On June 16, 2025, Hallie Aiono filed a petition to determine the parental relationship of her unborn child with Rams’ wide receiver Puka Nacua in Los Angeles County Superior Court. According to court documents reviewed by TMZ Sports, Aiono is seeking to legally establish Nacua as the child’s father and is requesting full physical custody, with joint legal custody, granting Nacua visitation rights. She also seeks financial support for pregnancy- and birth-related expenses, including attorney fees.

The case falls under California’s Uniform Parentage Act, which governs paternity and custody rights for unmarried parents. Under this law, the court can establish paternity through voluntary declaration or DNA testing, typically post-birth, before issuing enforceable orders on custody and child support. As of now, no hearing date or judgment has been confirmed. 

The couple had appeared together frequently throughout Nacua’s 2024 NFL season—posting joint TikToks, attending games together, and participating in a widely shared gender reveal video in early May. Since the legal petition, however, there has been no public interaction between the two. When TMZ reached out for comment, a representative for Nacua responded: “We don’t have a comment on the situation.” While Nacua’s camp has remained silent, Aiono shared a public update for the first time since the court filing via Instagram. 

On July 11, she posted a photo to her Instagram Story—a top-down shot of her baby bump—with the caption: “6 months 💙.” The post confirmed she is entering her third trimester and reiterated the baby’s gender, which had previously been revealed in May. The bump reveal arrived nearly two months after Aiono’s Mother’s Day announcement, in which she wrote: “You were something we always dreamt of… I can’t wait to love you forever, my sweet boy.”

Credits: Instagram/@hallieaionoAs public sentiment split, Ryan Clark, former NFL safety and current analyst, addressed the controversy on The Pivot Podcast: “The one job you had was to not have sex with somebody else… Y’all were together all over the NFL sites. Everybody’s posting you. It’s a beautiful couple—whoop-de-doo woo. So for Puka—congrats, man. I pray that’s not your baby.”

Nacua, 23, has not responded publicly. He’s coming off a strong sophomore campaign—79 catches for 990 yards in 2024, despite missing five games. That followed a record-setting rookie year in 2023 with 105 receptions and 1,486 receiving yards, making him one of the most productive first-year players in NFL history. Analyst Frank Schwab of Yahoo Sports called him “one of the best draft picks in the last 25 years.” As the season approaches, Nacua’s name remains on the Rams’ active roster—but also on a custody petition yet to be resolved.