Carmelo and La La Anthony reach divorce settlement nine years after breakup
Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony and actress La La Anthony reached a settlement five years after she filed for divorce in 2021, citing irreconcilable differences, according to court documents obtained by TMZ.The pair, who broke up in 2017 after seven years of marriage, reportedly informed the court this week of the agreement.The terms of their settlement are confidential and a judge has yet to sign off on it.La La, 44, and Carmelo, 42, have remained close friends and co-parent their 19-year-old son Kiyan, a sophomore guard at Syracuse.The elder Anthony became a star in one season at Syracuse in 2002-03, leading the Orange to a national championship.Both La La and Carmelo have not been in serious relationships since their split.
During an appearance on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast in October 2022, La La said the marriage started falling apart after Carmelo was traded from the Nuggets to the Knicks in 2011.“When we lived here [in New York] under all of that [attention], that’s when things became complicated.I think that was kind of the start, now that I look back, that was kind of the start of the demise of the marriage,” La La said at the time.“It is the hardest with the scrutiny and the media and the press, just everything.
It is really hard.That’s not the only reason things didn’t work out, but things got tough with New York … just constantly being under the spotlight and people watching every little thing.”The former Knicks forward stirred buzz when Racquel Smith — the widow of Will Smith, a former Saints All-Pro defensive end — shared Instagram photos and videos of them together in Saint Tropez in June.Smith was shot to death in 2016 during a road rage incident.La La is believed to be single.
Carmelo, who last played with the Lakers in the 2021 season, announced his retirement at age 38 in 2023 following 19 NBA seasons.He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2025 in his first year on the ballot....