La La Anthony Won $68,000 On Slot Machine Amid Carmelo Anthony Divorce Plans
By Ryan Naumann on July 8, 2019 at 8:58 AM EDT
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La La Anthony had a very good morning after she won $68,000 on a slot machine amid all the rumors that her husband, Carmelo Anthony, has been unfaithful.
The “Power” actress was in New Orleans for the Essence Festival that went down this weekend.
On Monday, she posted that she was playing slots following a Nelly concert.
She wrote, “So … it all started when I put $200 in a slot machine in NOLA at 4am this morning.”
Then she showed footage of a digital slot machine that displaying winnings of $53,385.31.
La La was obviously excited and began jumping around while celebrating with friends.
She then wrote “we went crazy! But wait … The machine kept going!!” Then she showed footage of her winning an additional $10,000. She wrote that the grand total of her winnings was $68,000.
Only six hours before she won, La La was on stage at Nelly’s concert at the Essence Music Festival.
The jackpot comes amid a ton of public relationship drama with NBA star, Carmelo Anthony.
La La even starts hugging the people around her machine and everyone around her was in complete shock. The actress was understandably very excited about her new fortune but things didn’t stop there.
A rep for La La told People that the actress is in “legal discussions” about the next steps of ending her marriage to Carmelo.
The full statement read, “As La La and Carmelo have been living apart for quite some time, La La is proceeding with legal discussions as the next step in their relationship. They will remain loving and committed parents to their son.”
People started to question Carmelo's faithfulness when photos came out of the NBA star on a yacht with another woman. He claimed the woman in the photos was married but reports have claimed otherwise.
