Breeding Bates alum Lawson Bates is sharing his public support for the sister Katie Bates after Travis Clark admitted to cheating on her just hours after she revealed a recent pregnancy loss.
“@kgbates2000, I still can’t believe you dropped everything in one moment to come be with us and help document this big life moment. It meant the world,” Lawson, 33, wrote via his Instagram on Sunday, January 18, alongside a photo of the brother-in-law duo alongside his wife. Tiffany Batesafter giving birth.
Lawson, one of Gil i Kelly Jo Bates19 children and Tiffany welcomed sons Will and Theodore in 2024 and 2026, respectively.
“You are one of the kindest and most genuine people I know,” he concluded. “We love you and are always here for you.”
Lawson’s message comes a day after Clark revealed via his Instagram story that he had left his marriage to Katie.
“It’s hard to write, but I owe the truth and I owe an apology unfaithful to my wife” Clark wrote on Saturday, January 17. “I had an affair and broke his trust repeatedly. There is no excuse for what I did. This was my failure and my responsibility alone. I know words don’t begin to express the damage I caused or the depth of hurt I caused in his life, but I am truly sorry.”
“I am sorry for the pain, humiliation and betrayal I caused my wife through my choices,” Clark continued. “I understand that an apology doesn’t fix what I broke and that forgiveness is not something I deserve or can ask for.”
Clark explained in his statement that he planned to take responsibility for his actions by “getting help,” though he did not clarify what kind of help or support he would seek.
Bringing Bates alum Lawson Bates shared a funny message after his brother-in-law Travis Clark publicly cheated on his wife, Katie Bates. “Someday, someone might say to your kids, ‘You’re just like your dad,'” Lawson, 33, wrote during a Saturday, Jan. 17, Instagram video of himself working out. “Make sure it’s a compliment, not (…)
“(I’m) doing the work to change and become a more honest and responsible man, regardless of (the) outcome,” Clark concluded. “I ask for privacy and grace for Katie as she processes this in her own time.”
Katie has not publicly addressed Clark’s statement. Us Weekly At the time, he reached out to Katie for comment.
Hours before Clark’s admission, Katie revealed that she suffered a pregnancy loss. “I will spend the rest of my life missing you,” she wrote via Instagram on Friday, January 17, sharing pictures of her pregnancy.
we exclusively confirmed in 2020 that Katie began courting Clark after meeting through mutual friends a year earlier.
“Travis and his family are active in their local church and also travel together to sing, so our families have been able to visit concerts and church events nearby,” Katie said exclusively. we on March 2020. “Travis and I are so thankful that the Lord not only allowed our paths to cross, but we were able to begin this new stage of our journey together.”
She continued: “Travis made the night (he proposed) so special, and I feel like the luckiest girl on the planet right now.”
The couple married in 2021. Katie and Clark welcomed daughter Hailey and son Harvey in 2023 and 2024, respectively.