Joey Lawrence’s estranged wife Samantha Cope breaks silence after divorce filing: ‘Don’t be afraid of the tears’
By Sara Whitman,
2024-08-24
Joey Lawrence’s estranged wife, Samantha Cope, has spoken out for the first time since filing for divorce from the actor on Aug. 13.
“An amazing friend of mine recently told me ‘don’t be afraid of the tears. Let them flow. Because every tear is God gently squeezing the pain and devastation from your heart to make room for new beautiful feelings to come in,'” she captioned an Instagram Reel Saturday.
Adding some humor to the inspirational post, she penned, “She also reminded me: ‘the more you cry, the less you pee.'”
“So let them flow. You got this. 🩵🙏🏻.”
The video showed various clips of Cope, 37, blissfully spending time with her and Lawrence’s 1-year-old daughter, Dylan Rose . Matching the message of the post, she added some snippets of herself crying as well.
It was narrated by a touching voiceover that said, “Look at you, look how far you’ve come.”
Alves’ husband, Edward Rider, filed for divorce and accused her of sleeping with Lawrence in his court documents. He claimed he discovered their extramarital relationship in March.
Cope is seeking full physical custody of their daughter and asked that Lawrence be allowed to have visitation only at her discretion.
She also asked that he be barred from taking Dylan for extended visits until she’s older.
“Once Dylan is 3 or older, Joe will have the option to take her for 2 nights in her home location if he is not working and can facilitate her visiting,” her filing reads.
“He will not take her for long, extended periods of time until she is old enough to specifically ask for the visitation time and all parties agree and able to facilitate.”
Lawrence has not responded to the divorce filing as of Saturday evening.
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