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Puka Nacua’s ex-girlfriend in spotlight for TNF amid Rams receiver’s rough week

The NFL superstar and Hallie Aiono recently welcomed a son together. He’ll play vs. the Seahawks on Thursday night after a crazy few days.
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Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua (12) celebrates after defeating the Detroit Lions at SoFi Stadium.
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua (12) celebrates after defeating the Detroit Lions at SoFi Stadium. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

The Los Angeles Rams have a monster matchup with NFC West foes the Seattle Seahawks on the road on Thursday. Superstar receiver Puka Nacua is in the headlines this week for many controversial comments, as well as his brother’s arrest. His ex-girlfriend Hallie Aiono will also be in the spotlight for game day.

Nacua had many comments including blasting the NFL refs in an interview hanging with popular streamers Adin Ross and N3on.

During the same interview, he also talked about doing a celebration that was offensive to Jewish people.

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On Thursday he apologized for that specifically:

Puka Nacua
Puka Nacua/Instagram

What he didn’t apologize for was blaming Taylor Swift on the Kansas City Chiefs downfall this season, and then telling people never to not get married cause “they all cheat…”

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Nacua and Aiono broke up in early 2025 after dating for three-and-a-half years. It was an ugly breakup that involved a paternity test to confirm he’s the dad to a son with her named Kingston.

They did work it out enough where she was seen at his last game and he shared a sweet moment with his son:

Aiono is content creator and social media personality known for her lifestyle posts. It’s good to see him interacting with her and his son like that.

On top of everything that happened this week with Nacua going no filter with his comments — and head coach Sean McVay even disallowing the streamers from entering the Rams facility — his former NFL brother Samson Nacua was arrested for allegedly taking Los Angeles Lakers player Alou Thiero’s SUV without his permission.

You can’t make this all up.

There’s still a game to be played

Oh yea, by the way, the 11-3 Rams and the 11-3 Seahawks are batting it out for the NFC West crown. Nacua is no doubt a big part of the game plan with his 102 catches for 1367 yards and six touchdowns.

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Matt Ryan
MATT RYAN

Matt Ryan is a dedicated sports journalist with over 20 years of experience in digital and linear media. After receiving a Masters in Journalism from USC, he’s worked for Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo Sports, USA Today Sports Media Group, and Bally Sports, while holding various leadership roles along the way.

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