September 27, 2022: Haack called Anstead “hypocritical.”
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In her supplemental declaration, which BI reviewed, Haack said, “From the start, Ant’s intention was not to resolve this matter privately and amicably.”
“I have never exploited our son Hudson,” Haack’s declaration said. “He appeared in a few of my own Instagram ads that each took less than minutes to film. I have all the footage and they were all fun activities that he enjoyed doing, such as playing with toys or making cookies.”
Haack also said Anstead wanted to be able to post Hudson on social media and tag his brand Radford, while she had “repeatedly taken the position that I will agree that Hudson shall not appear on television or on social media.”
“Ant insists that he be allowed to post Hudson on his social media, while tagging products and businesses,” Haack said. “Ant admits in his supplemental declaration that he will usually ‘tag’ his business ‘Radford.’ It is Ant who insists that he be able to use Hudson in social media posts to promote the post and expand its ‘organic’ reach.”
“If it is in the best interest of Hudson to be clear of public scrutiny, I feel Hudson should be off all public social media until he is old enough to make his own decisions,” Haack said in the declaration.
In the same document, Haack also said Anstead “never had a problem” with Hudson appearing on Instagram or their HGTV shows until 2021, calling his declaration “hypocritical.”
Haack noted that Anstead also refused to resolve their issues in mediation in her declaration, making their custody disagreement public record.
“We agreed to resolve this custody matter privately, and yet he continues to file publicly, proving his desire and need for the public’s attention,” Haack said. “It is all quite disturbing, and now that it is out in the public, it will be far more damaging to Hudson in the long run when he is old enough to see how this matter played out publicly.”
Representatives for Haack declined to comment on the matter when contacted by BI at the time.
