Dwight Howard’s Engagement Has the Internet Scratching Its Head
Alright y’all, let’s break this down because the internet is confused—and honestly, I get it.
So, Dwight Howard is engaged to a woman. Yep, you read that right. And if you’ve been keeping up with his past, you’re probably wondering the same thing as everyone else: Wait…what?
Here’s a quick recap for those who might’ve missed a chapter or two. Dwight grew up super religious, always talking about being a role model. But life happened—five kids with five different women kind of happened. He was even briefly married to WNBA player Tia Cooper, though they didn’t have any kids together.
Still with me? Good. Now let’s get to the part that’s got everybody talking.
In July 2023, a man named Steven Harper hit Dwight with a lawsuit, claiming Dwight pressured him into a three-way… with a man dressed as a woman. And look, y’all, no matter how you dress it up—it is what it is. Steven even showed the court what he says were texts from Dwight. In one, Dwight allegedly said, “I’m not gay or anything, I’m just a little nasty sometimes.”
Now… hold on. Let’s pause right here.
If something walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, guess what? It’s a duck. You can’t just call it a goose ‘cause you feel like it. Same logic applies here—call it “nasty” if you want, but at the end of the day…you know what it is.
Anyway—Steven ended up dropping the case in August 2024. He dismissed all claims with prejudice, which basically means he can’t refile. Why’d he let it go? Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe Dwight made a phone call, or maybe Steven didn’t feel like dragging it out in court.
But here’s the kicker—this wasn’t even Dwight’s first rodeo with rumors like this.
By December 2024, Dwight popped up engaged to a woman named Amy Luciani. And let me tell you—the people had questions. Like, “Sir?? After everything we just heard??”
Dwight’s response? “The past is the past.”
Someone in the comments even told Amy, “Girl, you don’t know what that man did in his past.”
Now look—I’m just gonna say it. Some of y’all love bringing up the past like it’s paying rent to stay in your head. But Dwight’s got a point. Everybody’s got a past, but if you’re trying to build something new, you can’t drag all that old baggage into the relationship.
And that’s that. We caught up now?
Let it go.
What happened in 2024? It’s staying in 2024. I’m not bringing that into 2025.
And whatever went down in 2023? It didn’t follow me into 2024. It’s gone.
Let it go. Think about something from over a decade ago. Why would I still carry that around? I’m not holding onto old weight. I’m letting it go so I can move forward, stay blessed. Nothing is worth holding onto.
He says the past is the past and people need to move on. Then you hear his new fiancée, Amy Luciani, in the background talking about, “Yeah, imagine if it was over a decade ago.”
I don’t care how long ago it was. If it happened, it happened. You need to own up to it.
Either you say, “Yeah, I still feel that way sometimes,” or you say, “I’m not about that anymore.”
But don’t act like it didn’t happen. Don’t gaslight us. We know what we know.
Stephen, the one who sued you, had the receipts. You can’t deny those were your texts. But in his world, it’s not about being gay—it’s about being “free,” whatever that means.
What I’m asking is simple: is it a pencil or a pen? It’s a pencil. Always has been!
As a public figure, especially someone constantly on social media, you can’t just ignore the past. If you kept quiet and stayed out of the spotlight, maybe we wouldn’t need an explanation. But you can’t just pop up with a fiancée and act like everything that happened 5, 10, 15, 20 years ago didn’t matter.
We remember. We saw. And we’re not going to forget.
While all this is going down, his ex, former Basketball Wives star Royce Reed, is having a meltdown.
“I’m the one who ruined his career. I’m ungodly. I’m not worthy of being a mother. They reduced me to some dancer in booty shorts and halter tops. Instead of respecting my career, I was treated like a mistake. All our pictures disappeared. He erased me from his life and made me the scapegoat.”
That’s what gaslighters do. They make you doubt your reality.
But we know what we know. No illusions here. We won’t be tricked, not now, not ever.
This whole thing is just weird. Really weird.
Amy… how old is she? What do we know about her? Is she young and impressionable?
She must know about his past and is helping him gaslight the rest of us—telling us it doesn’t matter or it never happened.
Girl, come on—do you really think she’s the one? You need to look a little closer before you get too involved, Amy.
But anyway, girl, if you’re gonna stay, if you’re both gonna live in that little world you’ve created, then go ahead.
We’ll be over here, speaking the truth, in the real world. But if you ever want to see things how we see them, just say the word—we’ve got extra pairs of glasses. We always keep a few around for people who want to step out of their fantasy and see things clearly, you know?
Just let us know, and we’ll send you a pair.
And girl—don’t even get me started on how he’s got all these baby mamas and is trying to erase one of them! We haven’t heard anything from the others either.
You know he’s not being careful, right?
You know he’s not wrapping it up. He’s all over the place, girl.
It’s like you’re telling us, “That’s your man, and you’re sticking beside him.”
So, go ahead, girl.
We’ll just be over here, eating our snacks, minding our own business. But if you ever want a pair of those glasses, just let us know.