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Dwight Howard has dropped the restraining order against his estranged wife Amber Rose Howard amid their divorce proceedings. The retired NBA player filed for divorce on March 9 and seeks privacy as they work to resolve their issues amicably.
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Dwight Howard has dropped the restraining order against his ex Amber Rose Howard amid their ongoing divorce proceedings, his attorney confirms to PEOPLE.
“Dismissing the protective order in exchange for an order in the divorce case was the first step in that process of amicable resolution, which is always the best course of action in any divorce proceeding, ” Gillian B. Fierer, Dwight Howard’s attorney, tells PEOPLE.
Howard, 40, filed for divorce from Amber — a rapper who goes by the name Amy Luciani — on Monday, March 9.
Amber filed for divorce hours later, TMZ was first to report. The retired NBA player was married to the rapper for 14 months.
Amber Rose had previously filed for divorce last summer before the two reconciled.
PEOPLE previously confirmed that authorities were called to his Suwanee, Ga. home three separate times on successive days from March 5-7 for what police say were a suicide threat, a domestic incident and a theft report.
Dwight Howard, Amber Rose Howard
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On March 7, the eight-time NBA All-Star called the Gwinnett County Police, alleging that Amber Rose stole items from him. He told authorities that Amber Rose took “all” of his possessions, a quartz crystal chain, a wedding ring, phones and money from his car, according to police body camera footage obtained by PEOPLE on Tuesday, March 17. Dwight alleged Amber Rose stole close to $20,000 from him.
While speaking to police on March 7, Dwight said that he and his son were planning to leave and “do some stuff with [his] daughter," per the body cam footage.
“I went to get my son, and when I came back out to my car, all my stuff was gone,” he said.
He did not clarify which of his five children he was referring to. The retired NBA player is the father of three sons, Braylon, 18, Dwight, 12, and David, 12, whom he shares with Royce Reed, Christine Vest and Melissa Rios, respectively. He also shares daughter, Layla, 15, with ex-girlfriend Tiffany Render and daughter Jayde, 15, with Hope Alexa.
Dwight also alleged that his bag holding his wallet, passport, driver's license, social security card and three credit cards were stolen.
During the call, Dwight also addressed the previous police reports that the Georgia Division of Family and Children (DFACS) had been called to his home.
Howard, who announced his official retirement from the NBA last month, is now working towards peacefully ending his marriage, and is looking for privacy in doing so, his attorney tells PEOPLE.
“Mr. and Mrs. Howard, and their lawyers, are on path toward working amicably to resolve the issues in their divorce case and to permanently separate,” Fierer tells PEOPLE. “Mr. Howard respectfully requests that he be given some peace and privacy as he navigates the break-up of his marriage.”
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Dwight Howard dropped the restraining order as part of their ongoing divorce proceedings, seeking to resolve their issues amicably.
Dwight Howard filed for divorce from Amber Rose Howard on March 9.
Dwight Howard and Amber Rose Howard are in the process of getting divorced and are working to resolve their issues amicably.
Dwight Howard and Amber Rose Howard were married for 14 months before he filed for divorce.

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