Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua’s ex-girlfriend, Hallie Aiono, publicly called out Ryan Clark and his co-hosts, Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor from “The Pivot Podcast.”
On Tuesday, Aiono reposted her TikTok video on Instagram and specifically criticized Clark, who played 13 seasons in the NFL as a safety.
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“While I was trying to figure out how I was going to bring my son into the world, three grown men decided to use my life as entertainment,” Aiono said. “They painted me as this (expletive), this (expletive). They made jokes about how I didn’t know who the father was and how dumb I was.”
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Hallie Aiono said Clark, Crowder and Taylor spoke “so confidently” about her despite having no idea what she was experiencing behind the scenes.
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She revealed that, at the time, she was pregnant, had been blocked by the father of her child, Puka Nacua. She added that she was handling the situation all alone without the financial, emotional or physical support she needed.
According to Aiono, coming across the podcast in the middle of the night became a breaking point.
“I opened my phone at 3 a.m. to see this podcast, and I will never forget that moment,” she said. “To be so honest, I am surprised that I am even here. I did not want to live anymore.”
Hallie Aiono said Ryan Clark, Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor discussing her paternity case against Nacua also amplified rumors that were already circulating on the internet about she cheating on the Rams wide receiver.
Although she said therapy and a strong support system have helped her heal over the past year, Aiono admitted the experience continues to affect her.
“Healing doesn’t just erase what I went through,” she said. “Those eight minutes that these guys decided to talk about me became a very significant part in the darkest time of my life.”
She reiterated that she never cheated on Nacua and never questioned the paternity of her son.
Ending the emotional video on a hopeful note, Aiono said she is grateful that both she and her son are now “healthy and happy.”
The friction dates back to 2025. After a pregnancy announcement on Mother’s Day, Aiono filed a legal petition in Los Angeles County seeking to formally establish Nacua’s paternity, secure primary physical custody and request financial support for pregnancy and medical expenses.
On July 12, 2025, in an episode of “The Pivot Podcast,” Clark and his co-hosts heavily criticized Aiono based on the assumption that the paternity test implied she had been unfaithful.
Former Miami Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder celebrated Nacua.
“Congratulations, brother,” he said. You got out the spider’s web before it stung your (expletive),” implying she was trying to trap him financially.
Ryan Clark doubled down and took aim at her character.
“If you were in it for the money, you had one job ,” Clark said. “The one job you had was to not have (expletive) with somebody else … and you couldn’t wait. I pray that it’s not [Puka’s] baby.”
Puka Nacua and Hallie Aiono’s son, Kingston, was born on Oct. 30. Nacua was present in the hospital delivery room for the birth. Moreover, he commented directly on Aiono’s announcement post on Instagram.
“Proud of you Hal! Welcome King,” he wrote.
Hallie Aiono and Puka Nacua were college sweet hearts. They met while he was playing college football at Brigham Young University (BYU).
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Edited by Oindrila Chowdhury
