Overview
- In a People interview published in mid-August 2026, Kayla Reid said she found evidence of cocaine in daughter Liv’s bedroom and saw nitrous oxide used in front of one of their children, prompting her to tell Ryan Lochte to attend inpatient rehab or face divorce.
- Reid recalled earlier allegations of infidelity and long-running problems in the marriage and said she filed for divorce in March 2025 after attempts to get Lochte into treatment failed.
- The divorce was finalized in July 2026 with Reid awarded primary custody of their three children and Lochte relocating to Missouri to coach after getting engaged in June 2026 to Molly Gillihan.
- Lochte has acknowledged he used drugs in his home but has denied ever using drugs in front of or around the children and declined extended public back-and-forth about the allegations.
- Reid also says Lochte offered a confidentiality agreement and a proposed $25,000 for custody talks and alleges timeline overlap between Lochte and his fiancée that both Lochte and Molly Gillihan dispute, keeping key facts contested and largely based on her account.