Brian McKnight Jr. Reacts To Dad's Name Change For Infant Son
Paternal Pettiness: Brian McKnight Dragged For Changing Name To Infant Son’s, Tragically ‘Trolled’ Brian McKnight Jr. Blasts His Dad’s ‘Obscene Self-Hate’
Brian McKnight really started back at one by unexpectedly changing his name to match his infant son’s, which fans suspect deepened the rift with his older son, Brian McKnight Jr., again.
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Briant McKnight publicly clarifying that he disowned his children was another tragic turn in their ongoing fued, but it didn’t stop there. The former heartthrob made an announcement that’s drawing more backlash as an alleged taunt to his older offspring.
Social media is currently dragging Brian McKnight for legally changing his name after another attempt to reserve “Brian McKnight Jr.” for his youngest son.
Not only that, but the original Brian McKnight Jr. is clapping back at the “trolling” by his dad, who seemingly wants to remove the second-generation singer from his “legacy.”
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On Friday, the crooner took to Instagram to introduce his baby boy and new name.
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“So proud to introduce our son 🤍BRIAN KAINOA MAKOA JR. 🤍 to the world with the release of my new album lovingly created for him,” he wrote.
“JR. because I am also proud to officially announce that I have legally changed my name to exactly match my legacy’s. My legal name is now BRIAN KAINOA MAKOA MCKNIGHT SR.,” he revealed with paternal pettiness.
The singer seemingly continued to rub salt in the wound by noting the new “namesake” to promote his latest album.
“MCKNIGHTtime LULLABIES the songs of a father to his namesake available now!” he continued, adding the heavy-handed hashtags #babybrian #mylegacy #junior #briankainoamakoaSR and #familyfirst.
Yikes!
This isn’t the first time social media sleuths put the feuding father on blast. As BOSSIP previously reported, the internet recently “diabolical deadbeat” dragged Brian McKnight for appearing to use posts about his new family against his old one.
In addition to passing up Brian Jr. to claim baby boy Brian as his namesake, social media suspects he used his stepkids for some similar shade. The “Ready To Learn” singer praised his stepdaughter for making him a “girl dad,” when he has a biological daughter named Briana McKnight. Both young women attended the same university at the same time, but he reportedly only gave one acknowledgment and a new car.
Brian Jr. and Briana speaking out about alleged abandonment seemed to be a turning point in their estranged relationships. Now, Brian Jr. is clapping back again about his father changing his name.
Check out Brian McKnight Jr. blasting his father’s “obscene level of self-hate” after the flip!
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Brian McKnight Jr. Reacts To His Father “Disowning” Him With A Legal Name Change; “We Are Witnessing An Obscene Level Of Self-Hate”
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After Brian McKnight started trending for seemingly more antagonistic antics, everyone wanted to know how his previous namesake felt.
The oldest son from the Grammy winner’s first marriage weighed in on the strange name change, and Brian McKnight Jr. reacted to a comment asking if he’d subsequently change his name in retaliation.
“I’m not ashamed of the name my ancestors had. I’ll never change the name my own son now has. We are witnessing an obscene level of self hate, that has reached mental illness status at this point,” he wrote on Saturday.
“All we can do is pray for that man, and my new little brother, who we will all welcome with open arms one day, once he realizes who his real family is. Legacy isn’t in the name. It’s in the character of the people. It will all be quite clear soon, just who’s on the right side of all this, because there’s no escaping what’s coming.”
Brian Jr., who is also a talented singer, shared his response on his Instagram Stories. This isn’t even the first time the 33-year-old has defended the choice to keep his name. HipHopDx reported in June that his father tried to force the new namesake by asking Brian Jr. to give up the title.
On June 7, the scorned son addressed the request in an Instagram Story. His father might be willing to erase an existing legacy for the new baby, but Brian Jr. was not.
“I appreciate my lineage, and I appreciate where my name comes from. And it’s also my son’s name. So, I just feel like, in my heart, that I would be giving off an incredibly wrong message, and set the wrong example, if I changed my name just because my father did,” he wrote.
The jilted junior isn’t the only one who had plenty to say about the new name.
Check out social media dragging Brian McKnight about the name change shenanigans after the flip!
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Social Media Drags Brian McKnight’s Seemingly Fickle Fatherhood
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Some fans want to cling to their love for the singer’s classic hits while others are disgusted by the “diabolical” behavior playing out in public.
Check out the social media backlash against Brian McKnight changing his name to make his youngest son a new “namesake.”
Several comments joked that if “f*ck them kids” was a person, it would be the “Anytime” singer.
“That’s cold blooded 😂😂😂 to match his legacy 😂😂😂 damn f then other kids??” someone commented on The ShadeRoom’s post.
“The way he goes out of his way to dislike them other kids is spooky,” another said under the post.
“He so mad that his career ended cause he was beating his first wife , how you hate her and the kids for what YOU did? 🧐😩” someone else chimed in.
“Did it ever cross his mind that hatred of his own flesh and blood, his original junior…the seed that came from him, is a form of self hate?” someone else asked, echoing Brian Jr.
“That dude said my namesake my baby boy…after you changed your name to match his….sound like you his namesake and he the daddy 😂😂” another joked.
Brian Jr.’s response also fired up backlash toward the singer even more.
“an obscene level of self hate that has reached mental illness.” That’s some real emotional maturity to understand that. God bless him,” said one response to his reaction.
“Because how you replace a JR with a new JR…that’s some sick narcissistic behavior traded your black family for a mixed one,” a comment wondered.
“Black People, do not buy this man’s albums not stream it! Let his Asian people support him!!! I stopped listening to his music 🚮🚮🚮🚮🚮” another chimed in, uninviting Mr. McSpite to the cookout.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, the comments weren’t on the singer’s side either.
Check out more of the shocked, disappointed, and hilarious reactions below.
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What do you think about Brian McKnight and his new name change?
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