Dwight Howard Sues His Son's Mother

Atlanta native and Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard is trying to clear his name.

WSB-TV’s sister station, WFTV in Orlando, discovered that Howard filed two lawsuits in Orange County court this past week against the mother of his child.

Howard, who made his name and his $14 million-a-year salary on the court, is now trying to clear his name by seeking millions in court.

One lawsuit seeks $9.2 million in damages and the other increased custody of his 2-year-old son.

READ: Court Document, Lawsuit Details (explicit)

In documents obtained by WFTV (read them), Howard is asking for $9.2 million for damages caused to his name and image over the Internet with comments like Dwight “has another baby in Atlanta,” “he is raunchy” and “he hasn't shown up for his visitation in damn near three months.”

Royce Reed, who's accused of writing the comments or encouraging others to, reportedly met Howard when she was a Magic dancer and the two had a son but never married. WFTV tried to talk with Reed about the lawsuits, but her brother said he hadn't seen her.

“I have no idea where she is. She hasn’t spoken at all,” he told WFTV reporter Greg Warmoth.

Reed's attorney would not comment about the lawsuits. Howard's attorney acknowledged the court filings this past week and did say they are in an effort to protect Dwight’s image as a person, a player and a father.

WFTV found in the document fear that disparaging remarks could damage Howard's relationship with the companies he endorses, including Adidas and McDonald’s.

Part of the $9.2 million in damages is a math formula, where Dwight is asking for $500 per disparaging remark already posted online multiplied by the 17,410 times they have been viewed.

One Magic fan, who's also a single father, understands where Howard is coming from.

“Whether $9 million or $10, he has a right to stand up for himself,” Paul Poleon said.

The Orlando Magic would not comment and said Dwight also would have no comment.

Howard is a graduate of Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy.