Donald Sterling is alone in his prejudiced views, according to his estranged wife Shelly Sterling. His current wife is distancing herself and her family from the alleged racist remarks said by the Los Angeles Clippers owner.

On Friday, an audio recording of Sterling talking to his girlfriend V. Stiviano has been released by TMZ. The 15-minute tape contains derogatory statements purportedly made by Sterling himself to his girlfriend concerning African Americans.

As heard in the clip, Sterling was admonishing Stiviano for “associating with black people.” Apparently, he found it offensive that Stiviano posted a photo of her with Magic Johnson, a retired NBA player who is black, on her Instagram page.

“It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you’re associating with black people. Do you have to?” Sterling said in the tape.

Deadspin has acquired an extended version of the tape, which reveals more damning remarks about African Americans made by Sterling.

Unsurprisingly, the racist quotes allegedly uttered by Sterling have invited backlash from several entertainment and sports celebrities in the U.S. Even President Barack Obama has issued a statement on the matter, chiding Sterling for his “incredibly offensive racist statements.”

And now Shelly, Sterling’s estranged wife, also renounces the NBA team owner’s bigoted comments.

“Our family is devastated by the racist comments made by my estranged husband. My children and I do not share these despicable views or prejudices,” she was quoted by TMZ as saying.

“We are doing everything in our power to stand by and support our Clippers team.”

On Sunday, Shelly attended the Clippers’ game in Oakland. She was seated in the same courtside seat that she and Sterling sat in on Friday night. She was alone and dressed in black, perhaps to show solidarity with the team, who were also wearing black socks during the game.

She has been separated from the disgraced Clippers owner for years. She filed a civil lawsuit against Stiviano for engaging in “conduct designed to target, befriend, seduce, and then entice, cajole, borrow from, cheat, and/or receive as gifts transfers of wealth from wealthy older men whom she targets for such purpose.”

This isn’t the first time Sterling has been accused of racism.

In 2006, the Department of Justice sued him for housing discrimination for using race as a factor in renting his apartment buildings to tenants. He allegedly refused to rent to non-Koreans in the Koreatown neighbourhood and to African Americans in Beverly Hills. He also refused to rent his buildings to Hispanics. The suit was settled for $2.7 million.

Longtime Clippers executive Elgin Baylor filed a suit against Sterling in 2009 for employment discrimination on the basis of age and race.

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