigger and bigger as time goes on.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
Awesome. So how does someone get in contact with Morgan and Morgan? What would I do if I got into an accident?
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Dan Morgan
Probably the easiest way is dialing pound law. That's £529 from your cell phone. We are always open. Our call center is always waiting, ready to take your call. 24, 7, 365.
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Lauren LaRosa
Wow.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
Dan Morgan from Morgan and Morgan, America's largest injury law firm. Thanks for coming by the show.
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Dan Morgan
Thanks for having me. Visit forthepeople.com for an office near you.
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Lauren LaRosa
Now, one place I Won't be is in this group chat with Amy from Love and Hip Hop Atlanta and Dwight Howard any longer, hopefully. And we've been talking a bit about, you know, everything that happened with them because Amy got online and claimed this while showing a huge clear plastic bag of cocaine that she claimed was Dwight Howard. Let's take a listen to this audio from weeks ago. I tried to tell everybody he needs some help person. Our 12 year old son took cover for him. His son took cover for him. He had him lying. I recorded it. He was coaching our son to lie on me and I had to record it. And it's, it's this. I try to tell everybody he needs some help and ain't nobody would have listened because he got the money. I gotta say whatever y' all don't understand. So I know Amy. I love Amy as a person. She is, she's a beautiful person from what I know, right. And from who I've met. But watching her go through this marriage, almost divorce, now newly filing for divorce situation with Dwight Howard, it's tough to watch. It's really tough to watch. There are so many different claims of different things going on in their household. Everything from, you know, domestic incidents to there were like some alleged calls for a suicide claim. Amy is claiming that the CPS came and took one of his kids, which we still don't really know if it's happening or not. There's a lot going on. In the midst of all of this, Dwight Howard officially retired from basketball, which a lot of y' all are going to be like. I thought he already retired. Basically basketball made a decision for him, like the game and the teams made a decision for him, but he officially retired in the midst of all of this. And the couple who were married on July 11, 2024 and had previously, you know, went public with their divorce in December of 2024, had tried to go through a divorce previously back in July 2025 that was filed by Amy who was claiming that, you know, that they couldn't be together. It was six months after the wedding and it was just a lot going on. But here we are again. There is now body cam footage that has been released from the day that, you know, Amy or one of the days that Amy alleges she had to call the police to their home. Not even alleges it did happen because we're looking at a body cam video. Amy called the police to their home. This is, you know, after she alleges CPS came in and took Dwight Howard's daughter, who is her stepdaughter. And they're going back and forth about the fact that he put her out the house. Let's take a listen to Amy's side of it.
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Dwight Howard
Your wife wants to get in the
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
house, and she can't because you locked her out.
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Dwight Howard
That's not true.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
Okay. Is there any way she can get in?
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Lauren LaRosa
Yeah, that's a simple question.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
Go ahead.
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Lauren LaRosa
And by the way. Hold on, hold on.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
So tell me. So tell me, how do you know this situation?
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Lauren LaRosa
So then Dwight Howard, you know, he then tells his side of things, and from what it seems like he believes that he. And he's alleging that Amy is doing all of this because they're having issues. There's jealousy there. He says there's jealousy there. You guys are gonna please pay attention to who she. He says she's jealous of. But it's timed right around the time that she knew that he would be retiring so that she could start the conversation. Let's take a listen to Dwight Howard.
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Dwight Howard
My daughter's mom has been trying for the last year.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
So who has custody? You still have custody?
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Dwight Howard
Yes. Okay. All right. What is happening is they have teamed up.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
Who has. She has in your ex. Ex wife or ex. The baby mother or whatever and the baby mom.
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Dwight Howard
Okay. They're upset about money, so they want to destroy my kids and my reputation. I didn't want you into this, but I gotta let you know, I'm gonna officially retire from basketball. And I was having a ceremony in a couple days. It's supposed to be tomorrow. She knows me, so she can do anything to ruffle my feelings. Stop my. My stuff she can do. Last night, we asked the cops to do something about her being here. She going to keep antagonizing me. And I know the rules. I know what's going on, and I'm cool with that. But this is my place. I've been here for nine, ten years. She just. We just got married. She left the first six months. She was trying to get some money. Pluses, everybody telling me to do the right thing.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
What is the right thing, Mr. Howard?
