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Filed under: Divorce & Custody, Celeb Parents, Behaving Badly, In The News
Antonio Cromartie and wife Terricka Cromartie, with whom he has a daughter. Credit: Michael Loccisano, Getty Images
According to the New York Post, Cromartie, 26, has fathered nine children in six states with eight different women.
The children range in age from 9 months to 5 years. A player on and off the field, Cromartie was selected 19th overall by the San Diego Chargers in the 2006 NFL draft. He signed a five-year contract that included $7.35 million in guaranteed money, according to published reports. (If he needs help remembering their names, tauntr.com sells this handy Antonio Cromartie Baby Name Cheatsheet Wristband.)
This is his first year with the Jets; in March, the team gave him an advance of $500,000 on his salary in order to cover what the Post calls "custody-related costs." Cromartie has certainly contributed to the Jets' success this season; this weekend, his 47-yard kickoff return was instrumental in an upset of the Indianapolis Colts.
When it comes to legal issues, things have not always gone smoothly for the ever-expanding Cromartie clan. Rhonda Patterson, a former Miss Black North Carolina, tells the Post that Cromartie nixed their wedding plans a week before they were scheduled to say "I do," and threw her out of his home in San Diego, despite the fact that she was three months away from giving birth to their child.
The Post reports that Patterson is at work on a novel titled "Love, Intercepted: A Tale of Football, Falling and Failing in Love."
Cromartie is married to model Terricka Cason, with whom he has a 9-month-old daughter. They live in New Jersey, home of the Jets, with his 5-year-old son, Alonzo. Cromartie was granted custody of the boy after Alonzo's mother, Rosemita Pierre, was accused of being a "pot-smoking prostitute" in court, a charge she denies.
The NFL player has cordial communications with some of his co-parents. Erin Wilson, mom to 3-year-old Antonio Cromartie Jr., tells the Post Cromartie is "a good person at heart," and, while they do have their problems, "we make it work," adding that they talk once a week via Skype.
(Cromartie has been less cordial when talking about his opponents on the football field. In an interview with the New York Daily News earlier this week, he referred to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady as an "a**hole", adding "F**k him." The Jets will face the Patriots this Sunday in the NFL playoffs.)
Support payments for the moms vary; one receives $3,500 a month, another $2,800, according to the Post. Attorney James P. Joseph, a partner at the law firm Joseph & Teeter, P.C., says this is not unusual.
"Every state has their own rules for child support," Joseph tells ParentDish in a phone interview. The size of the payments is based on a number of factors, the main one being "the child's standard of living" and the applicable law is "probably where the child lives," rather than where the dad resides, Joseph says.
The final arbiter is a judge, but either party can appeal if they are unhappy with the decision. Joseph is not familiar with the specifics of Cromartie's cases, but says "he has tremendous exposure. He's going to be litigating in many venues with numerous lawyers. It's going to be very expensive for him."
The fact that Cromartie earns a large salary also could be a factor in setting a payment amount, but attorney Joseph Cordell doesn't think it should be. Cordell, a partner at the male-focused divorce law firm Cordell and Cordell, tells ParentDish in a phone interview that there often is a double standard in family court.
Cordell says his firm handled one case in which "a very successful lawyer had been ordered to pay approximately $30,000 a month in child support, based upon this theory that he earned a lot of money and the percentage should be applied no matter what his income."
The case went to the Court of Appeals, and the payment was lowered to $5,000 a month, says Cordell, whose new book is "The 10 Stupidest Mistakes Men Make When Facing Divorce: And How to Avoid Them."
"Child support should not be a windfall for the mother," he adds.
The mothers of Cromartie's children keep in touch with each other, the Post reports. After all, they have at least one thing in common. Maybe they should consider a reality show. "Real Baby Mamas of Antonio Cromartie," anyone?
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 3)
1-14-2011 @ 3:31PM
George McCasland said...Why is it felt that the man is going out to find women to have sex with and get pregnant. These men are the the prey in the game than the predator. The women are seeking these men out to get pregnant by, hoping for a big child support check. And, using the excuse of why he didn't use protection does not work. Spermicide in condoms have a limited shelf life of effectiveness, and a woman who wants to get pregnant knows how to get around it. They will buy Self Insemination Kits, which come with instructions on how to use semen from a used condom, or after performing oral sex, to try getting pregnant with.
Dr. Richard O. Phillips of Illinois learned the hard way how oral sex does not prevent pregnancy in a determined woman. Consider how many want a child so bad they are willing to cut one from the belly of a pregnant woman.
These guys, especially black men, are walking around not realizing there is large target painted on their crotch that only women can see.
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1-17-2011 @ 2:23PM
HEPETTE said...THIS IS SUCH A SICKENING RESPONSE....BLAME IT ALL ON THE WOMEN? RIGHT.....SHE IMPREGNANTED HERSELF. WHY DOESNT HE GET A VASECTOMY????? UR COMMENT IS NASTY AND USELESS.
1-25-2011 @ 2:33PM
Faith said...And why don't these women or a woman use protection or take birth control pills. The only thing they see is "NFL". This article isn't belittling these women...it says "Cromartie has 9 babies and 8 mammies :). It would be wise if Cromartie gets a vasectomy but I guess since he is married; it's possible his wife wants another child. In any case of outside affair(s) he should use protection. But I would hope he is committed and dedicated to his wife (Terricka). Sounds like he makes babies like he talk!
