Anansa Sims Speaks Out In Defense Of Fiancée Matt Barnes After Ex-Husband Files Lawsuit
Anansa Sims is talking out in protection of fiancée Matt Barnes after her ex-husband David Patterson Jr. filed a lawsuit towards Barnes over a spitting incident final weekend.
The previous NBA star attended the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys recreation in Santa Clara final Sunday. Barnes and Petterson Jr. bumped into one another in a concourse in Levi Stadium and acquired into an argument.
Patterson Jr., a proper NFL participant, says Barnes got here as much as him and spit on him unprovoked, and the entire thing was caught on video. He’s suing for battery, assault, and intentional infliction of emotional misery and requested for unspecified damages.
Sims took to social media on Saturday to defend Barnes towards her ex, who she says has been harassing them and threatening to kill them for a very long time. She reveals that Barnes was granted a restraining order towards Patterson Jr. and shared images of textual content messages and court docket paperwork.
“Matt doesn’t deserve this negative backlash. My Ex Husband David Patterson has been harassing Matt and I for years,” Sims started. “The harassment from David escalated after our Christmas engagement. In the month of January alone my Ex has called the police to our home 5 times on false claims of us having a scheduled visit.”
Sims explains that every time regulation enforcement arrived, she confirmed them proof that there have been no scheduled visits with Patterson Jr. and their three youngsters. She claims that Patterson Jr. gave up 50/50 custody of the youngsters in August.
In November, she was granted a three-year restraining order that included the youngsters. As a result of nature of the order or safety, Patterson Jr. was positioned on supervised visits. In addition to threatening her and Barnes, she claims he made “heinous” accusations towards Barnes’ youngsters.
“In addition to threatening to kill Matt and I on numerous occasions, David also made heinous false detrimental accusations to the authorities against Matt’s twin sons,” she continued. “When my Ex Husband came after the twins I was furious and knew he would not stop.”
Sims claims that her ex knew Barnes was an enormous 49ers fan and could be on the soccer recreation final weekend. She believes Patterson Jr. sought Barnes out and began an altercation as a technique of baiting Barnes into reacting.
“Due to David’s history of consistent harassment, after the altercation at the 49ers game Matt filed a restraining order against David and the judge granted it,” Sims defined. “Matt was reluctant to do that, however I’m so grateful that he did what was wanted to guard himself and our household.
She ended her publish by saying she hopes Patterson Jr. will get assist for the sake of their youngsters and for everybody concerned’s security.