Keshia Knight Pulliam’s estranged husband, Ed Hartwell, is sick n’ tired of the drama and now he’s ready to do somethin’ about it. According to Hartwell, Pulliam has been getting over on him and the court system, regarding their adorable 1 year old daughter, Ella Grace. He also says he can prove his side and apparently his proof has a little to do with Keshia’s support of Bill Cosby.

Why He’s Taking Pulliam Back To Court

Ed Hartwell has just filed legal documents, requesting that he be granted a new custody hearing. He’s also seeking lower child support payments. Hartwell says he should be granted a new trial to increase his visitation with his daughter, because according to him, Keshia Pulliam told a crazy amount of lies during their last trial.

He’s accusing Keshia of setting him up, which he says helped her when her case. In April 2018, Keshia was awarded primary custody of Ella Grace and Ed was granted one day per week to see their baby. He was also ordered to pay $3,007 a month in child support and ordered to refrain from taking the prescription pain med, Oxycodone, or his anti-depressants while driving with their daughter.

According to court docs, Keshia previously told the judge Ed missed several designated visitation days with Ella Grace. However, in new court docs, Ed says Keshia deliberately took their baby out of town on several of his designated visitation days, then turned around and reported them as missed days to the court. To further prove his point, Ed noted Keshia’s June 2017 trip to support Bill Cosby during his sex assault trial. He claims Keshia took Ella Grace on that Cosby trip, even though she knew it fell on his designated visitation day. He also claims she pulled other tricks outta her hat to block him from seeing his daughter:

Via The Blast: According to Hartwell, Pulliam denied him visitation on several other occasions, including eight weeks for the filming of a reality show (“Celebrity Big Brother”). Hartwell claims Pulliam would arbitrarily change the visitation location and made it difficult as possible for him to see his kid.

Ed Hartwell also rejected Keshia’s claims about his prescription drug use. While it’s very common for retired NFL players to have to take some forms of prescription medications due to their physical damage from playing the sport, part of the reason his visitation was limited, was reportedly because of drug claims made in court:

In regard to [Ed Hartwell’s] medications, he says there is no evidence to prove the medicine he takes affects his decision-making skills. He says nothing presented during the trial showed his medication has ever negatively impacted his ability to parent or to lead a responsible, productive life. -via The Blast

Hartwell says that despite Keshia’s attempt to paint him as a reckless father, he had several witnesses who testified otherwise during their first trial. Even his ex-wife, former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star, Lisa Wu, supplied an affidavit on Ed’s behalf, stating that he’s an excellent father to their son.

Ed claims Keshia lied about her monthly income to get more in child support as well. She says she earns $8,765, but according to Ed, Pulliam actually earns approximately $20k a month.

Overall, Hartwell feels that the judge largely overlooked Pulliam’s alleged trickery and now he’s requested a new trial. *Sigh* and the saga continues.