EXCLUSIVE: Married NBA All-Star Amar'e Stoudemire admits that he had an affair while he was a Heat player and is paying $4,333 a month in child support to Miami beauty who had a baby girl, explosive docs reveal

  • Former six-time NBA All Star Amar'e Stoudemire has been married to Alexis Welch, mother of his four children,  since 2012
  • He has been sued by Quynn Lovett, 36, who says he fathered a little girl last year when playing for the Heat, DailyMail.com has learned exclusively
  • Stoudemire, 34, who  has admitted he could be the father of Zoe Renee in court documents, is paying $4,333 a month in temporary child support
  • Lovett wants permanent child support as well as full custody
  • Stoudemire, a close friend of Anna Wintour, was a bruising force in the NBA, making more than $160 million in his career so far

By Jose Lambiet For Dailymail.com

Published: 09:59 EST, 9 August 2017 | Updated: 21:55 EST, 9 August 2017

Former NBA All Star Amar'e Stoudemire, who's been married to the mother of his four children since 2012, is being sued by a Miami area woman who claims he fathered a little girl last year, DailyMail.com has learned exclusively.

Quynn Lovett, 36, is asking a Florida judge to officially declare that Stoudemire is indeed the father of a little girl named Zoe Renee. Lovett also wants permanent child support as well as full custody, the paperwork shows.

Stoudemire has admitted in his response to the complaint that he knows about Zoe and the possibility he is the father.

Former NBA player Amar'e Stoudemire, who's been married to the mother of his four children since 2012, is being sued by a Miami woman who says  he fathered a little girl last year when he was playing for the Heat

Former NBA player Amar'e Stoudemire, who's been married to the mother of his four children since 2012, is being sued by a Miami woman who says  he fathered a little girl last year when he was playing for the Heat

Quynn Lovett, 36, wants permanent child support as well as full custody of Zoe Renee, who was born in July, 2016

Quynn Lovett, 36, wants permanent child support as well as full custody of Zoe Renee, who was born in July, 2016

Amar'e and Alexis Welch began dating in 2002, became engaged in May 2012 and married that same year. They have four children

Amar'e and Alexis Welch began dating in 2002, became engaged in May 2012 and married that same year. They have four children

A native of Massachusetts, Lovett claims in her complaint Stoudemire has not been involved with the child, has not visited and hasn't paid any of her maternity bills, which she estimated to be around $11,000.

Stoudemire, 34, claims in court papers he has been giving the little girl's mother a monthly stipend for the child and paid her legal bills.

Calling her lawsuit 'frivolous,' the 6-foot-10 Florida native countered that he was 'informed of his paternity several months after the child was born' and has been paying Lovett 'various amounts,' including $22,500 in legal bills.

Stoudemire claims he established regular child support payments on Nov. 1, 2016 although the amount wasn't revealed in the court papers.

The file bears no details about Stoudemire's relationship with Lovett.

Until June 2016, Stoudemire was a bench player with the Miami Heat and the woman lived in a luxury high-rise just north of Miami Beach.

Records in Lovett's native Massachusetts also show she originally sued Stoudemire in Middlesex County in November 2016. The case was dismissed in March, and she filed in Florida a month later.

Neither Lovett nor Stoudemire responded to calls for comment. And neither Lovett's lawyer nor Stoudemire's would comment when contacted by DailyMail.com.

A native of Massachusetts, Lovett claims in her complaint Stoudemire has not been involved with the child, has not visited and hasn't paid any of her maternity bills, which she estimated to be around $11,000

It looks as though Lovett is a Celtics fan now

It looks as though Lovett is a Celtics fan now

Her mother, Judy Lovett, 64, declined to comment about her new granddaughter but said: 'All you need to know about my daughter is that she's smart as a whip.'

In court documents, Lovett describes herself as a 'stay-at-home mother' and says she's not looking for employment. Her income in 2016, according to her financial disclosure, was $2,983 until Stoudemire started paying her $4,333 a month in temporary child support. 

Stoudemire arrived in the National Basketball Association in 2002 and quickly became known as a bruising force near the boards. It is estimated he made more than $160 million in his career so far.

After playing for the Phoenix Suns until 2010, the six-time all star signed with the New York Knicks.

He left the Miami Heat last summer after one season and signed a two-year deal to play for the Israeli professional league team of Jerusalem.

'I have been aware since my youth that I am a Hebrew through my mother, and that is something that has played a subtle but important role in my development.' He visited Israel that year, saying he intended 'to get a better understanding of [his] heritage

At the time, he said in an interview: 'This is a very, very emotional decision for me because at this moment, I have to uproot my family who have been stable in the U.S. to move to a different country.

'It's also a spiritual journey as well,' he added when he described living in the 'Holy Land' as a 'dream come true.'

Amar'e and his wife (left) had been dating since 2002 and became engaged in May 2012. 

Stoudemire married Alexis Welch on on the rooftop of their Greenwich Village apartment on December 12, 2012

Stoudemire married Alexis Welch on on the rooftop of their Greenwich Village apartment on December 12, 2012

Stroudemire left the Miami Heat last summer after one season and signed a two-year deal to play for the Israeli professional league team of Jerusalem

Stroudemire left the Miami Heat last summer after one season and signed a two-year deal to play for the Israeli professional league team of Jerusalem

Amare, who's known as a connoisseur of style and design, became friends with Anna Wintour years back and was featured in Vogue

Amare, who's known as a connoisseur of style and design, became friends with Anna Wintour years back and was featured in Vogue

Stoudemire helped his team to an Israel championship. He has applied for Israel citizenship.

Stoudemire married Alexis Welch on on the rooftop of their Greenwich Village apartment. They had been dating since 2002 and became engaged in May 2012. 

He once described her as a 'passionate mother.'

'Alexis is very charismatic,' he told Essence in 2012. 'She's a passionate mother, and she's very supportive and encouraging, but I probably love Alexis' heart the most. 

'She doesn't have a mean bone in her body. She always has something positive to say about everyone that she meets and that rubs off from a spiritual standpoint. You want that type of atmosphere around you, you want that same type of character around your children. And so that's what makes her very special to me.'

The couple met at a Nelly concert in 2002, according to published reports, and have four children together, ages four through 11.

The Stoudemires were married in an intimate ceremony December 12, 2012.

Amare, who's known as a connoisseur of style and design, became friends with Anna Wintour years back and was featured in Vogue. He may have been an intern at the magazine while playing for the Knicks.

 

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