Joey Lawrence addressed recent rumors about his divorce from Samantha cope on his Brotherly Love podcast expressing concern for his three daughters especially his youngest Samantha filed for divorce earlier this month citing June as their separation date and seeking sole custody of their baby Lawrence criticized the public dissemination of private matters and disputed the accuracy of recent media reports he also expressed regret over losing control of his personal life and being upset about Samantha's social media posts involving their daughter Lawrence highlighted his successful 15-year marriage to his first wife chondon Nelson with whom he remains friends and mentioned that the split with Samantha was partly due to her inability to accept his two older daughters recent Affair rumors were fueled by a video of him dancing with co-star Molina Alves which both denied