Jaden Ivey’s Wife Demands He ‘Stop’ Filming Her During Live Stream Amid Ongoing Controversy

On April 6, Jaden Ivey, the former Chicago Bulls guard, resumed his Instagram live stream, but his wife, Caitlyn Newton, was clearly not on board with the idea.

As Ivey engaged with fans, he mentioned Newton, who was present in the background. Her voice cut through the stream: “please stop,” just as Ivey turned the camera toward her.

“She loves me. She loves God. She obeys God,” he asserted, seemingly attempting to defend their relationship.

The Bulls released Ivey on March 30, citing “conduct detrimental to the team” after he made inflammatory anti-LGBTQ+ remarks during a previous live session. Following this incident, Ivey claimed that Newton had ceased communication with him.

“That’s why my wife in here, and she not even texting me,” he lamented during a subsequent live stream. “Those who are around me, those who are my family members betraying [me] because of what I spoke. The truth. Betraying me. Saying that I’m losing my mind. Saying that I’m crazy… Those are my own household. All because of the Gospel. All because I said the truth.”

Newton quickly countered her husband’s narrative via Instagram, stating, “We were communicating all morning of that day. People say things for attention, do not be deceived.”

She continued, “If you know me you know I have never once abandoned that man through all the trials and I still haven’t now. There is obviously a lot more going on, so leave your conspiracies and guesses to yourselves.”

The couple met as student-athletes at Purdue University, where Newton played volleyball. They tied the knot in 2022 and share three children: son Noah, 3, daughter Shiloh, 2, and son Isaiah, 13 months.

Ivey ignited controversy earlier by criticizing the NBA’s celebration of Pride Month during his stream.

“The world can proclaim LGBTQ, right?” he stated. “They proclaim Pride Month. And the NBA, they proclaim it. They show it to the world. They say, ‘Come join us for Pride Month, to celebrate unrighteousness.’ They proclaim it on the billboards. They proclaim it in the streets. Unrighteousness.”

In a combative exchange with followers, he also dismissed Catholicism, declaring it “a false religion” that does not lead to salvation in Jesus Christ.

Bulls head coach Billy Donovan addressed the situation before a game against the San Antonio Spurs that evening. “I think there’s a certain level of standards and expectations that are here,” he remarked. “I mean, we have people from all different walks of life working in the building and players from all different walks of life, right? So, the first thing is, everybody comes with their own personal experiences. But one is, we’ve got to all be professional. I think there’s got to be a high level of respect for one another, and we got to help each other and then be accountable to those standards.”