Sherri Shepherd Slams Ex for 'Selling' Surrogate Baby Photos; Says 'Truth to Come Out'
Sherri Shepherd recently hit back at claims that she abandoned a surrogate baby and the former "The View" co-host insists the "truth" will prevail.
Last week Lamar Sally, Shepherd's estranged husband, accused the comedian of backing out of a surrogate agreement due to their ongoing divorce. The pair reportedly paid a surrogate $30,000 to carry their baby, which was conceived using Sally's sperm, but not Shepherd's egg. However, when the surrogate was six months pregnant, the couple split and subsequently Shepherd wanted nothing to do with the child.
Sally, who has been taking care of baby L.J. since he was born on Aug. 5, is said to be suing Shepherd for child support and alimony, however, she claims he defrauded her into signing the surrogate agreement.
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In Twitter messages obtained by sandrarose.com, Shepherd appears to say there is more to the story. The direct messages have not yet been deemed authentic.
"Remember there is always more sides to a story than the 'exclusive' stories one person is selling for money to the tabloids," Shepherd allegedly wrote in a private message. "Truth to come out unless you are of the same ilk as everyone else. God Bless."
The couple, who met through mutual friends at a party, tied the knot in 2011 and Sally, 43, claims Shepherd, 47, insisted on having a baby from the very get go. She reportedly had trouble conceiving herself and ultimately decided to use a surrogate.
"Finding the surrogate was a long process," Sally recently told Daily Mail UK. "From the time we decided to do this and finding the right person took about 8 months. So that's why I don't understand why Sherri can say I duped her into this or that she is not responsible for this child. It's mind boggling to me."
The Los Angeles based script writer recently shared photos of his son with a number of media outlets and Shepherd was not impressed because he reportedly went to great lengths to protect the baby's privacy in court.
"And interesting how one person petitions the court to seal the file bc all the media attention could endanger the child yet pictures of the child are sold to same tabloids and constant pics of child are being tweeted out to over 8000 people/strangers," she wrote. "Who is doing the 'endangering?' So before you arbitrarily assign 'bad character' and 'poor judgment' to one person why don't you wait for truth to come out."
Shepherd reportedly offered Sally a one-time $100,000 payment and $3,000 in monthly child support, even though she changed her mind about the baby, however, he reportedly declined as he wants more.
Under the terms of their alleged "ironclad prenup," Sally waived all rights to collect spousal support from Shepherd and her $100,000 offer is said to be more than he is entitled to under the agreement.
"Lamar rejected the offer, and countered that he wanted $10,000 in child support, which Sherri thinks is ridiculous and absolutely won't pay. At this point, the divorce isn't likely to settle without a trial, which Sherri is more than willing to have," a source told RadarOnline.com.
