Brittany Renner has dropped the ongoing child support case against Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington.
On an episode of Renner’s “Facets of Life” podcast, the Instagram model addressed the child support case involving their 4-year-old son, Paul III. She used a clip of that discussion to promotion of the episode across her social channels.
“At my request, my ongoing child support case in California has been dismissed,” Renner, 33, said in an Instagram post discussing the situation. “I don’t know many ‘gold diggers’ who would willingly walk away from the opportunity to take a bitter BD (especially one who just signed for $90M) to the cleaners.
“The days of people twisting MY narrative publicly or privately are over,” she continued. “Moving to Atlanta was choosing to be happy TODAY. God knows I am ready to take my seat at the table assigned, designed, and aligned for me. Nothing I have gone through has been in vain.”
In September, Washington, 27, signed a $90 million contract extension. Several weeks later, a court ordered him to pay Renner $5,500 per month in child support.
She believed at the time that the amount should’ve been $35,000, due to her expenses being higher after moving from North Carolina to Los Angeles. She also noted that she did not have a steady income after leaving Basketball Wives.
“I am struggling to make ends meet and I cannot provide Paul III a life anywhere similar to that of his father,” Renner previously said, “To put in perspective how ridiculous current orders are, current child support payments … will comprise 0.30% of [Washington’s] monthly income. This is less than half a percent … of what [Washington] earns.”
In response, Washington claimed he had already settled the issue of child support in their previous court battle filed in North Carolina.
“I never, ever wanted someone else to be my story.”
Despite the nine-figure deal, Renner has chosen to terminate the case voluntarily.
“A big part of wanting to stay in California was the child support stuff. As a mom, I felt like I was failing my son,” she said on the podcast. With Washington allegedly absent from their child’s life since May 7, 2025, Renner initially viewed monetary compensation as justified.
“If my child’s father doesn’t want to be around and all you’re good for is money, well then give me more of it. Give us more of it, so at least we can have a good life since you’re not going to be involved,” Renner added, explaining, “If I can’t get you to care about something that you co-created, then I might as well hit you where I guess it seemingly would hurt you, the only thing you care about, which is money.”
Renner admits that she has to create the lifestyle that she wants for her son on her own.
“At that point, if I’m trying to create this lifestyle for him, I’m creating on someone else’s dime. That’s also a false sense of security, reality,” she explained, admitting, “I never, ever wanted someone else to be my story. But I think also with that influence, with feeling like I wasn’t doing enough as a mom, I also didn’t have a belief that I could go get it on my own.”