Brian McKnight has managed to become enemy #1 in the eyes of many of his used-to-be-fans who once loved him. Why? Because he is online throwing all sorts of painful shade at his own flesh and blood- his four biological children (additionally his cancer-stricken son), while on the other hand embracing his step-kids ‘as his own.’ In a not so far Instagram video, McKnight addressed a comment about his “other” kids, and let’s just say his response was extra salty…in a nice-nasty sort of way.
It all began when an Instagram user commented on a post showing a home that McKnight built for his current wife, Leilani — who is reportedly of Filipino and Hawaiian descent– and their blended family. The user addressed Brian’s “other kids,” referring to his four biological children– Niko, Brian Jr, Briana, and Clyde McKnight. The comment struck a nerve, and McKnight wasted no time in firing back.
In response, Brian re-shared a comment from a person who apparently tried to defend Brian’s disowning his biological children, which read, “For all of those questioning ‘what about his other children’ some families are pure evil.” And Brian also had a response of his own. Check it out below:
“In order to live a life you love, you have to get rid of the evil and the negativity, even if that evil and negativity is regarding,” McKnight said in the video. “We want everyone to live a life that you love.
Our hashtag that’s what it means, #ILoveOurLife, but in order to do that you have to get rid of all that evil and negativity. There’s so nunerous angry and upset and negative people out there. We want to use our platform as a place of positivity. A positivity platform.”
McKnight’s response left many internet users speculating about his connection with his adult children. Many slammed him for seemingly referring to his own children as a source of “evil” and “negativity.”
But Brian’s negativity toward his biological Kid didn’t stop there. In social media comments, he answered to another person and labeled his biological kids as a “product of sin”:
“1. God wasn’t talking about children that are the product of sin which these are. 2. I didn’t raise them their mothers did. 3. Know the whole story before quoting the Bible. 4. Take your inaccurate negativity off of my page and try being happy.” – Brian McKnight
And there’s more…in a another recent video response, McKnight reportedly declined having more than one daughter, acknowledging only his wife’s daughter, Julia, as his “one and only daughter.”
This caused further speculation about his connection with his other biological child, Briana McKnight. But, Brian made it clear that he only posts about the children he has connection with and is proud of.