Teen Mom Kailyn Lowry’s secret boyfriend revealed as reality star kept steamy romance private for ‘YEARS’
TEEN Mom Kailyn Lowry’s secret boyfriend has been revealed, as the reality star kept the steamy romance private for “years,” The Sun can exclusively reveal.
, 30, sued , 27, for defamation in June after she claimed the star “physically beat” her baby daddy Chris Lopez.
Briana claimed in court papers that her co-star didn’t appear on an episode of last season because she didn’t want to discuss the offensive touching arrest, which was later dropped, on camera.
Kailyn hit back that she refused to film because she wanted to keep a romantic relationship private.
In Kailyn’s February 17 court deposition exclusively obtained by The Sun, the mother of four revealed her secret boyfriend to be Malik Montgomery.
She said in her deposition: “I refused to film about a person I was dating. His name is Malik Montgomery.
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“I have had several relationships on the show fail and, also, just trolls becoming involved in my relationship had led me to not want to have any type of public relationship.”
Back in August, Kail confirmed she was in a relationship in court papers, but she chose not to disclose his identity at the time.
She wrote in the legal documents: “I have been in the public eye since I was a teenager. I am now nearing 30. While I have allowed filming in my home for years, I recently requested that the Series not film about someone I have been dating.
“It is my understanding that this resulted in me not being included in the June 8, 2021 episode of the Series. It has nothing to do with my arrest that was expunged or the allegations that were made against me that resulted in that arrest.”
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INSIDE THE ROMANCE
The Sun caught Malik coming out of Kailyn’s Delaware home in late June 2021 walking a dog at around 1:30pm.
A source told The Sun of their romance over the summer: "He’s her boyfriend of over a year. He helps her with everything, including helping her with the kids.
“She doesn’t want the public to know about him.”
Malik has been in Kailyn’s life for a while, as he posted a photo with her in a bar back in January 2019.
The two have also been photographed in group photos over the years.
According to his social media, he is a “business owner” and is also in customer service.
STILL TOGETHER?
Their current relationship status appears to be up in the air, however.
Kailyn commented frequently on his photos through the years, as she most recently wrote on March 10, “So exciting!! Congratulations” when he bought a new car.
They then stopped following each other on social media.
Malik posted a video on March 13 where he revealed he is single.
He said: “I’m single now. I was in a relationship with somebody for an extended period of time. There were a lot of ups and downs. It was a f**king rollercoaster. Going into this year I feel like I’ve been working on myself so much to be the best version of myself.
“It’s so unexpected. You can do everything for somebody. Be the best person for yourself and give your best effort to somebody. But if somebody is not for you none of the s**t you do is going to matter ever.
“You can’t keep giving somebody more of the stuff they already don’t appreciate. You can’t expect them to love you if they can’t love you the way you want to be loved.
“It took a long time to get to this point and realize that s**t is important. What you want for you is important. It took a long time to get here.”
He continued: “I held my peace for so long on a lot of things. I don’t want to live like that anymore. I don’t want to be in the shadows anymore. I’m a man. I’m Malik.
“I’ve been quiet for so long and finally I’m at a point where I can talk about it and vent through it and work through it.”
PODCAST DEBUT
Then on March 25, Kailyn had her secret boyfriend come on her podcast to discuss their relationship.
The Sun cannot confirm the podcast guest is Malik.
The mystery man explained how they met when she came to his job to purchase something.
His co-worker knew Kailyn and she invited them to her game night.
The two remained friends, as Kail admitted she “wasn’t interested in him at all.”
When she asked how long they were friends before their relationship turned romantic, he said: “Summer of July up until middle of February of 2019 and 2020.”
He continued: “In the beginning of the relationship, which I would say happened on March 23 when I asked you to be my girlfriend.”
The man said the "worst part" of dating Kail during their on-again, off-again relationship was the "roller coaster" of her dealing with her baby daddy Chris.
He said: "What does she see in this guy? I didn't pay attention to the red flags earlier. I trusted you. I ignored the fact that you still weren't over Chris. It was difficult for you to trust a new relationship."
Kailyn shares sons Lux, 4, and Creed, 1, with Chris.
She has two sons Isaac, 12, and Lincoln, 8, from previous relationships.
When they brought up Kailyn not posting him on social media, he said: "It's normal to post the person you're with on a regular basis... Being in a relationship with you, it was irritating.
"I understood who you are and your brand... I felt like you weren't posting me because you weren't sure of the relationship we had."
Kailyn said it was a "combination of both."
KAILYN SUES BRIANA
The Sun has extensively reported on the nasty legal war between the co-stars.
In Kail’s initial complaint against Briana filed in June, her legal team claimed that her co-star’s comments are false and were made "for the purpose of causing Lowry harm."
The court papers continued: "Defendant used Lowry to gain additional media attention for herself.";
Kailyn then went into their long-standing feud in the court papers filed on June 25, which began when Briana joined Teen Mom 2 in 2017.
Kailyn claimed Briana "has a history of making false public statements regarding Lowry’s family life,” including when she allegedly responded to a Twitter user “[Lowry] gets beat the f**k up by Chris in front of her kids.”
Kailyn mentioned in the lawsuit when she was excluded from the June 8, 2021, Teen Mom 2 episode.
Briana claimed she wasn’t included because she allegedly “committed violent, physical crimes towards Mr. Lopez. Defendant also asserted that Lowry was arrested for breaking and entering into the home of Mr. Lopez’s mother.”
Briana alleged Kailyn “didn’t want to film” about the alleged incident.
Kailyn claimed she did not break into Chris’ mother’s home or beat him up.
She claimed the statements “threatened” her “ability to earn a living" and that she suffered “personal humiliation and mental anguish.”
She requested $30,000, reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees, and a jury trial.
BRIANA FIGHTS BACK
In Briana’s answer to the complaint, her attorney claimed his client could not have defamed Kailyn with "false" stories because she was arrested for the alleged assault on her ex.
The attorney wrote: “She verifiably was arrested for this, and her arrest garnered media attention.”
Briana's lawyer called Kailyn’s lawsuit "meritless" and demanded the entire case be dismissed.
Also in the court documents, Kailyn alleged Briana claimed she obtained the arrest information from “credible source” Chris, 27.
Briana also credited the source of the information as “production,” meaning the producers and crew that film .
The Sun was the first to report on Kailyn's offensive touching charges against Chris, which were later dropped.
BRI IN COURT
As The Sun previously reported, Briana attended a court hearing in Florida on Tuesday for Judge Robert J. Egan to rule on her anti-slapp motion, which protects a person’s freedom of speech, that she filed to have the case dismissed.
In photos obtained by The Sun, Briana was seen smiling alongside her lawyer, Marc J. Randazza, as they left the courtroom.
Briana and her attorney seemed confident after the hearing, as they were spotted giving each other a high-five.
Briana exclusively told a Sun reporter after the hearing: “I’m okay. I feel good.”
In video taken by The Sun, her lawyer seemed pleased with the hearing, as he said: “Alright, let’s go celebrate!”
Despite the early celebration, Judge Egan did not rule to dismiss the case yet, as the judge will review the information presented at the hearing and make a decision at a later date.
While Briana appeared in person for the hearing, Delaware resident Kailyn’s attorney could be seen attending over Zoom.
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MTV cameras were not present to film the hearing for .
Briana’s lawyer told The Sun after Tuesday’s hearing: “I think we got what is best in life - a thoughtful judge that I am confident will come down on the side that relied on the First Amendment, and not on the side that relied on negativity and smears.”
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