Dwight Howard’s estranged spouse, Amber Howard, made stunning claims in opposition to the ex-NBA star in a since-dismissed protecting order petition, Us Weekly can completely report.
In accordance with court docket paperwork obtained by Us, on June 27, Amber filed for a household violence ex parte protecting order accusing him of slipping her a drug and getting bodily together with her throughout an argument. Dwight adamantly denied all allegations of wrongdoing.
Amber claimed there was an “established sample of conduct by [Dwight] involving acts of household violence.” She alleged Dwight had a “sample of continued substance abuse which has triggered household violence prior to now.”
“Each time my husband will get upset he locks me out of our dwelling,” Amber claimed. “I’ve referred to as the police a number of instances as a result of my husband [changed the] gate code to our dwelling, stopping me from getting into dwelling.”
Amber continued, “He has bodily tried to take away me out of our bed room by pushing me within the again attempting to forcible [sic] push me out of our bed room.”
She alleged, “In the course of an argument, my husband has laid on high of me stopping me from getting up utilizing all of his physique weight.”

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Within the petition, Amber additionally accused Dwight of slipping her a drug. “He has given me one thing he claimed was a holistic tea and it was actually a drug referred to as Molly.”
“I used to be extraordinarily sick and begged him to name [an] EMT and he refused,” she alleged. She additionally checked a field alleging Dwight assaulted her when drunk or excessive. Amber additionally claimed Dwight was “obsessive” and has proven extreme jealousy.
She added that the previous Dancing with the Stars contestant had a gun in his dwelling that was readily accessible. Amber requested unique use of his $11 million Georgia mansion.
The court docket determined to grant the non permanent protecting order, however Amber then determined to not go ahead with it “at the moment.”
Dwight’s lawyer Gillian B. Fierer tells Us, “Sadly, because the starting of the events’ relationship, [Amber] has manufactured truths and manipulated actuality. It’s she who has been unstable, aggressive, and assaultive towards [Dwight]. [Amber] filed a patently false household violence motion after which didn’t pursue that motion in opposition to [Dwight] as a result of [Dwight] has by no means executed something remotely assaultive in nature to [Amber], and he or she wouldn’t have been in a position to show in any other case.”
She added, “We’re upset that what ought to have been a quite simple divorce as a result of brief nature of this marriage is now being expanded into contentious litigation, however this conduct and these actions are in line with [Amber] character, or lack thereof.”

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“[Dwight] emphatically denies [Amber’s] claims, and we sit up for the reality being revealed. [Dwight] appears ahead to shifting on together with his life, away from [Amber] and her flagrant misrepresentations,” she ended.
As Us beforehand reported, earlier this month, Amber filed for divorce on July 1. She listed the date of marriage as January 11, 2025. She stated she was entitled to a divorce as a result of marriage being “irretrievably damaged.”
She stated they’d no kids and none have been anticipated. She requested that every one actual property and all private property be equitably divided by the court docket. As well as, she requested alimony within the type of a lump-sum or common funds.
Us obtained new court docket paperwork that present Dwight filed for divorce from Amber (however listed her identify as Amber Rose Pouncy) on June 27. He stated he was entitled to a full divorce attributable to fraud and “merciless remedy” by Amber.
He listed the identical date of marriage and used the identical lawyer he utilized in an unrelated custody battle. Dwight requested for his separate property to be awarded to him.
The previous NBA star additionally requested for non permanent and unique use and possession of his mansion that he bought previous to the wedding. He additionally requested that she be restrained from promoting off any of the marital property.
Each instances are ongoing.