Joey Lawrence's Estranged Wife Reveals Her Personal Struggles Amid His Alleged Affair

Joey Lawrence has stayed silent amid claims that he had an alleged affair with his Socked in for Christmas co-star, Melina Alves. Alves’ estranged husband, Edward Rider, spilled the tea in his New Jersey divorce filing from his wife, and now, Lawrence’s ex-wife, Samantha Cope, is breaking her silence.

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The 37-year-old actress, who filed for divorce in California on Aug. 20, referenced the difficult time in her life in an Instagram video clip. The post showed her in happy moments with her 19-month-old daughter, Dylan, and sad instances alone in her car with her tears flowing. “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 the Aug. 25 post. “She also reminded me: ‘the more you cry, the less you pee.’ So let them flow. You got this.”

You can see her video clip HERE.

Cope is taking a strong stance against her ex in the divorce filing. “Samantha will have 100% physical custody of Dylan with visitation to Joe at Samantha’s discretion,” the court documents read, per E! News . “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.” There is also a very clear note that alludes to Lawrence’s affair, stating that Dylan “is not to be in the presence of any non-family members while with Joe unless agreed upon by Samantha.”

An insider close to Cope shared a few details about Lawrence’s alleged affair with Alves. “Joey met Melina Alves on the set of their movie, where she was a producer,” the source said to People . “He then love-bombed her just like he love-bombed Samantha. He continued to date Melina even after Samantha found out about it and confronted him.” Cope and Lawrence tried couples’ therapy, but the 48-year-old actor continued to see Alves and would “get ready for dates with Melina while Sam watched, bawling her eyes out.”

Alves’ husband noted in his court filing, per TMZ , that the reported affair was more than a one-night stand. He learned of their alleged indiscretions in late March but waited until late July to file for divorce. It’s a complicated mess that everyone has to sort through, but Cope is proving that she’s finding strength through her tears despite the tough position she found herself in.

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