{"id":5685,"date":"2026-03-22T21:30:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T21:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/dwight-howard-daughter-petitions-live-with-tiffany-render\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T21:30:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T21:30:03","slug":"dwight-howard-daughter-petitions-live-with-tiffany-render","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/dwight-howard-daughter-petitions-live-with-tiffany-render\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Matters: Dwight Howard\u2019s Daughter Petitions Court To Live With Mother, Says She\u2019s Feels \u2018Unsafe\u2019 With Former NBA Star"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former NBA star Dwight Howard<\/a>\u2018s 15-year-old daughter, Layla, has petitioned courts to be able to live with her mother amid claims that her father\u2019s drug use<\/a> has created an \u201cunsafe\u201d living environment for his children. <\/p>\n

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Following a vulnerable cry for help by his estranged wife, Amy Luciani<\/a>, in which she claimed that the Hall of Famer\u2019s destructive behavior had resulted in Child Protective Services being called, Howard promptly filed for divorce<\/a>. He also spoke out to the allegations, saying he\u2019s \u201cnever done coke\u201d in his life<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, Layla\u2019s mother, Tiffany Render<\/a>, has now spoken out about the former NBA star\u2019s actions that led to their daughter being removed from the home. Her claims echo those of Luciani, who also alleged that Howard is manipulative, controlling and uses his resources to silence those he harms. <\/p>\n

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\u201c3\/18\/26 I went to have lunch with my daughter as the last few weeks have been extremely exhausting for a 15yr old girl who simply wants to feel safe, heard, and close to her mother,\u201d she wrote in a length Instagram post. \u201cThe photo was taken by a faculty member at the new school my daughter just started attending which is conveniently where Dwight attended from pre-k \u2013 12th grade. This strategic move to out of nowhere enroll my baby in the exact school that her Father graduated from was another attempt to silence her.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

She continued, <\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen my daughter found the courage to speak up about her emotional distress, sadness, loneliness, and feeling neglected to her school counselors and coaches at her original high school, instead of being supported, her father immediately ripped her out of school & changed her phone number.<\/p>\n

She then spoke up to her sport coaches and was immediately removed from her volleyball & basketball team by her father.Her cell phone was taken away weeks ago in attempt to disconnect her communication..When a child cries out for help, they deserve to be protected, not dismissed & hidden.\u00a0What lead to the unfortunate situation on 3\/5\/26 was not random..it was the result of a child reaching her breaking point. I now know that this photo was calculated to give a false and fake happy family narrative..l have been silent for years. stayed out of the blogs and away from the noise. Not because I didn\u2019t have something to say, but because I was focused on protecting my child\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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She went on to thank Amy for speaking up about what was happening in the household and also posted a signed affidavit from the Superior Court of Gwinnet County in which her daughter asked to be placed in her care. She also echoed both Luciani as well as Howard\u2019s most famous ex, Royce Reed<\/a>, in saying that the former player\u2019s money and connections have kept him from facing the consequences of his actions. <\/p>\n

As for Royce, she\u2019s been busy feeling vindicated after many years of calling out Howard\u2019s behavior<\/a> and being shunned for it. Though she and Render seem to have had an amicable relationship over the years as their children are not far in age, she and Luciani had a public spat when the former first began dating Howard. She even had a few words for her following the video she posted revealing Howard\u2019s alleged drug abuse saying, <\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s everybody else\u2019s fault? Wow! So, you just don\u2019t think any of us fell for the antics either, right?\u00a0\u00a0None of us fell for the narcissism? Are you f**king crazy, Amy? Amber? What is it? Like, are you serious right now? You called me \u2018crazy,\u2019 right? You said I was \u2018jealous,\u2019 you said, \u2018I wanted him,\u2019 when it\u2019s always been about the damn kids. And now you want to sit here and cry, and sit here and be like, \u2018It\u2019s because of what everybody else did to him.\u2019 No! It\u2019s because of what he does to people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Render recently claimed that her daughter \u201cstill isn\u2019t\u201d back with her from alleged CPS custody in the comments under a video posted to Threads.<\/p>\n

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Well, we\u2019ll certainly be praying for the best outcome for all of the Howard kids!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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