Arian Foster sues baby mama, alleging extortion attempt over unexpected pregnancy

The countersuit came as a recorded conversation between Foster and Brittany Norwood cast doubt on her lawsuit alleging the running back tried to harass her into getting an abortion.

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Houston Texans running back Arian Foster has countersued Brittany Norwood for defamation, saying she is using her unexpected pregnancy to extort the star.

Houston Texans running back Arian Foster has countersued his baby mama, alleging she is waging a smear campaign to force him to pay her big bucks.

Foster’s defamation suit filed in Houston court alleges Brittany Norwood has used the unexpected pregnancy from their affair as part of an extortion plot, TMZ Sports reported.

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“Norwood has engaged in a campaign to impugn the character and reputation of (Foster) with the intent to extort monies from him,” court papers read, according to the gossip site.

Foster, 27, claims he has text messages and a recorded conversation to counter Norwood’s claim he attempted to bully her into aborting the baby.

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During the conversation, Norwood tells Foster he “never harassed me about abortion,” seemingly contradicting her own lawsuit.

Norwood added she wasn’t comfortable with the language in the lawsuit.

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“I love you and you’re still the father of my child. You think I’m going to let anybody, like, desecrate your name — especially if my baby has Foster tagged to it?” Norwood said in the audio released by TMZ Sports.

“I never once said that you told me to get an abortion. … You never harassed me.”

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Last week, the 20-year-old University of Houston student sued Foster for unspecified damages related to his alleged attempt to persuade her to abort the baby.

She also received a temporary restraining against Foster, who married Romina Reinhart in 2011. The couple have two children.

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Norwood’s baby boy is due in June.

Norwood’s attorney, Doug York, sought to downplay the significance of the conversation, telling Houston’s KHOU that she was merely extending an olive branch to Foster. He said Norwood stands by the lawsuit.

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Norwood said her affair with Foster began over the summer at ritzy Houston boutique Hotel Zaza, where the running back stayed during the Texans’ training camp.

Norwood’s mother, Danna Sellers, told KHOU that a reality show based on their “unique mother-daughter relationship” was well underway when the affair took place, and that the baby mama drama was not manufactured for the cameras.