Martell Holt posted his private messages with Moniece Slaughter to prove she misrepresented their exchange. Instead, the Love & Marriage: Huntsville star confirmed the allegation that started the entire mess: He initiated contact with Slaughter while still legally married to, but separated from, Melody Shari—and continued the conversation after Slaughter pointedly reminded him that he had a wife.

The screenshots do correct Slaughter on one detail. She initially claimed Holt entered her DMs in 2017 and that she “didn’t even respond.” The newly released exchange shows that the conversation actually occurred on Sept. 13, 2020, and that Slaughter replied several times.

Holt opened by referencing the car accident that had recently sent Slaughter to the hospital. “Hey! Glad you’re ok from the accident,” he wrote.…