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Nia Long Reportedly Files For Full Custody Of 11-Year-Old Son With Ime Udoka

<p>Nia Long has reportedly filed for full custody of her 11-year-old son&comma; whom she shares with her ex Ime Udoka&period; As <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;after-13-years-nia-long-ime-udoka-confirm-breakup-following-cheating-and-suspension-scandal&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Shade Room<&sol;a> previously reported&comma; a source confirmed the pair&&num;8217&semi;s split in December following allegations of Udoka&&num;8217&semi;s infidelity earlier last year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; the pair had reportedly been dating for about 13 years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;after-13-years-nia-long-ime-udoka-confirm-breakup-following-cheating-and-suspension-scandal&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">After 13 Years&comma; Nia Long &amp&semi; Ime Udoka Reportedly Confirm Breakup Following Cheating And Suspension Scandal<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">More Details Regarding Nia Long&&num;8217&semi;s Reported Custody Filing<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>According to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;theblast&period;com&sol;526299&sol;nia-long-files-for-full-custody-of-11-year-old-son-with-ime-udoka&sol;&num;&colon;~&colon;text&equals;Nia&percnt;20Long&percnt;20is&percnt;20asking&percnt;20a&comma;her&percnt;20and&percnt;20give&percnt;20Udoka&percnt;20visitation" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Blast<&sol;a>&comma; legal documents obtained by the outlet show that Long has requested &&num;8220&semi;sole physical and legal custody&&num;8221&semi; of her son with Ime Udoka&comma; Kez Udoka&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; the address is reportedly asking for a Los Angeles County court to give Udoka visitation with the 11-year-old&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The case will reportedly also establish &&num;8220&semi;a parental relationship&&num;8221&semi; since the pair never married&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Furthermore&comma; the 52-year-old actress is reportedly asking for Udoka to cover her attorney fees for the case&period; The outlet adds that the case will likely also include decisions regarding child support&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CwQCh83OS&lowbar;r" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the outlet&comma; Ime Udoka has yet to respond to Nia Long&&num;8217&semi;s custody filing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">More Info Regarding Nia Long &amp&semi; Ime Udoka&&num;8217&semi;s Relationship &amp&semi; Cheating Scandal<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>As <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;after-13-years-nia-long-ime-udoka-confirm-breakup-following-cheating-and-suspension-scandal&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Shade Room<&sol;a> previously reported&comma; Long and Udoka split last year after a 13-year relationship&period; According to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;radaronline&period;com&sol;p&sol;nia-long-seeking-full-custody-of-son-ime-udoka&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Radar Online<&sol;a>&comma; the pair initially met in 2010 and became engaged in 2015&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; it was reported last September that Udoka stepped out on the actress and engaged &&num;8220&semi;in an intimate relationship with a female member&&num;8221&semi; of the Boston Celtics&&num;8217&semi; staff&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;celtics-head-coach-ime-udoka-apologizes-after-team-suspension-for-violating-code-of-conduct-with-intimate-relationship-at-work&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Celtics Head Coach Ime Udoka Apologizes After Team Suspension For Violating Code Of Conduct With Intimate Relationship At Work<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p>Amid the scandal&comma; Long explained that the news was &&num;8220&semi;devastating&&num;8221&semi; for their son Kez during an interview with <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;hollywoodreporter&period;com&sol;movies&sol;movie-features&sol;nia-long-interview-best-man-franchise-career-1235271504&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Hollywood Reporter&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;He still has moments where it’s not easy for him&&num;8230&semi; I think the most heartbreaking thing about all of this was seeing my son’s face when the Boston Celtics organization decided to make a very private situation public&comma;&&num;8221&semi; she explained at the time&period; &&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>No one from the Celtics organization has even called to see if I’m OK&comma; to see if my children are OK&comma; It’s very disappointing&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Since the scandal&comma; Long has remained vocal about her commitment to her role as a mother&comma; even sharing an exclusive statement with <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;people&period;com&sol;tv&sol;nia-long-ime-udoka-break-up-after-alleged-affair-and-suspension-from-boston-celtics&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">PEOPLE<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;I ask that my privacy be respected as I process the recent events&period; Above all&comma; I am a mother and will continue to focus on my children&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"Cv3HiOpuKUN" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;radaronline&period;com&sol;p&sol;nia-long-seeking-full-custody-of-son-ime-udoka&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Radar Online<&sol;a>&comma; the actor is also a mother to actor Massai Zhivago Dorsey II&comma; a son from a previous relationship&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CsOpSw4xGpW" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine; 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