25-year-old Renée Ash has come forward to allege that Monty Lopez, the 46-year-old father of TikTok star Addison Rae, engaged in a five-month long affair with her. According to Ash, she was misled by Lopez, who lied about his divorce and promised her a life and children of their own.
He misled me on his marriage, he lied to me," she told Page Six.
"He told me that we were going to be together and have babies together. He even introduced me to his mom, his youngest brother and I thought we had something real. He told me a story of his marriage that convinced me that they were apart and in the process of getting a divorce," she continued.
In early July 2022, allegations arose on TikTok that Lopez had been hitting on several other women, with one viral video that has since been deleted showing him groping a young woman in a club.
"Addison Rae's dad is trying to f**k me, I swear to God," the woman says to the camera, before the video cuts to a clip of Lopez touching her bum.
In another deleted video, a young woman can be seen speaking to a man over FaceTime. While the man's face can't be made out, people have alleged that the voice does seem to be that of Lopez.
'POV: When Addison Rae's Dad FaceTimes you late night,' the video caption read.
Ash, who saw the videos along with the rest of the world, said the videos left her heartbroken and confused.
"I am so sorry if anything I have said has hurt his family any more than he already has," Ash told Page Six. "And I am also sorry that he has hurt me so deeply that I believed we were in love."
In light of the TikTok videos, Ash shared screenshots of text messages with Page Six which are allegedly between herself and Lopez. Along with referring to them as a 'power couple,' Lopez revealed that he and Easterling had a 'weird relationship' and promised a future with Ash. In mid-June, the couple came close to calling it quits over a pregnancy scare, with Ash feeling like she had 'no support' from Lopez during the difficult time.
Although Ash said she was deeply in love with Lopez, she said she started having doubts after he allegedly continued to refuse her pleas to go public with their relationship.
While Lopez has been accused of cheating on his wife, according to a source who spoke with People, 42-year-old Sheri Easterling and Lopez have been separated for quite some time.
"Sheri and the boys have been living in Louisiana," the source continued, referring to Rae's brothers, Enzo (14) and Lucas (8).
Easterling and Lopez initially divorced when Addison was young and later remarried in 2017. In a 2020 episode of Rae and Easterling's podcast, That Was Fun?, Rae revealed that her father wasn't a large part of her life in her early years.
"You were a single mom for a good few years," Rae said.. "From about to 3 to 6 for me … Dad wasn't really in my life very much. I'm sure that was personal decisions on your part with Dad. You guys, I'm sure, kind of established that, like, 'Hey, we're gonna need some space. We need to have our time to figure things out.'"
Following the news, Rae unfollowed her father on Instagram and Easterling removed 'wife' from her Instagram bio. Lopez still has the two listed as his family on his bio.
Easterling has since taken to Instagram to confirm that she is doing okay, but is worried about the impact the allegations will have on her family, namely her young sons.
"Personal matters being brought public are always challenging and overwhelming for anyone involved," Easterling wrote on her story.
"My biggest concern is - an always will be - my children and their fragile hearts and minds. I will always do my best to try to protect them. My goals is to make sure that they feel secure and safe and know that everything will be okay," she added.
The father of social media mega-influencer Addison Rae allegedly carried out an affair with a 25-year-old woman, who now claims she was “misled”.
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In an exclusive interview with Page Six, Ash claims Lopez, 46, led her to believe that their alleged relationship was more meaningful.
“Unfortunately, he misled me on his marriage, he lied to me,” the young Los Angeles resident tells us, claiming that Lopez told her his marriage to wife Sheri Easterling was over when it wasn’t.
“He told me that we were going to be together and have babies together,” she continues.
“He even introduced me to his mum, his youngest brother and I thought we had something real. He told me a story of his marriage that convinced me that they were apart and in the process of getting a divorce.”
Ash alleged that she broke up with Lopez this week after several girls accused the middle-aged influencer — who boasts 5.4 million followers on TikTok — of hitting on them in person and even over FaceTime.
Renée Ash and Monty Lopez had a five-month affair. Picture: Page Six
She said the last straw, however, was when she saw leaked footage online of Lopez allegedly caressing a girl’s backside during a night out partying. (Sources tell Page Six the individual was only 19 years old.)
In a viral clip — that has since been deleted by TikTok user @marlig_ — the young blonde alleges, “Addison Rae’s dad is trying to f**k me, I swear to God,” before a man who resembles Monty touches her rear end.
“If anybody was hurting, it was me and his family. I am beyond sorry for that,” says Ash, who claims she began dating Lopez in March after meeting him through a mutual friend.
“I loved him and I believed him. When I found out about the other young girls, my heart broke.”
Furthermore, Ash tells us she is remorseful for any pain endured by Lopez’s immediate relatives, including Easterling, 42, their famous daughter, Rae, 21, and sons Enzo, 14, and Lucas, 8.
“I am so sorry if anything I have said has hurt his family any more than he already has,” Ash says. “And I am also sorry that he has hurt me so deeply that I believed we were in love.”
