Joey Lawrence Accused of Having Affair with Co-Star Before Splitting from Wife Samantha Cope

Joey Lawrence is being accused of having an affair, leading to the end of his marriage with wife Samantha Cope.

It was revealed this week that Samantha filed for divorce from Joey after two years of marriage and she’s seeking sole physical custody of their daughter Dylan. The ex-couple met in while filming Lifetime’s My Husband’s Secret Brother in 2021.

New court documents have alleged that Joey was having an affair with Melina Alves, his co-star from the upcoming film Socked In For Christmas.

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“Joey met Melina Alves on the set of their movie, where she was a producer,” a source told 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.”

The source claimed that Joey would “get ready for dates with Melina while Sam watched, bawling her eyes out.”

Melina‘s estranged husband Edward Rider filed for divorce in July after he claimed he discovered the affair in late March.

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