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Dwight Howard
The right thing was to stay married or stay with somebody.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
Okay?
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Dwight Howard
And so I tried that. You know what I'm saying? Forgiveness, whatever you want to call it, brought it back. Then the exact time I brought it up then to the time she started going crazy was a full year. As soon as the year hit, she just went berserk. And so there's also been instances where she was jealous of my animals. I had.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
Of your wife.
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Dwight Howard
My animals with these Dogs. I had another malar, okay, that was killed under her watch. A couple days before the dog died, she told me, I got something for you. Cuz she said it in a way, like, I'mma do something to you. I got something for you.
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Lauren LaRosa
And she killed your dog.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
You can't prove it.
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Dwight Howard
I'm not implying or saying that she killed my dog, but I. I would say that she was negligent because she was watching my animals when she said that the dogs got out the gate. Now, as y' all can see that this gate is pretty big and strong, right? There's no way these dogs can get out, no matter what they do, unless somebody open the gate, pushes the hell. Right?
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Lauren LaRosa
Okay.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
All right. That's all.
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Dwight Howard
Yeah.
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Lauren LaRosa
All right.
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
At the end of the day, afraid.
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Dwight Howard
I'm afraid for my son. He does not feel safe around her. Something has to be done.
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Lauren LaRosa
Okay. Like, both of them keep saying, though, that they keep sticking together because it's like, do the right thing. Stay in your marriage. Figure it out. And, you know, I know we all like to think that we mind our business when it. When it comes to other people's relationships, but to me, in my opinion, I think it's just hard to do to. I don't say do the right thing. I think you should do what is actually making sense and what is healthy and what is actually progressive. Like, if things are changing and it's getting better. But I think it's hard to do any of that and figure out what the right thing to do is when we keep being put back in the group chat. Now, Amy decided to get online and tell us, you know, some of the things she alleged were happening in her household and her marriage on her own. But everything after that has been kind of like. Because it's like, now we over here, like, now, now we in here. We didn't ask who all over there, and we came over. So now we here, we in the chat. So people are digging. And, you know, that's when the conversation about cost of service to the house came up. And you know, you know, the different calls that happened a few weeks leading up to Dwight Howard, because he now has gone and filed for divorce. And Amy alleges she was on her way to do it first. They just picked up his paperwork first, and now we have his body care. So I don't know I say all that to say. I don't. I don't know how they reconciled this if they do, because it's like one thing's get to the public, like, on the Internet and all of that. It's just, it's tough, like, it's really tough to figure out. Especially I'm assuming if you're Dwight Howard and his wife, right? Like she's on television, he's Dwight Howard, the whole world, they all in your business now. I don't know, but I wish them the best, man. We, we started off this episode celebrating and, and, and on a high note and I'm an end on one. Wish them the best, especially because after all of this, shuts off the cameras, the Instagram, the phone is down and all of that, these are two people who actually have to live their lives and there's kids involved and these kids are not babies. So they're seeing whatever is going down. So, so somebody gotta get, get it together. At the end of the day, y', all, there's always a lot to talk about and I appreciate you guys for being right here with me, me and talking about it here on the latest with more on the Rosa podcast, My Lowriders. I tell you guys every episode that I appreciate you guys because y' all could be anywhere with any old body talking about all these things and y' all choose to be right here with me. I'm Lauren LaRosa. This has been another episode of the Latest with Laura LaRosa. I will catch you guys in my next one.
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Lauren LaRosa
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
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Lauren LaRosa
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Lauren LaRosa
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
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Lauren LaRosa
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
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Dwight Howard
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Podcast Host/Interviewer
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Lauren LaRosa
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