La La Anthony filed for divorce in June 2021, after 11 years of marriage to former basketball player Carmelo Anthony.
On Monday, the actress/host opened up about her split during an appearance on "The Angie Martinez Show.
La La, who shares son Kiyan, 14 with 37-year-old Carmelo, said she 'dealt with the emotions' of her breakup but it was tough because of the cheating allegations surrounding the NBA star.
From the heart: La La Anthony filed for divorce in June 2021, after 11 years of marriage to former basketball player Carmelo Anthony. On Monday, the actress/host opened up about her split during an appearance on The Angie Martinez Show
The 39-year-old star said: 'I was bad because it was public. I was bad because there were other people involved. I was bad because there were allegations. It got bad.'
In 2019, Carmelo was pictured on a yacht with another woman - on La La's birthday; he later claimed it was a business retreat and her husband was there as well.
The mystery woman was later identified as Swedish Moroccan model Sara Smiri.
Adding salt to the wound, the photos were released on La La's birthday.
Former: La La, who shares son Kiyan, 14 with Carmelo, said she 'dealt with the emotions' of her breakup but it was tough because of the cheating allegations surrounding the NBA star
Carmelo even posted a photo of his wife to Instagram that day with a birthday message: 'I am lucky to have you as my wife.'
The NBA small forward initially denied cheating accusations, taking to Instagram in attempt to shut down rumors.
He said: 'The only reason I'm addressing this is because this is affecting my family now and you got me out here looking crazy. Usually I won’t address this, but I had to address this.'
The couple was briefly separated in 2018 after Carmelo allegedly fathered a child