Screenshots of alleged text messages and WhatsApp exchanges obtained by Page Six illustrate the promises Lopez allegedly made to Ash about their future. Lopez allegedly bragged that he and Ash were a “power couple,” according to several screenshots, and planned to move in with her, get married and start a family.
Lopez allegedly claimed that he and Easterling had a “weird relationship,” assuring Ash that what they shared was different. (In a 2020 interview with Seventeen, Rae revealed that her parents frequently split up throughout her childhood in Louisiana before remarrying in 2017.)
Lopez and Esterling share daughter Rae, 21, and sons Enzo, 14, and Lucas, 8. Picture: Instagram
In one text, Lopez allegedly claimed that he “left” Easterling for “bitching” and “f**king with” him. In a follow-up message, Lopez warned Ash not to exhibit similar behaviour as it could lead to the demise of their relationship.
Lopez also allegedly accused Ash of excessive drinking and flirting with acquaintances of the opposite sex. She called him out for “gaslighting” her at the time. But now, according to an insider, she feels he was merely “projecting” worries about his own alleged behaviour.
“Anytime she spoke to a male, Renée would never hear the end of it,” the source claims. “Monty would threaten to break up with her over stuff that he seemed to be doing himself.”
The pair came close to calling it quits following an alleged pregnancy scare in mid-June. The insider tells us that after two positive urine tests, Ash felt as though she “had no support from” Lopez, who allegedly texted in response, “Your [sic] not pregnant.”
“You handled my pregnancy scare really poorly,” she allegedly texted him after the fact. “I can’t handle … having two positive tests and [you] fully blowing me off … Especially after you kept saying I’ll never pull out [and] I want to marry you.”
Per screenshots, Lopez did not directly address Ash’s concerns about his alleged reaction.
“Renée was relieved when her blood tests came back negative,” the source says. “She tried breaking up with Monty after that, but he started texting her again like crazy and they got back together.”
According to texts and WhatsApp messages, Lopez and Ash shared a mutual dream of having children together — before and after the alleged pregnancy scare.
“We will have amazing kids together,” Lopez allegedly wrote to Ash via WhatsApp on May 28.
“Do you want more/when are you telling your current ones,” she replied.
Lopez – who boasts 5.4 million TikTok followers – rose to fame alongside his daughter.
In response, Lopez allegedly said that more children “would be fun not necessary” and ignored Ash’s question about sharing their plans with his family. “Easy tiger. We will discuss in Ibiza.”
The duo never travelled to Ibiza together, but did vacation in the South of France around the same time of the alleged kids conversation, per the screenshots. On May 30, Lopez allegedly told Ash during their French getaway that he already picked out names for their future offspring.
“Always family first but after marriage we are family,” he allegedly wrote via WhatsApp. “Boys have my name girls have yours. Are you ok with that?”
Ash — who never responded to the name suggestions — was later told that she was Lopez’s “queen” to his “king.”
“We are the chosen ones,” he allegedly wrote. “I love you … I will always be forever indebted to you.”
Still, Lopez stalled going public with their romance, which seemed to perturb Ash. Text messages show that she grew tired of keeping it under wraps — even if, a source notes, “most of Los Angeles already knew about them.”
“I wish I could post this,” Ash allegedly texted in early June, accompanied by a photo of herself kissing Lopez on a bench.
“Lol I wish you could,” he allegedly wrote back. “That’s why I wish we could go public.”
But in other exchanges, Lopez allegedly explained why they couldn’t.
“Can we go public so this isn’t so f**ked,” Ash pleaded, per screenshots.
“Baby hold tight,” Lopez allegedly responded. “The tights [sic] turning as we speak.”
Ash says ‘Addison and Sheri don’t deserve this’.
A suggestion was then made that a reality TV deal with Ash was in the works. Lopez previously appeared on his daughter’s unscripted Snapchat series, Addison Rae Goes Home.
“The producer from our snap has been messaging me all morning out of nowhere’s [sic]. I think they [sic] about to make me an offer,” he allegedly wrote. “Then we can get paid to run around.”
No money would have been worth signing any sort of contract with Lopez, Ash tells Page Six. She feels lucky to have fled the alleged relationship and hopes her story can help other women steer clear of her ex.
“This has been going on in LA for too long and I just want to be the girl who is brave enough to tell the truth,” she says.
“Addison and Sheri don’t deserve this and neither do the other girls he’s disrespected. I hope telling my story sheds light on a man who has gotten away with their power in the industry for too long.”
In recent weeks, Rae has notably unfollowed her father on Instagram and Easterling has removed “wife” from her Instagram bio. Meanwhile, Lopez’s bio still includes “Husband to @sherinicole.”
Lopez, Easterling and a rep for Rae did not immediately return Page Six’s requests for comment.
However, after this story broke, Easterling released a statement about her “challenging and overwhelming” situation.
“My biggest concern is — and always will be — my children and their fragile hearts and minds. I will always do my best to protect them,” she wrote.
This article originally appeared on NY Post and was reproduced with permission