Melina Alves Breaks Silence on Alleged Joey Lawrence Affair

Whoa?

Based on Melina Alves, it’s extra like… NO!

Earlier this week, Samantha Cope filed for divorce from Joey Lawrence, marking the third failed union of the actor’s grownup life.

Joey Lawrence is seen as We TV celebrates the premiere of “Braxton Household Values” at Doheny Room on April 2, 2019 in West Hollywood, California. (Picture by Earl Gibson III/Getty Pictures for WE television)

Citing irreconcilable variations as motive for the couple’s break up after two years as husband and spouse, Cope is searching for full bodily custody of the pair’s 19-month outdated daughter Dylan… whereas allowing Lawrence visitation at her discretion.

Based on numerous sources, in the meantime, Cope believes her marriage failed as a result of Lawrence was having an affair with Alves, his co-star within the movie Socked in for Christmas.

Now, Alves has spoken out on these allegations.

“Before everything, I need to make clear that there was no sexual relationship between Joey and myself whereas we had been on set filming Socked in for Christmas,” Alves wrote on Instagram.

“Our relationship was a significant friendship that developed naturally as a result of many similarities in our private conditions.”

Alves went on to say that she was “instantly struck by his kindness, heat, and real character” and the actors discovered a “widespread floor in our shared experiences,” which grew to become the inspiration for his or her “sturdy, supportive friendship that has been a supply of energy for each of us.”

Nonetheless, she insists, there was nothing romantic about their relationship.

Joey Lawrence attends the premiere of FX’s ‘American Crime Story – The Folks V. O.J. Simpson’ at Westwood Village Theatre on January 27, 2016 in Westwood, California. (Picture by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Pictures)

Including what she known as “context to those allegations,” Alves mentioned that she and her ex-husband Edward Rider have been estranged since January 2023 and have “been dwelling in separate rooms since that point.”

She continued as follows:

“Our marriage had been struggling for a while, and the separation was a crucial step for each of us.

“I’ve all the time valued my privateness, and it’s extremely painful to have such private issues thrust into the general public eye in a means that has triggered hurt not solely to me but in addition to Joey, who has been unjustly dragged into this case.”

Alves mentioned she has even taken out a brief restraining order in opposition to Rider, concluding in her put up:

l ask for understanding and respect for our privateness as we navigate these troublesome circumstances.

This can be a deeply personal matter that I by no means supposed to turn out to be public, and I hope that this clarification may help put an finish to the hypothesis and permit each Joey and myself to maneuver ahead with out additional intrusion.