Joey Lawrence is being accused of adultery with his Socked in for Christmas costar and producer Melina Alves . Alves’ estranged husband, Edward Rider , alleged in new divorce documents that he found out in March that Alves and Lawrence, 48, were having an affair, according to docs obtained by TMZ on Thursday, August 22. The outlet reports that Rider filed the documents in New Jersey in July – just a few weeks before Lawrence’s estranged wife, Samantha Cope , filed for divorce from the Melissa & Joey alum.
Us Weekly has reached out to Alves and Lawrence’s team for comment. Cope, 37, filed to end her marriage to Lawrence on August 21, two months after the listed separation date, Us Weekly confirmed. In the filing obtained by Us , the actress requested sole custody of their 19-month-old daughter, Dylan.
The documents also stated that Cope said she would approve Lawrence staying with Dylan for up to two nights per week after she turned 3. Cope has also blocked the court’s ability to award spousal support, per the docs. Months before filing for divorce, Cope shared a cryptic message about “loss” via Instagram .
“Not everything you lose is a loss. Some things are a freedom,” the passage read on June 11, which is the same month she claimed as the pair’s date of separation. “Some things are a second chance.
Some things are a miracle in disguise. Some things are a detachment long-needed, a clarity brought to blurry eyes.” The former couple got together after La.