1-29-2011 @ 5:10PM
disgusted but not surprised said...Geez, all those naughty women making him have (unprotected) sex. Poor guy! Can't believe his "wife" is still with him. On the other hand, look at her, she has "gold digging B****" written across her forehead.
What really chaps my hide is that in 10 years he will be too old and done with the NFL. He will have blown all of that outrageous salary on Bentleys, cool "cribs", cocaine, and child support, and the tax payers will be supporting all of them.
Individuals like this exemplify what is wrong with the black community - promiscuity, illegitimacy, and irresponsibility are far more damaging than discrimination.
1-15-2011 @ 1:01PM
rachel said...George McCasland,
OH PLEASE. What Rich athlete doesn't know that crumby women will sleep with them for money, be it in gift form or child support??? When you know that going in you are no longer a victim. Once Cromartie impregnated the 3rd woman is he still a victim??? Just like a guy to always blame someone else for their problems, men take responsibility. If it takes someone 9 children with 8 different women in 6 different states to get a clue then they are an idiot. Cromartie & these women got everything they were asking and looking for. Crumby women know how to target foolish borderline stupid crumby men and crumby men know how to target gullible women. Sweet talk is not a new tactic, it’s used for one thing and when these guys get what they wanted from these women and more they want to start pointing fingers. The problem is there are a lot of them out there, in all different colors.
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1-15-2011 @ 1:09PM
rachel said...George McCasland,
And another thing, good men who are not going to clubs and bars to look for good women never have to worry about these things. When you are the type of man who will go home with a strange women from a bar or club and sleep with her based on nothing but wanting sex...Who, better yet what Male does not know that having sex can lead to pregnancy???? Bottom line is both parties are only thinking about one thing, themselves.
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1-16-2011 @ 11:25AM
joe said...Like the rap group Ghetto boys say.."I got a head but ain't no screws in it"....And then what about baby moma #5 ..What she thought he was going to be wit her 4ever...lmbao..This is a shame ..but hey he got money . I trully prey that he stays healthy...
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1-21-2011 @ 2:22PM
Drlingnikki said...Sorry, but that's Tupac you're quoting.
1-16-2011 @ 1:26PM
Marlon said..."Anotnio", I guess like a lot of mags, the copy editors don't know how to use spell check.
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1-16-2011 @ 2:19PM
dougalcandy said...YES!! I couldn't stop laughing when I saw that---much more entertaining than the actual article!
1-17-2011 @ 2:48AM
roxanne said...HE. IS. DISGUSTING.
never mind the women: he is disrespecting his children.
PUT A SOCK ON IT, F*K-FACE.
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1-19-2011 @ 6:40AM
Stallion said...Roxanne you sound bitter. Did you miss your free ride? Boy I bet you would love taking a knife to his manhood. As for the women they were all semen whores, 5-6 of his kids are 3 years old. B-U-S-Y
1-16-2011 @ 3:47PM
tell_the_truth said...I have a suggestion that I think would address a number of issues. Since child support formulas currently set child support amounts based on gross (before tax) earnings, why not allow the paying party (usually the man) a tax deduction equal to the support actually paid. This way he is ultimately taxed based on his earnings after support has been paid, which I think is only fair since the amount is based on a pretax calculation. The receiving party should be required to claim the support amount on his or her (usually her) taxes. Not only would this make more sense than making the paying party pay taxes on money that at the end of the day is not his, but it would also keep people from gaming the system and receiving government assistance despite the fact that they actually receive a nice income from the baby-daddy or daddies. You may also find that more deadbeats would actually pay the court-ordered support if they weren't getting taxed on the 10+ thousand dollars a year that they are forced to fork over to the custodial parent with no accounting requirement or any analysis for that matter as to what would be a reasonable support amount per month. I just find it flat incredible that a person can leave his or her spouse because (for example) the spouse was tight with money, and then extract as much as $30,000 from that spouse tax free.
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2-23-2011 @ 3:48PM
tpaisley said...Not positive, but pretty sure that child support payments must be put on tax forms. I know for sure that they must be listed when people apply for government aid. It is up to the individual people whether they want to claim it when purchasing a home or car.
1-17-2011 @ 3:11PM
Anthony Q said...This savage has done nothing but contribute to the idiocy in this world by fathering all these children. Typical.
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1-20-2011 @ 2:09PM
mnikell said...what do you expect blck man with alittle money typical african amrican now wait till he starts with police too
1-23-2011 @ 10:03AM
rachel said...Why can't he keep his dick in his pants? Jesus christ.
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1-18-2011 @ 1:33PM
Dan Da Man said...Kinda gives new meaning to the saying ...
" WHO'Z UR DADDY "
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1-20-2011 @ 1:57PM
Weizaker said...Do not touch Antonio Cromartie. Step away from Antonio Cromartie. Avert your eyes from Antonio Cromartie. This man is so fecund he impregnates women merely by sight.
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1-19-2011 @ 7:15PM
john d. henry said...What a shame this man has elected to father all these children by all these women. All the children and mothers will eventually suffer in many ways as the football playing days will eventually stop and the money associated there with. What I see is alot of people going on welfare and food stamps.I also see children growing up with no father. All we current tax payers will enjoy this scenario. Mice breed like this.
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