Former NBA star Matt Barnes and his fiancée Anansa Sims welcomed their second child, Austin Matthew Barnes, just a few months ago in September.
While the couple is yet to get married, they are already leading a family of eight. Together they are raising their seven kids.
Highlights
- Anansa Sims is a model, TV personality, motivational speaker, and designer.
- She was born on 27 December 1978 in New York City to her parents, Beverly Johnson and Danny Sims.
- While Anansa’s mother is a famous supermodel, her father is a music producer.
Matt Barnes and Anansa Sims have been in a committed relationship since 2017.
The former Golden State Warriors player proposed to his lady love on Christmas Day of 2022.
The lovely duo welcomed their first child, Ashton Joseph Barnes, together in 2018.
On 3 October 2018, the former athlete and his fiancée announced on Instagram that they welcomed a baby boy named Austin Matthew Barnes.
The proud parents shared in the caption that Austin was born on Wednesday, 4 September 2024.
“Mommy, Daddy, your brothers and sister love you so much! 🥰”
The caption reads
Moreover, Anansa has three children from her previous marriage to David Patterson Jr.: Ava Brielle, David Bernard, and Dean Danny Benjamin.
Sims and Patterson were married from 2010 to 2017. Similarly, Matt was formerly married to Gloria Govan. They have twin sons, Carter and Isaiah (born in 2007).
Anansa Sims Is A Daughter Of Supermodel Beverly Johnson And Music Producer Danny Sims
Matt Barnes’ soon-to-be wife, Anansa Sims, was born on 27 December 1978 in New York City. She is 45 years old as of 2024.
She is a star kid, the daughter of renowned supermodel Beverly Johnson and music producer Danny Sims.
Her mother Beverly made history as the first black American model on the cover of Vogue magazine in 1974.
Her father, Danny, worked with renowned artists like Bob Marley before his unfortunate passing in 2012.
Danny managed Marley’s early career, helping him achieve international success with songs like “Stir It Up,” which Johnny Nash covered.
Talking about her profession, Anansa Sims wears multiple hats.
She is a plus-size model, TV personality, motivational speaker, and designer with her own clothing line, Beverly’s Full House.
Before diving into the full-figured modeling industry, Anansa Sims completed her MBA and had a short stint as a financial analyst. In an interview with Singersroom, she said,
“I actually worked in a corporate position for a while as a financial analyst. Math has always come very easily to me ever since I was a kid. I consider going back to it in the future. It’s a good feeling to have something so solid to fall back on. For now I want to take advantage of the opportunities that are available to me as a plus-sized model.“
Anansa Sims
Matt Barnes And His Ex-Wife Gloria Govan Recently Settled $250K Child Support Case
Matt Barnes and his ex-wife Gloria Govan divorced in 2016. The former couple was married from August 2013 to December 2016.
The former couple had twin sons, Carter and Isaiah, together. They separated in 2014 and had a long battle for child custody of their twins.
Ex-NBA Star Matt Barnes Agrees to Pay Basketball Wives’ Gloria Govan 6-Figure Sum in Child Support Deal #Basketballhttps://t.co/4dC0VZrQgd
— @MackaDo$ia (@mackadosia) August 15, 2024
Their divorce was finally settled in 2016, with Matt agreeing to pay child support.
However, Gloria accused Matt of owing over $250,000 in unpaid support for their twin sons.
As reported by In Touch Weekly, court documents reveal that Gloria agreed to dismiss the case in exchange for Matt paying her $275,000 to cover all outstanding payments.
The ex-NBA player agreed to pay $100,000 within five business days and the remaining $175,000 within 60 days.
A $25,000 penalty would also apply if payments were more than 10 days late. He also covered Govan’s $25,000 attorney fees.
In December 2023, Gloria sued Matt, claiming that he refused to pay the full $10,000 a month in support he was ordered to pay.
She said Matt owed her over $260,000 in back child support at the time of her filing, as he had decided to reduce the $10,000 a month payments to $4,000 in 2020 without any agreement between the two.
Furthermore, in 2022, Barnes sued Govan over unpaid legal fees related to their divorce.
At that time, the law firm Brot, Gross & Fishbein filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court, claiming they were owed $187,452.84 in unpaid fees.
Additional Information
- Matt Barnes has a net worth of $13 million, as reported by Celebrity Net Worth.
- He played 14 seasons in the NBA and had an average annual salary of $3.4 million.
- He was born in Santa Clara, California to an African-American father and a white mother.
