“I don’t want to make excuses for him because in the moment, it hurt what he was doing to me,” Larry explained. “I try to see everything from both sides, but I do know that it became difficult to exist in the relationship with her.”

E! News has reached out to Howard for comment and has not heard back.

These days, Larry—who raised Danielynn as a single father—is focused on helping the teen step into young adulthood while avoiding those looking to benefit from her notoriety.

“She has great friends—but I’ve learned to keep one eye open,” he told E! News in June. “It feels like I’m always on security duty, always scanning the room. We’ve had to make life adjustments. But at the same time, we’ve had so much support.”

Larry added of his daughter, “I’m proud of the young woman she’s become: silly, smart, fun and beautiful.”