What happened between Laura Govan and Gilbert Arenas? Messy split explored as reality star seemingly reacts to ex’s arrest

Gilbert Arenas was previously in a rather tumultuous relationship with ex-girlfriend Laura Govan, and the couple eventually parted ways on a bitter note. He was arrested by the police on Tuesday.

According to The Guardian, Gilbert Arenas was arrested and later charged for his involvement in an illegal gambling operation that was operated from a house owned by the former Washington Wizards player. Following his arrest, Laura Govan posted a cryptic message on her Instagram story with the caption:

"Needed to clear my head …"

Gilbert Arenas, who is currently married to YouTuber Melli Monaco, is one of six people who have been charged. Arenas ran the operation from Encino between 2021 and 2022, and according to reports, he has also been charged with lying to the investigators working on the case.

More about Gilbert Arenas and Laura Govan's chaotic relationship and breakup, as she seemingly reacts to his arrest

Gilbert Arenas met his ex-girlfriend, Laura Govan, back in 2001, when Arenas was a young player for the Golden State Warriors. According to an interview with Essence, Govan talked about meeting Gilbert Arenas and said:

"I worked for the Golden State Warriors, which is where I met Gilbert [Arenas], my fiancé. Then I got my masters in Sports Psychology. I was in a masters PhD program but I started having children so I stopped. I’ve had four kids in five years. My youngest is three months old."

She further added:

"Yes, we are, and we plan to get married soon. When and where, I don’t know yet. I feel like we’re already married though, ten years, four kids later. People say he’s a mess, and I’m a mess. You know what, we’re each other’s messes. Everybody has breakup and make-up moments. It just so happens that ours is out in the public. You learn to grow. At this point in our lives Gilbert and I have been there, done that; the drama, the chaos."

The couple started dating in 2002 and were in an on-and-off relationship for twelve years until their final breakup in 2014. They got engaged in 2008 but reportedly broke up once again for a short while. In an interview with DJ Vlad, Gilbert Arenas talked about exchanging the real diamond ring he gave to Govan for a fake one. He said that she allegedly filed a lawsuit attempting to get the real ring back. He said:

"When we broke up I’m like that was a f*cking waste of money I want my ring back so I was like how do I get my ring back fuck it I just got to get her back but when she comes back I’m ma have a fake one and I can switch it at any time and then that’s what I did had the fake one created then started hey missed you come on back and do all that stuff,”

The former couple welcomed four children during the course of their relationship, with their eldest child, Alijah Arenas, being born in 2007.

During an appearance on the Reality with King podcast, Laura Govan opened up about her current dynamic with ex-boyfriend Gilbert Arenas and said:

"He can't directly bother me, so he knows how much I love my children. But here's the thing, he also knows that I love my children more than I hate him. So he attacks the motherhood side of it ... He's the devil, busy at work and I fight it every day."

According to Vibe, Laura Govan had previously accused her own sister of allegedly having an intimate relationship with Arenas. During her appearance on Iyanla: Fix My Life, she talked about how everything in her relationship with Arenas was perfect until she introduced him to her family. She said:

"We started dating and it was great, and then I introduced him to my family and in a short period of time it went south, real fast. believe that he shared a relationship with my sister.”

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On the other hand, back in 2016, Gilbert Arenas accused Laura Govan of not using the child support payments he paid for their children. He claimed that she had allegedly used the funds somewhere else.

According to reports, if convicted, Gilbert Arenas—who has maintained his innocence—could face up to five years in prison for each of the charges.

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