Brian McKnight is under fire for his recent comments about his oldest children, calling them a product of sin. In an Instagram video, Brian highlighted a comment that one of his fans made. The fan was defending Brian’s choice to cut out his older children from his life saying that sometimes you need to cut out toxic people, even if they’re your family members.
Brian said that this fan got where he was coming from and then went on to say that his children were a product of sin. Fans couldn’t understand how Brian could cut off his oldest children and accept his new children with his wife, Leilani McKnight.
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His oldest children have reacted to their father’s estrangement in different ways. His oldest son, Brian Jr., used to make music with his father. As they grew more distant, Brian Jr. pursued his own music career and even had a family of his own.
He named his son Brian III to honor the family legacy. Brian has said that no matter what his father chooses to do, he’s going to continue to honor his ancestors and his family’s legacy.
Brian’s Son Claims to Have Saved Him from Federal Prison
Niko, who is the second oldest, hasn’t been as diplomatic as his older brother. He works as a photographer in LA, and when he heard that his dad was calling him a product of sin and evil, he had a few things to say.
According to Page Six, Niko threw some shade at his dad when he said that the man who was calling him evil also asked him to clean up evidence that he had been cheating on his wife. Niko said he was 15 at the time. He also claimed that his dad forged his and his brother’s signatures.
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While Niko admitted that he grew up spoiled, he basically called his dad a hypocrite for calling other people evil when he’s just as evil. He even alleged that they had kept their dad from going to federal prison.
He said they knew a lot of stuff that would put Brian in a bad light. Even despite all that he’s done, Niko said that he still loved his dad because he knew the man he once knew was still somewhere inside him.
Briana is Brian’s eldest daughter who famously took him to court for defamation. Brian ended up settling with his daughter, paying over $250,000. In retaliation, perhaps, Brian also changed his will since he didn’t see himself reconciling with his daughter or older children.
Brian Has a New Family
While Brian basically shut out his older children, he fully embraced his younger children with his wife, Leilani. She already had two children coming into the marriage, and Brian has called them both the perfect son and daughter that he’d always wanted.
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When he and Leilani had a child of their own, they named him Brian Kainoa Makoa Jr. Brian then changed his own name to Brian Kainoa Makoa Sr., so he could match his newborn son’s name.
Even though he already had a junior, he basically got rid of Brian Jr. for the new Brian Jr. that he shares with Leilani. The original Brian Jr., his oldest son, said that his dad changing his name is the ultimate sign of self-hatred and that it’s become a mental illness at this point. Brian has told fans who don’t agree with his decision to remove his older children from his life that they just don’t know the full story.
