Maralee Nichols responded toTristan Thompson 's statement confirming that he fathered her son.- Her representative told Insider that there was "never any doubt" that Thompson is the child's father.
Fitness instructor Maralee Nichols responded to NBA player Tristan Thompson's recent statement confirming that he fathered her child — after initially denying paternity.
"There was never any doubt that Tristan Thompson was the father of Maralee Nichols' baby," a representative for Nichols said in a statement to Insider on Tuesday.
The representative continued: "Tristan made numerous false and defamatory statements and declarations about Maralee over the past few months, and she is taking his contrite statement today in the context of all of those statements."
On Monday, Thompson revealed that paternity test results confirmed he is the father of Nichols' son, who was born on December 1.
The athlete said in a statement published on his Instagram Story that he assumes "full responsibility" for his actions and looks forward to "amicably raising" his child with Nichols.
He also apologized to his on-again, off-again girlfriend Khloé Kardashian, with whom he shares 3-year-old daughter True, saying that the reality star doesn't "deserve the heartache and humiliation" he's caused her.In addition to fathering True and Nichols' child, Thompson shares a 5-year-old son named Prince with his ex-girlfriend Jordan Craig.
The Sacramento Kings player previously admitted to cheating on Kardashian with Nichols, according to court documents obtained by The Daily Mail in December 2021, after Nichols sued Thompson to seek child support.
However, he disputed the paternity of the child and said that he and Nichols did not have a "serious ongoing relationship," alleging that they occasionally saw each other between December 2020 to March 2021.
Kardashian has not publicly responded to Thompson's statement. Insider reached out to a rep for the reality star, but didn't immediately hear back.