On Monday, Real Housewives of Atlanta star Drew Sidora, 37, filed for divorce from her estranged husband, Ralph Pittman, 40. Pittman would quickly submit his own divorce filings to the same court, just an hour later.
People reports Sidora initially filed saying there was no hope for reconciliation, and she simply described the marriage as “irrevocably broken.”
However, on Wednesday, the That’s So Raven alum would submit an amended complaint, but this time torching Ralph Pittman for his alleged adulterous affairs with other women.
In it, Sidora claimed her husband had been a “serial cheater and adulterer.” In court documents, the actress explained she…
“Simply cannot take Pittman’s continued blatant disrespect and mental abuse any longer.”
Sidora also told the court about an instance when Pittman got physically aggressive with her. She claimed she was once knocked to the ground after Pittman tried to take her cellphone.
Sidora described how he forcefully “peeled” the phone out of her hands when he got her on the ground. The actress says she had to go and buy another phone, indicating Pittman never gave it back.
She accused Pittman of having repeated affairs with several women, and at one point, she referred to them as “paramours.” Sidora detailed a situation where one of his lovers actually sent them both screenshots of sexting conversations she had with Pittman.
After Sidora confronted her husband about the nasty messages, she said all of a sudden, he wanted to go to marriage counseling. She suggested the couple only reconciled after he “professed his love” for her and acted like he wanted to fight for their marriage.
Sidora says things took a bad turn around February 13th, when Pittman started to withdraw large sums of money from her business bank account. She said the withdrawals went on for several days.
Sidora told the court how Pittman controlled all her accounts and described him as being “financially abusive.” She cited the fact that she generated the vast majority of the family’s finances, but Pittman burned through half of all the money she earned on himself.
She also detailed how Pittman squandered hundreds of thousands of dollars from a settlement actually meant for her.
Drew Sidora offered People this statement:
“After eight years of wholeheartedly fighting for my marriage, I have made the agonizing decision to release my husband with love. Although Ralph and I have decided to move forward separately, the hope is to remain friends so that we can co-parent responsibly. In spite of our very public life, I am asking for privacy during this difficult time as my children and I learn how to navigate through our new beginnings.”
The publication says Ralph Pittman described their split as “contested.” Given how quickly he filed divorce documents after Sidora, they say she believes it was done simply to embarrass her.
The couple have been married since 2014 and now share three children – Aniya, 5, Machai, 7, and Josiah, 11 years old. It’s reported Sidora had Josiah from a past relationship.
Pittman petitioned the court for joint legal and physical custody of all three children. Sidora is asking for joint legal custody, but also temporary and permanent physical custody of the kids.
Most onlookers aren’t shocked by the couple now calling it quits. Many point to a telling scene on RHOA last season when Sidora and Pittman discussed a time when Pittman unapologetically went missing for days.
Only afterwards, did Sidora find out he had been cruising the beach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, hours away from home. Was this one of Pittman’s alleged illicit, adulterous excursions mentioned in Sidora’s divorce filing?
There are still so many questions that need to be answered. Until the next time it drips…
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