Samantha Cope Addresses 'Deeply Troubling' Statement Made By Ex Joey Lawrence amid Divorce

Mar. 15, 2025

From left: Samantha Cope and Joey Lawrence.Photo:Samantha Cope/Instagram; Joey Lawrence/Instagram

Samantha Cope/Instagram; Joey Lawrence/Instagram

Samantha Copeis speaking out about the allegations emerging amid her ongoing divorce fromJoey Lawrence.

“As a mother who values her daughter above all else, I find these false accusations deeply troubling,” Cope shared in the statement. “I am confident that the truth is known to me, to Joey, and to God.”

“I am choosing to put my focus on healing, caring for my daughter, and processing the loss of my marriage and my family,” she continued.

Lawrence also claimed in his earlier statement the pair’s “short-lived marriage was fraught with difficulties from the beginning” and their “differences became insurmountable” while also denying having a physical relationship with costar Melina Alves while filming their movieSocked in for Christmas.

On Aug. 13, Cope filed for divorce from Lawrence after two years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split.

She requested to block the court’s ability to award either side spousal support. Additionally, she is seeking full physical custody of their 19-month-old daughter Dylan while permitting Lawrence visitation at her discretion.

From left: Joey Lawrence and Samantha Cope.samantha cope/Instagram

samantha cope/Instagram

Shortly after the divorce news broke, a source close to the family told PEOPLE that Lawrenceallegedly had an affairwith Alves. The source claimed the two “had a working relationship and were partners on a couple things.”

“He knew she was also going through a divorce,” the source continued. “He was very empathetic to her situation as well and called her collateral damage when it comes to all this.”

From left: Joey Lawrence and Samantha Cope.Joey Lawrence/ Instagram

Joey Lawrence/ Instagram

Another source later told PEOPLE that Lawrence and Cope’s separationhelped improve the actor’s relationship with his loved onesand mend his co-parenting relationship withChandie Yawn-Nelson, with whom he shares Charleston, 18, and Liberty, 14.

“Once they split, things got exponentially better between him and his ex wife and their girls,” the source said of Lawrence. “Joey’s strong and strong in his faith so he’s trying to take it all in stride, but he is very disappointed and upset at how all of this has turned out.”

source: people.com