Justin Jefferson IS the father of his ex-girlfriend's baby, judge rules after $140m NFL star was accused of pressuring her to abort the child

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson has been established arsenic nan begetter of a babe girl, according to an bid issued by a family tribunal judge successful New Jersey.

That order, made by Jude Aldo J Russo connected June 26 and obtained by DailyMail.com, requires Jefferson and nan mother, Andrea Galea, to stock associated ineligible custody of nan insignificant child, who has been nan taxable of this paternity case.

As DailyMail.com reported successful February, Galea accused Jefferson of pressuring her to abort nan kid aft she became pregnant successful 2023. Galea refused and gave commencement to babe Stella successful December, according to her paternity lawsuit. Jefferson’s lawyer astatine that clip declined to remark astir that accusation to DailyMail.com.

In their antagonistic claims revenge successful January, some Jefferson and Galea requested paternity testing. Galea besides pushed for financial support and healthcare sum from Jefferson, who has since signed a four-year, $140million woody pinch nan Vikings that includes a reported $100m guaranteed. 

The 25-year-old Louisiana State merchandise is besides 1 of nan stars of Netflix’s caller NFL reality series, Receiver, which follows 5 of nan league’s apical walk catchers.

An lawyer for Jefferson declined to remark erstwhile contacted by DailyMail.com, while Galea’s representatives did not instantly respond to inquiries.

Judge Russo’s bid established a model for Jefferson’s visitation, required some parents to stay successful interaction pinch regards to nan child, and moreover allowed for nan All-Pro to person FaceTime conversations pinch his young girl arsenic she and her mother made a caller travel to Italy.

The bid besides denied Jefferson’s petition to forestall Galea from taking nan girl connected that aforesaid trip.

‘For nan reasons placed connected nan record, [Jefferson’s] emergent exertion for an OTSC [order to show cause] to forestall [Galea] from walking to Italy pinch nan insignificant kid is denied arsenic nan tribunal finds that [Jefferson] has not met nan load of impervious to found contiguous and irreparable harm arsenic defined successful Crowe v DeGioa, 90 NJ 126 (1982).

’[Galea] whitethorn recreation to Capri, Italy pinch nan insignificant kid from July 1, 2024 to July 12, 2024,’ nan bid continued. ‘By June 30, 2024, [Galea] shall supply [Jefferson] a elaborate itinerary, including formation information, locations, and telephone numbers wherever nan kid and genitor whitethorn beryllium reached during nan trip.’

The bid goes connected to require civilian communications betwixt nan parents, who must woody straight pinch each different alternatively than speaking done immoderate intermediaries.

‘All connection betwixt nan parties shall beryllium successful a non-derogatory, non-harassing mode only astir nan health, education, and well-being of nan insignificant child,’ Russo wrote. ‘A statement receiving a connection shall respond to that connection wrong 6 hours aliases less.’

Galea is simply a University of Miami Law School postgraduate who antecedently attended LSU pinch Jefferson. 

The 2 became romantically progressive successful 2019 earlier drifting isolated and reconnecting successful April of 2023, according to her paternity suit revenge connected January 19. It was successful April of 2023 that Galea claims Jefferson fathered her daughter.

In his January filing against Galea, Jefferson demanded an injunction preventing her from sharing accusation astir nan kid connected societal media.

Although Galea remains progressive connected societal media, her Instagram page has not featured a photograph of Stella since May 5.

Jefferson’s title contained 2023 matter messages betwixt himself and Galea arsenic they decided really to grip her pregnancy.

'So are you okay pinch getting this [situated],' Jefferson wrote Galea successful 1 matter connection included successful his filing.

Jefferson besides questioned if Galea utilized Plan B, besides known arsenic nan morning-after pill, to extremity nan pregnancy.

'The much u hold nan harder nan business will beryllium that's why I wanted to get you nan planB [because] I didn't want to beryllium successful this business but it's wholly my responsibility I shouldn't person done it successful nan first place,' he wrote successful 1 matter message.

Galea responded: 'Justin I took nan scheme b though it was conscionable excessively precocious for it to beryllium effective. Sometimes depending connected nan rhythm unless you return it wrong for illustration 2 hours it tin beryllium excessively late… and 2 group are ever astatine responsibility successful this. Personally I've ne'er faced a business for illustration this…’

In her filing, Galea claimed Jefferson pushed her for an abortion.

'Regrettably, thereafter Defendant sought to unit nan Plaintiff into having an abortion,' nan filing read. 'The Defendant actively encouraged nan Plaintiff to terminate nan pregnancy, offering to do '[w]hatever [the Plaintiff] need[ed] [him] to do.’

'Upon his realization that he could not seduce nan Plaintiff to abort nan pregnancy, Defendant began acting towards her pinch awesome insensitivity and utmost cruelty,' nan filing continued. 'The Defendant blocked nan Plaintiff from communicating pinch him, and coldly told her to '[T]alk to maine erstwhile nan ineligible worldly travel up.’

Jefferson claimed Galea began 'annoying' him astir Stella, forcing him to alteration his number arsenic a result.

In different exchange, Jefferson told Galea: 'U wanted nan kid you tin return attraction of it.

'I tried to show u this was really it was going to spell u didn't judge me,' he later added.

Jefferson and Galea were antecedently close, according to her filing, and he moreover stayed astatine her mother's New Jersey location for 'two weeks' during their undergraduate days LSU.

Galea, a erstwhile swimmer pinch nan Tigers, graduated from Miami Law pinch honors successful 2023 and is conscionable embarking connected a ineligible profession while taking attraction of her girl pinch nan thief of her ain mother.