{"id":6353,"date":"2026-07-15T03:42:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6353"},"modified":"2026-07-15T03:42:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:42:27","slug":"puka-nacua-ex-hallie-addresses-cheating-rumor-financial-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6353","title":{"rendered":"Puka Nacua ex Hallie addresses cheating rumor, financial support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F07%2Fnewspress-collage-c6pkr9uh6-1784066360926.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261784051981\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/04\/sports\/rams-star-puka-nacua-ex-girlfriend-reveals-new-love-interest-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Puka Nacua\u2019s ex-girlfriend, Hallie Aiono<\/a> (who\u2019s the mother of Nacua\u2019s son, Kingston) made an emotional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@hallieaiono\/video\/7661526331083050254?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">TikTok post on July 12<\/a> that detailed that has been a harrowing past year of her life. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Puka Nacua smiles during a screening of Moana.  <span class=\"credit\">Connor Terry\/Zuma \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI never cheated [on Nacua]. I never questioned who the father was,\u201d Aiono said at one point in the podcast. There were <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/29\/sports\/rams-puka-nacuas-journaling-catches-adam-schefters-attention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports that Nacua<\/a> did paternity test to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/31\/sports\/rams-puka-nacua-welcomes-baby-after-ugly-paternity-drama-with-girlfriend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirm whether Aiono\u2019s child was his<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I was trying to figure out how I was going to bring my son into the world, three grown men decided to use my life as entertainment, and post about me on their podcast,\u201d Aiono started the video by saying. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Hallie Aiono speaks during a July 12 TikTok video.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She\u2019s referring to a July 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/8zJQYlzy7h8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">episode of \u201cThe Pivot\u201d podcast<\/a> where Ryan Clark, Channing Crowder,\u00a0and\u00a0Fred Taylor discussed Aiono and Nacua\u2019s paternity situation. Taylor insinuated that Aiono had cheated because she didn\u2019t know whether Nacua was the father of her then-unborn child.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI pray that\u2019s not your baby,\u201d Ryan Clark said at one point in the podcast. The baby <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/31\/sports\/rams-puka-nacua-welcomes-baby-after-ugly-paternity-drama-with-girlfriend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was confirmed to be Nacua\u2019s<\/a> afterwards. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Puka Nacua dodged a big one and why we think he\u2019s better off now than before #nfl\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8zJQYlzy7h8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA year ago from today, three retired, old, NFL guys decided to talk about me on their podcast, and talked about me in a very disgusting and viral way. They painted me as this s***, this w****. They made jokes about how I didn\u2019t know who the father was, and how dumb I was, and how I had one job,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey talked about me as if they knew me\u2026 And a year later, I am still healing from it. What they didn\u2019t know and what the world didn\u2019t know\u2026 I wasn\u2019t receiving the financial, emotional, physical support that I needed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Hallie Aiono speaks during a July 12 TikTok video.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTo be so honest, I am surprised that I am even here. I did not want to live anymore. Watching these men use their very public platform to talk about me in such a terrible way. I was already at such a vulnerable and lonely place in life, being pregnant and doing this all alone, watching this podcast just amplified the rumors and the headlines about me was very hard,\u201d Aiono added. <\/p>\n<p>This was clearly a dark time in Aiono\u2019s life, and she deserves a lot of credit for being able to speak openly about it. <\/p>\n<p>The fact that she mentioned she wasn\u2019t getting financial support is sure to raise eyebrows. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver Puka Nacua\u2019s ex-girlfriend, Hallie Aiono (who\u2019s the mother of Nacua\u2019s son, Kingston) made an emotional TikTok post on July 12 that detailed that has been a harrowing past year of her life. Puka Nacua smiles during a screening of Moana. 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