LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA TikTok star Addison Rae's father has become the subject of online controversies since last year. It all happened when rumors about Rae's father cheating on her mother, Sheri Easterling, began to swirl in June 2022.
The rumors soon blew up into a full-fledged controversy when a 25-year-old model, Renee Ash told Page Six that she had a months-long affair with Lopez. Not only this, but Rae's father has also had feuded with YouTuber Tana Mongeau and a rapper named Yung Gravy. Amid all of these controversies, let's dig inside some unknown facts about Addison Rae's father.
5 unknown facts about Monty Lopez
1. Early life
Lopez was born and raised in Louisiana with his brother Don Lopez. According to Monty's LinkedIn, they both attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he studied English language and literature.
2. Monty Lopez as a father
Lopez and Sheri Easterling initially raised their three children (Addison Rae, Lucas Lopez and Enzo Lopez) in Lafayette, until they all were ready to pack and move to Los Angeles to support Rae’s thriving TikTok career in early 2020.
3. 'TikTok Daddy'
Undoubtedly, Lopez has also followed in his daughter’s footsteps with his own TikTok account, which has garnered him more than 5 million followers and 115 million likes. This is why he is often referred to as "TikTok Daddy." However his wife, Easterling, has more than 14 million followers on TikTok.
4. Other jobs
Lopez worked as a general manager for numerous real estate firms starting in 2007, according to his LinkedIn, even though he is now best known as a TikTok dad. He also joined on with William Morris Endeavour as an actor in January 2020.
5. He enjoys Addison's fame
Easterling is seldom ever seen in any of Lopez's Instagram posts, which instead focus on his daughter's many accomplishments and the famous people he's met along the way. He has posted photos with Pete Davidson, Paris Hilton, Miranda Cosgrove, Mario Lopez, Jake and Logan Paul and many others.