Joey Lawrence Costar Melina Alves Denies Affair But estranged husband calls BS
Melina claims that she and her estranged husband,
Edward Rider, accused her of adultery as part of their divorce proceedings in New Jersey. She says she was “immediately struck “
TMZ broke the story … Melina’s estranged husband,
Edward Rider
,
accused her of adultery as part of their divorce proceedings in New Jersey … claiming he found out in March she was having sex with Joey in California, when they were still married and when Joey was still married to Samantha Lawrence.Melina is saying she and Edward have been estranged since January 2023 … and she claims she has a temporary restraining order against Ed … but he says not so fast.Sources close to Ed tell TMZ … they were NOT estranged and were still living together earlier this year when he filed for divorce.Our sources say Melina went “ballistic” when Ed filed to end their marriage, running to court to get a TRO … which we’re told Ed believes will ultimately be thrown out of court. Ed told TMZ that they were not estranged and still living together when he filed for divorce earlier this year.