After images appeared online Wednesday showing Carmelo Anthony on a yacht in the South of France with a beautiful woman, bloggers claimed that the ex-Knicks star might be cheating on wife La La Anthony — and on her birthday, no less.
But Anthony denied any funny business, and complained bitterly about the online scuttlebutt.
In a video message that appeared on TMZ Sports, Anthony said that the “other woman” was actually on the yacht with her husband and that they were all on a business retreat, not a sordid seaborne liaison.
“I’m really only addressing this for my family,” he said in the clip. “Keep my family out this, man.”
He also scolded the online gossips of needlessly dragging the unnamed woman’s family into the alleged drama.
“Y’all trying to expose somebody’s wife,” he said, “Y’all exposing somebody’s kids. Leave that alone, man. That ain’t cool.”
And he added that he’s now “got to deal” with the fallout from the allegations with his son and wife.
La La and Carmelo have been married since 2010 and have a 12-year-old son Kiyan.
During their marriage, there have been a number of claims that Carmelo has had an affair, including reports that he has a baby with a then-24-year-old named Mia Angel Burks.
Carmelo and La La separated and reconciled in 2018.
A source close to the family told Page Six, “Even though they are still married they are still working on their marriage. She has trust issues, and she does not trust him fully. She is currently in therapy.”