Ant Anstead Responds After Being Called Out For Hudson's Photo Amid Christina Hall Exploitation Allegation

Ant Anstead shared a photo of his 2-year-old son Hudson with Christina Hall, and many called him out for the post, so he responded to them.

Anstead took to Instagram Thursday to upload photos of him, his son Hudson and his dad. In the caption, he said "my parents made it to America" after the COVID lockdown.

In the comments section, several netizens questioned Anstead for sharing photos of Hudson when his ex Christina Hall already decided not to share any pictures of the toddler after he accused her of exploiting their child.

"Isn't this also exploiting Hudson? I know a lot of celebrities will put stickers [on] their children's faces to protect them more. Just seems judgmental to me to be ok with this level of exploitation but not another," one asked. Another seemingly agreed, saying, Anstead will "get paid back" and "karma will bite his a-- when Hudson gets older."

"Hudson will see a father protecting him when he had no voice, his childhood is not for sale x," Anstead replied.

"You exploit him with your car books etc.," another user wrote, which the "Wheelers Dealers" host denied.

According to Anstead, he self-funded and self-published the book to help parents bond with their kids through their shared love of cars.

"I give more of those books away to charity than I sell. Can I send you a copy?" he wrote back.

Another user seemingly mocked Anstead for putting Hudson on display but allegedly not allowing his ex to do the same. "You need to learn how to treat the mother of your child!!! Period no respect for you!!!"

Anstead fired back at the netizen, saying he hoped she would research the matter and "come back better informed having drawn a more impartial conclusion based on the facts only x."

Several netizens defended Anstead and stressed that he was only complaining about Hall using their child in "paid advertisements." Hall denied his exploitation allegation amid their custody battle.

"I have never exploited our son Hudson," Hall said in court documents obtained by Page Six. "He appeared in a few of my own Instagram ads that each took less than 5 minutes to film. I have all the footage, and they were all fun activities that he enjoyed doing, such as playing with toys or making cookies."

She added that "nothing was forced" and alleged that Anstead's "declaration makes it clear that he is only interested in smearing me publicly."

In a separate post, Hall said she was "mentally exhausted" from her ex-husband's false accusations against her. She alleged that Anstead was trying to turn his family, friends and fans against her through "manipulation tactics and false information." So, she decided never to post anything with Hudson on her social media accounts.

"This has had [a] great impact on me and my household," Hall wrote. "Because of this, I have made the decision to no longer feature Hudson on Instagram, my tv shows, or any social platforms until he is old enough to make this decision for himself."