Known for playing Rudy Huxtable on one of the biggest sitcoms of the ’80s “The Cosby Show,” Keshia Knight Pulliam has been adored by fans ever since. She became one of the youngest actors to ever be nominated for an Emmy. In 2015, now a grown woman, Pulliam announced her engagement to retired NFL player Edgerton Hartwell. The two wed in a small ceremony only weeks later. Sadly, the relationship ended in divorce over accusations of adultery and a nasty custody battle.
After less than a year of marriage and only days after Pulliam revealed her pregnancy, the former linebacker filed for divorce. In the filing, Hartwell demanded the actor agree to a paternity test. According to an anonymous source, Hartwell did not have evidence of Pulliam stepping out, aside from the pregnancy occurring during a bumpy time in their relationship. In an exclusive interview with Entertainment Tonight, Pulliam confronted the allegations head on. She shared she suspected her spouse had been unfaithful and was ready for a divorce, but gave Hartwell a second chance after learning about her pregnancy. But she’d changed her tune. “It’s not about me,” Pulliam said through tears. “[My daughter] doesn’t deserve it.”
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Three years of lawyers and court dates later, the “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” star gained primary custody of and child support for their daughter, Ella Grace. Pulliam married actor Brad James in 2021, and they share a child together.
