The latest chapter in the tumultuous relationship between former NBA star Dwight Howard and his estranged wife, Amy Luciani, involves newly released body camera footage and a 911 call.
What was already a messy separation has now spilled into the public record with heated exchanges, shocking claims, and law enforcement involvement.
On March 6, Amy called 911, and audio from that call, obtained by TMZ, paints a picture of a woman at the end of her rope. Amy told dispatchers she had been locked out of the couple’s estate for the third time that night. “Whenever he gets upset, he locks me out of our estate,” she said, referring to Dwight. “We live in a 35,000-square-foot home. It’s Dwight Howard from the Lakers. Anytime he gets upset with me, I come home, and the gate’s locked. He just did it again.”
According to Amy’s account on the call, the two had argued, Dwight changed the gate code, and she was left standing outside in the rain. She described walking “all the way through the woods” and breaking in through a side gate because she couldn’t get back inside. She expressed frustration that neighbors hadn’t called the police on her yet, saying she felt “embarrassed” and accused Dwight of using his status, as a multi‑millionaire and an NBA star, to treat her unfairly. At one point in the call, she added that there was a gun room on the property with over a thousand weapons and said she did not know where Dwight was inside the house.
Police body cam footage from that night includes an exchange between officers and the couple, during which an officer asks Amy, already frustrated and animated, if she has any money put away for a “rainy day.” She replies that she does not.
The dispute came amid a series of incidents involving law enforcement at the Howard residence. In the weeks leading up to this 911 call, officers visited three times in response to a reported suicide threat, a domestic incident, and a theft report.
This latest flare‑up unfolds against a backdrop of serious allegations and legal action. Earlier in March, Amy made public claims that Dwight has a cocaine problem and that Child Protective Services had removed her stepdaughter from his care because of it. Dwight has denied those allegations, telling media that he does not use cocaine and urging the public to be cautious about what they believe from online reports.
Howard and Amy’s relationship moved quickly in public view. The couple got engaged in December 2024 and were married on January 11, 2025. By July 1, 2025, Amy filed for divorce, though the pair appeared to reconcile for a time. Their relationship took another turn in early March 2026 when Dwight filed for divorce again, just days after Amy’s explosive 911 call and the resurfacing of these disputes.
Adding to the list of public controversies, Dwight was accused in 2023 of sexual assault by a man, a lawsuit that was eventually dropped in 2024.
