Tiki Barber

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Tiki Barber says he didn't cheat while married

 

Former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber is interviewed on the NBC 'Today' show on Setp. 6, 2007 in New York.

By Richard Drew, AP

Former NFL star and Today correspondent Tiki Barber says he and girlfriend Traci Lynn Johnson didn't cheat.

 

"We were only friends when I was still married,' Tiki told Entertainment Tonight last night. "I was separated, out of my house so it wasn't until then that we took things to the next level."

 

Added Traci, "Tiki and I were romantically involved when he was separated, and plenty of people who are separated have boyfriends and girlfriends."

 

Said Tiki, whose soon-to-be ex-wife Ginny gave birth to his twin girls in May: " I'm just a normal guy who had a job that people cared about, and maybe there is a standard to live up to that but it's a hard one, for anyone."

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From back in May:

 

Tiki Barber Banned From Delivery Room; Ginny Barber Gives Birth To Twins

 

First Posted: 05-28-10 08:56 AM | Updated: 05-28-10 01:44 PM

 

Once again, Tiki Barber got stopped in the red zone.

 

While the football great was in the hospital when his estranged wife Ginny gave birth to twins on Monday, he was reportedly banned from the delivery room.

 

Just last month it was revealed that Tiki had ditched his wife of 11 years for 23-year-old former NBC intern Traci Lynn Johnson, the family's babysitter.

 

The names of the twins have not been released, but a spokesman for Ginny said, "Ginny wishes to thank everyone across the city who has offered their best wishes."

 

The spokesman would also only confirm that Tiki was at the hospital, and not in the actual room at the time of birth.

 

According to the New York Post,

 

"Things with him and Ginny are still very difficult. He is still refusing to give her the settlement she is asking for, and is offering a lot less," a source said.

 

"They are still in court over money and over custody. He did see the baby girls after they were born, as Ginny understands he needs to be a huge part of their lives, and she wants to make sure they are taken care of."