Besides Tony Parker’s exceptional success in his professional and personal endeavors, his cheating controversy remains the league’s most contentious topic.
Former NBA star Tony Parker created waves after becoming the global ambassador for Alibaba.com, a global Olympic and Paralympic partner in 2024.
Besides making strides in his sports career, Parker also began fostering his entrepreneurial skills.
He is now president of the Infinity Nine Group. He also owns professional basketball clubs ASVEL Basket and ASVEL Feminin, sports and educational schools, a media company, and a vineyard.
Moreover, Tony recently spoke on Alibaba.com‘s B2B Breakthrough podcast to discuss his transition from sports to business and offered advice to those seeking to become entrepreneurs.
Ex-wife Eva Longoria Discovered 100s of Explicit Texts Between Tony Parker and Erin Barry!
American actress Eva Longoria is the ex-wife of NBA legend Tony Parker. The former couple’s love story began after their serendipitous meeting in November 2004.
Parker was the San Antonio Spurs‘ point guard at the time. After they confirmed their relationship in 2005, the couple announced their engagement on November 30, 2006.
As their love deepened and blossomed, they tied the knot on July 6, 2007. While the couple married in the civil service at a Paris city hall, they held a beautiful Catholic wedding ceremony at the Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois Church in Paris, France, on July 7, 2007.
Everything was going smoothly. Longoria and Parker were wholeheartedly in love with one another and building a beautiful life and home together.
While Parker enjoyed success in the league, his then-wife excelled in the entertainment industry.

Their high-profile careers and beautiful chemistry made them the IT couple of the Hollywood and NBA.
However, their happiness was short-lived as the couple became embroiled in an ugly cheating scandal followed by a disheartening divorce.
On November 17, 2010, Longoria filed for divorce in Los Angeles, claiming irreconcilable differences as the sole reason.
However, shortly after the divorce, rumors of the alleged emotional affair between her ex-husband, Tony, and his Spurs teammate, Brent Barry‘s wife, Erin, made grand rounds.

Moreover, Longoria opened up to Mario Lopez about uncovering hundreds of text conversations between Parker and Erin.
While Longoria and Parker were married for only three years, the cheating scandal destroyed the 12-year marriage of Barry and Erin.
The law graduate/child rights advocate, Erin, and her ex-husband, Brent, were high school sweethearts.
Brent’s father, Hall of Famer Rick Barry, said,
“I feel horrible for my son. I’m in shock. I knew [Erin] was moving out of the house soon and She was the one that filed for divorce. This is the straw that broke the camel’s back. I feel horrible for my son. I’m in shock. I knew [Erin] was moving out of the house soon and She was the one that filed for divorce. This is the straw that broke the camel’s back.”
Rick Barry
Furthermore, the Barry couple also shared two sons. Brent eventually filed for a divorce in Bexar County, Texas, invoking the state’s standard reason of discord or conflict of personalities.
According to the lawsuit, Brent and Erin were supposed to “enter into a written agreement” about custody and child support.
Additionally, the petition stated that the pair had a prenuptial agreement that entered into force on their wedding day, July 25, 1998.
The cheating scandal left a deep wound on Eva Longoria and Brent Barry.
Both Tony Parker and Eva Longoria Have Moved on With Their Lives!
In late November that year, Erin turned to Facebook to deny her role in the Tony Parker-Eva Longoria split and cleanse her name.
Erin claims they were only linked after both marriages filed for divorce practically simultaneously.
“I did not have an affair with Tony Parker, nor did I “pursue” Tony Parker. Unfortunately, because our divorces are occurring at the same time, great speculation has been cast on our friendship. My friendship with Tony Parker had nothing to do with the end of my marriage (which is painful enough without this added drama), and to assume that we had an affair is naïve, ridiculous, and completely misguided.”
Erin Barry
In January 2011, the Barrys and Parkers’ divorces became final.
Although the Tony-Erin explicit texting controversy was never substantiated, many people who knew both parties believed it was genuine.
However, as Brent’s father said, it was the final nail in the coffin of the former couple’s marriage.
On the contrary, Eva wanted to understand why Tony cheated on her. While she eventually realized it was not her fault, the infidelity did impact her.
“I really wanted to provide a pillow for him to say and express why. Because I really wanted to know why. I’m not going to judge you. I’m not going to be mad in this moment. I’ll be mad later… People say, ‘What grace!’ And it wasn’t that. I really wanted to know, and if you genuinely want to get something out of somebody, you have to not judge.”
“It was definitely not about me. Knowing the truth didn’t make me feel better, but it helped me understand. I am so secure in who I am. I really am. And I’m not conceited. I just think, Wow, okay, that’s the life you want to live.”
“It wasn’t about who he chose. I had moments of like: ‘OK, I’m not sexy enough? I’m not pretty enough? Am I not smart enough?’ Then I immediately stopped. ‘No, no, no – don’t start doing that.’ Because you can get stuck in that cycle and you can carry that on to other things.”
Eva Longoria
Nevertheless, she never let that impact her or gave herself a hard time over it. After divorcing the NBA star, Longoria moved on and made substantial achievements.
On December 13, 2015, Longoria announced her engagement to José Antonio Pepe Bastón Patiño, head of Televisa, Latin America’s largest media organization.
They serendipitously met on a blind date set up by a mutual acquaintance in Mexico City.
However, Bastón had no idea who Longoria was and initially denied the request to see her owing to his hectic schedule.
But fate had other plans as the couple tied the knot in Mexico on May 21, 2016.
Then, Longoria and Bastón welcomed their son in 2018, adding light, color, and joy to their lives.
Furthermore, she stated in November 2024 that she and her family had migrated from the United States and were splitting their time between Mexico and Spain.
The NBA star also moved on with his life. In 2011, Tony started dating French journalist Axelle Francine.
Then, in June 2013, they announced their engagement. The couple eventually married on August 2, 2014, and welcomed two sons.
However, Tony experienced a second divorce and parted ways with Axelle in August 2020. Recently, Tony has embraced a fresh start with model Agathe Teyssier Napoletano.
Besides that, the former NBA star has made a name for himself through his entrepreneurial and philanthropic endeavors.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Tony Parker was born to African American professional basketball player Tony Parker Sr. and Dutch model Pamela Firestone.
- His father, Parker Sr., played professionally for the Netherlands, Belgium, and France.
- Throughout his illustrious playing career, Parker donated 20 tickets block to each home game to needy children. Moreover, Parker is the first ambassador for Make-A-Wish France.
- As an avid Hip-Hop and rap music fan, he has released a French hip-hop album titled TP with producer Polygrafic (Sound Scientists). The album features collaborations with Booba, Don Choa, Eloquence, Eddie B, Jamie Foxx, K-Reen, Rickwel and Soprano.