Brian McKnight’s son and ex-wife are firing back after his nasty comments.
Recently the Back At One singer responded to social media users’ comments criticizing him for disowning his four eldest children, Brian Jr., Niko, Briana, and Clyde. He first implied they were “evil,” spouting:
“In order to live a life that you love, you have to get rid of the evil and the negativity — even if that evil and negativity is related.”
He also explicitly called them “the product of sin” — and therefore he was not obligated to be a good father to them. Just gross.
Brian was married to Brian Jr. and Niko’s mother Julie McKnight when they were born — and all the way until 2003 when the two split. He remarried in 2017 to a woman named Dr. Leilani Malia Mendoza. He’s now father to another Brian Jr., Brian Makoa McKnight Jr., with Leilani. He even changed his name so this is the only Brian Jr. he’s technically a “Senior” to. He also plays a fatherly role in the lives of her two children from a previous marriage, Jack and Julie, while completely leaving his first family in the rear view mirror. You can read ALL about the situation HERE.
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Unsurprisingly, Niko and his momma Julie are NOT impressed.
On Friday, Niko commented on an Instagram post @TheShadeRoom uploaded, blasting his estranged father:
“Hey, guys. Niko McKnight here. Even with a son battling cancer head-on, he still continues to poke the bear and do the most painful s**t. We get it man. You don’t like us. Why do you have to rub it in? We’ve moved on. We got our sisters now. We’re doing what we can to grow and learn. If you’re so happy, why are you hellbent on doing this? Go cosplay as The Rock with your wife in peace.”
He added:
“If you keep playing with us, we’ll air this s**t out. We’re spoiled, you’re a criminal.”
Yikes… What did he mean by that “criminal” line? Seems like a really solid threat!
According to Page Six, Niko also commented:
“I’m evil???? That’s wild. The guy who used to make me clean his used condoms out his bathroom at 15 before Lisa got home is calling me evil Fashoooooo.”
OMG! If that’s true, it’s horrific! And it’s not all! He replied to his own comment, adding:
“the guy who forged [signatures] on our names is calling us evil fashoooooooo”
Niko, who is currently battling cancer, then took to X (Twitter), admitting he and his siblings were “bad children” — but that didn’t mean they didn’t deserve a father showing them a better way. He wrote:
“We were bad children, sure. Yes. But my sisters have always deserved better. They don’t deserve this outright disrespect. Hate us all day. You don’t get to be a piece of s**t forever and still skate by with all that we know.”
In fact, he says they saved their dad from going to “federal prison.” He added in a follow up:
“We saved that man from federal prison. That’s all I’m going to say. But after all of this, I still love him so much because I there’s my dad in there somewhere. But he’s a drone now. So f**king sad. Miss you, Dad. Marcus Aurelius. Superman.”
We saved that man from federal prison. That’s all I’m going to say. But after all of this, I still love him so much because I know there’s my dad in there somewhere. But he’s a drone now. So fucking sad. Miss you, Dad. Marcus Aurelius. Superman.
— ???????????????? (@ewitsniko) April 18, 2024
This is a LOT to take in… It sounds like there’s some major family — and possibly legal — drama bubbling up.
Julie also spoke out, sharing her shock over her ex’s “horrible comments” in an Instagram video:
“The point at the end of every negative situation, whether it’s an illness, whether it’s a fool that you have to deal with because they keep entering your life when you are no longer giving any more energy to it, it’s to only keep you down to where they thought they had you because they were the author of an extremely abusive situation emotionally, mentally. And they’re no good at not being the center of that attention anymore. So when everybody pulls that away, it’s like a kid who throws a tantrum.”
See her video (below):
This is a WILD situation. What are your thoughts? Let us know down in the comments.
[Images via Brian McKnight, Niko McKnight, & Julie KcKnight/Instagram]