NBA star Terance Mann has publicly defended his ex-girlfriend Ashlyn Castro against allegations she cheated on him with Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham.
The LA Clippers guard took to TikTok live to address rumours surrounding Castro, 27, who has recently been spotted dating the England international in Madrid.
Mann emphatically denied any overlap between their relationship and Castro's new romance with Bellingham, stating they had not been together "for a long, long time."
The couple reportedly ended their relationship last November, around the time Castro and Bellingham began interacting on social media.
Jude Bellingham is rumoured to be seeing Ashlyn Castro
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Castro has already been introduced to Bellingham's family, meeting his parents Denise, 56, and Mark, 48, in the Bernabeu family box.
The meeting took place during Madrid's 5-1 Champions League victory over Red Bull Salzburg on January 22.
Sources say Castro shared a warm embrace with Bellingham's mother Denise during the match.
The couple were also spotted having lunch together in Madrid last month.
Whilst neither has officially confirmed their relationship, friends report they have been on several dates after initially connecting through social media.
Speaking on TikTok live, Mann strongly defended Castro's character and reputation.
"Ashlyn is cool, people," Mann told viewers. "I don't know why everybody is on her head about anything. She's cool. Me and Ash are cool."
He specifically addressed the cheating allegations, stating: "No, she did not cheat. We haven't been together in... I don't know how long. So calm that narrative down."
Ashlyn Castro was spotted in the stands with Jude Bellingham's parents Mark and Denise
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Mann also praised Castro's independence, saying: "When I met Ash, she had her own stuff, had her own money, her own wave. She ain't no gold digger."
"Y'all just doing too damn much," he added. "You could let that go. And that's that on that!"
Castro has built a significant social media following, with over 140,000 followers on Instagram.
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She regularly shares content with her 30,000 TikTok followers, posting lip-syncing videos, makeup tutorials and outfit highlights.
The model has previously been linked to Hollywood actor Michael B Jordan and NBA star LaMelo Ball.
Bellingham himself was reportedly dating model Laura Celia Valk last April, with sources saying she was "completely smitten."
However, Valk confirmed last month that she is now single.
