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RON ARTEST’S BABY MAMA DRAMA: NBA star suing for custody of his son.
*Ron Artest of the Sacramento Kings is making power moves in a different kind of court these days. The embattled NBA star is suing his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Palma for custody of their young son Jeron, reports the New York Daily News.
"Ron charged that Jennifer was denying him access to his child," a friend told the newspaper. Artest reportedly addressed the situation in family court and filed a motion seeking full physical custody of the boy. Artest also reportedly stopped paying Palma's $2,800-a-month housing support.
"Jennifer was living with her family at the time," says Palma's lawyer, Sergio Villaverde. "She was saving to buy a house, which she now needs because she's moved to California.
"Mr. Artest has seen his child intermittently," says Villaverde. "The person best equipped to take care of the child is the mother. Considering Mr. Artest's history of psychological and anger-management issues, his request borders on frivolous."
According to the Daily News, Artest and Palma began dating when he was a student at St. John’s University. Their first big blow-up was in May 2002, after she accused him of grabbing her around the neck. No charges were filed, but Artest, then with the Indiana Pacers, surrendered to police after Palma claimed he'd violated a protection order by leaving her a message in which he warned, "If you don't call me back, I'm going to have to hurt you."
Harassment and contempt charges were later dropped, Artest took anger-management counseling and their relationship has been rocky ever since.
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