Lochte's new girlfriend slams Olympian's ex-wife over ‘betrayal' accusation
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The new girlfriend of the U.S. Olympic swimming great has hit back his ex-wife's allegation that 'betrayal' played a part in the couple's split earlier this year.
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After Lochte and Kayla Rae Reid – a former Playboy model – announced their divorce last month on their Instagram accounts, Reid made a cryptic accusation in a later post.
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'Sometimes God allows the betrayal … because it leads to the breakthrough,' Reid wrote in a post on Instagram on June 27.
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'Most people have no idea what I've endured. Ignore their opinions. Truth always reveals itself.'
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But Lochte's new girlfriend, Molly Gillihan, was having none of it.
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'It's okay to be so happy that your heart could explode out of your chest and you want to shout it from the rooftops,' Gillihan, who reportedly is a teacher, wrote on her private Instagram account, according to TMZ Sports. 'If you've felt it, you know this to be true.
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'We would not be here if we had anything to hide or if there had been any betrayal that occurred along the way. This little goofball came into my life patiently, sincerely, and honestly. I am choosing him.'
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She closed the post with a heart emoji and tagged Lochte.
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Lochte and Gillihan went official over the weekend with the 12-time Olympic medallist sharing several loved-up snaps of the couple together, celebrating the Fourth of July with friends and family.
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