Tristan Thompson slammed for excluding son Theo in photos with other kids
Tristan Thompson was slammed by fans for not including his son Theo in his family photos with his other three kids.
On Saturday, the Cleveland Cavaliers star posted a sweet tribute to his and KhloĂ© Kardashianâs eldest child, True, in honor of her 7th birthday.
âHappy birthday Twinny!! My TuTu is 7 today!! I Canât believe how time flies,â he captioned the Instagram post.
âMomma you are literally the light that shines bright In my life. When I see you I see mommy aka GiGi. True you bring your brothers, mommy and all your cousins soo much happiness you literally spark any room you walk in,â he added.
âYou have the best soul ever Iâm soo blessed to have as my daughter. Keep being amazing each and every day. Daddy always got you. I canât wait to play tag and jump on the trampoline. I love you Twin đ€đŸâ€ïž.â
In the carousel of photos, Thompson, 34, shared cute snaps of himself with three out of four of his children: Prince, 8, whom he shares with ex Jordan Craig, and True and Tatum, 2, both of whom he welcomed with Kardashian.
The NBA star also shared a throwback photo of himself and the three kids with KhloĂ©âs niece Dream Kardashian at Tatumâs dinosaur-themed birthday party last July.
While some fans raved about the father of fourâs snaps, others questioned why his son Theo, whom he welcomed with Maralee Nichols in December 2021, was not present in any of the pictures.
âBoy where yo other kid,â asked one user.
âYouâre missing one of your children đą,â added another.
âWhereâs the other kid???? He has 3,â said a third person.
âHow about the youngest brother? Has she met him,â commented another netizen. (Tatum is actually Trueâs youngest brother. He was born after Theo.)
A fourth fan said Thompsonâs post was âsweet and allâ but âimagine in a few years that kid makes contact because he is old enough to understand THIS whole messed up situation??!!!â
Nichols gave birth to Theo one month after Thompson and the Good American co-founder, 40, conceived their second child together via surrogate.
Thompson initially denied being the father of Theo but later confirmed his paternity in January 2022.
âToday, paternity test results reveal that I fathered a child with Maralee Nichols,â he wrote at the time. âI take full responsibility for my actions. Now that paternity has been established I look forward to amicably raising our son.â
He then issued an apology to KhloĂ©, whom he said didnât deserve the âheartache and humiliationâ he had caused her.
In 2022, the athlete agreed to pay Nichols $10,000 per month in child support and was ordered in March 2024 to backpay her $58,000.
Thompson has not been publicly seen with Theo.