Nia Long and Ime Udoka.Photo:Theo Wargo/Getty; Maddie Malhotra/Getty
Theo Wargo/Getty; Maddie Malhotra/Getty
Nia Longhas filed for legal and physical custody of her 11-year-old sonKez Sunday Udokaafter claiming that her ex-fiancéIme Udoka“has failed” to support their child.
ETreports that Udoka has not responded to the petition and that the judge has yet to rule on Long’s request.
Nia Long and son Kez Sunday Udoka.Nia Long/ Instagram
Nia Long/ Instagram
The filing comes eight months after Long and Udokaendedtheir13-year relationshipin December.
The couple had beenengagedsince 2015 and welcomed son Kez in 2011. Long is also mom to son Massai Zhivago Dorsey II, 22, whom she shares with ex-fiancé, actor Massai Z. Dorsey.
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The split followed theformer Boston Celtics head coach’s suspensionlast September for analleged affair Udoka had with a female subordinatewithin the team’s organization that PEOPLE later confirmed.
Longissued a statement exclusively to PEOPLEat the time: “The outpouring of love and support from family, friends, and the community during this difficult time means so much to me. I ask that my privacy be respected as I process the recent events. Above all, I am a mother and will continue to focus on my children.”
Nia Long and sons, Kez Sunday Udoka and Massai Zhivago Dorsey II.Nia Long/Instagram
While speaking withThe Cutin February, theBest Manactress said she feels it’s more important than everto be transparent with her children, and that she’s “still figuring it out.”
“I’ve made plenty of mistakes as a mother. I’ve learned about myself through my parenting. Do I have regrets? Of course,” shared Long.
“But they’re not regrets that were life-changing and devastating. They’re like, had I thought about it before I got emotionally charged, I probably could have handled this more delicately,” she continued.
TheFatal Affairactress added: “I also know that the world is tough. And if you prepare your boys for that, they can assert themselves in difficult situations without seeming like spoiled brats but like young men who are not afraid to lead the way and are gentlemen and respectful of women. That’s my biggest thing right now.”
source: people.com
