By Amber Goodhand - Breaking Celebrity News News Editor

Jaleel White has been the center of negative attention since his debut on Dancing with the Stars, and now the former Family Matters star is speaking out for the first time to defend himself and Breaking Celebrity News has the audio interview.

The 35-year-old has been accused of cheating on his baby mama Bridget Hardy and physically assaulting her, and stirring drama backstage with his pro partner Kym Johnson, but Jaleel says it's all not true.

"It's absolutely ridiculous! I didn't know how big this show was…I didn't know that the M.O. of this show was to turn it into a soap opera, make up stuff, roll with it. Baby mamas come out of the woodwork," Jaleel told Seattle's Star 101.5 on Wednesday.

"I haven't heard from the mother of my child in the last five months. Boom, now all of a sudden I'm getting letters from attorneys and stuff. It's absolutely ridiculous. Like I said, the dancing part has actually become the easy part!"

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As Breaking Celebrity News first reported, Bridget gave an exclusive interview to Star magazine detailing the abuse she suffered at the hands of Jaleel.

“He hit me across the chest area,” she says. “Verbally and emotionally, he’s abusive. He told me I’m not working; I have no money; I’m white trash. None of it was true."

Bridget even says Jaleel went so far as to try and hide the fact that the