Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley were together for about 15 years and had five kids together. So when she had another baby and revealed that he wasn’t the father, it completely stunned everyone.
Ever since then, Lauryn has managed to keep the identity of her baby daddy a total secret. But there are a couple of strong theories about who the possible father of her sixth child is.
According to Rolling Stone, Lauryn announced that she was expecting her sixth kid at a concert in June 2011. At the time, most people thought Rohan was the baby’s father, which led to an insanely chaotic situation. Speculations started going around about how Rohan had allegedly abandoned Lauryn while she was carrying his child.
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When ABC News and other outlets reported that he was dating Isabeli Fontana, a Brazilian model, things got even messier. Soon, news broke that Lauryn had welcomed a baby boy.
Just days later, she addressed the rumors that Rohan had ditched her for another woman while she was pregnant. But how she set the record straight was seriously unexpected.
According to People Magazine, in a statement that Lauryn released on her website, she explained that she and Rohan had a “long and complex history together.” She added that they had gone through extended “periods of separation over the years.”
She made it clear that the speculations that he had abandoned her while she was expecting his baby were not true. Lauryn mentioned that even though their relationship had been complicated at times, the five children that she and Rohan had together would continue to bring them happiness.
She ended her statement by writing that she appreciated the well wishes that she had received regarding the arrival of her new baby. Lauryn chode her words very carefully, to stress that Rohan was not the father of her son, Micah.
Wyclef Allegedly Thought He Was the Father of Lauryn’s First Child
Ever since she shut down those rumors, she has stayed absolutely silent about her secret baby daddy. Some people theorized that Lauryn’s son’s dad could possibly be Wyclef Jean, her former bandmate.
When Micah was only a year old, the paternity speculations were fueled even more. In 2012, Wyclef released his memoir, Purpose, which included truly startling allegations.
BET reported that in Wyclef’s book, he confessed his romantic connection with Lauryn didn’t end when he married Marie Claudinette in 1994. He claimed that when Lauryn was expecting her first child in 1997, what she had allegedly led him to believe was honestly crazy.
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Wyclef wrote that throughout Lauryn’s entire pregnancy, he was under the impression that he was her baby’s father. He reportedly believed that, up until the moment that her son, Zion, was born.
That’s when he finally discovered that Rohan was really the father of Lauryn’s baby. Wyclef revealed that Lauryn had supposedly allowed him to believe that he was her baby’s dad for nine months. That betrayal allegedly changed everything about their relationship, which ultimately resulted in the breakup of their band.
Not even two weeks after Wyclef’s memoir was released, he appeared on Sway in the Morning, where he made another surprising admission. He claimed that he was actually in the hospital when Lauryn delivered her first son. Reportedly, Rohan wasn’t even there.
Fans Speculated That Lauryn and Wyclef Had an Affair
After Wyclef and Lauryn fell out, they weren’t involved in each other’s lives for a while. However, they eventually reunited for live performances and appeared to be friends with one another.
But there have been speculations that they might have secretly had another hidden romance. Even though Wyclef is still married to Claudinette, some people have speculated that he and Lauryn potentially had another affair, which resulted in her becoming pregnant.
But on the other hand, many people don’t think it’s possible that Wyclef is Micah’s father. One of the main reasons why is so bizarre.
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Those who aren’t on board with the theory have raised a very valid argument against it. If Wyclef truly was Lauryn’s mystery baby daddy, would she really have been able to keep that a secret for years?
After all, he didn’t hold back at all when he wrote about her in his book. When Wyclef exposed Lauryn’s alleged lie about him being the father of her first baby, he stirred up a ton of drama.
She wasn’t very happy about his claims, and neither was Rohan, who fired back in an unbelievable way. A few days after Wyclef appeared on Sway in the Morning to promote his memoir and spill more tea, Rohan accused him of lying to get more people to buy his book.
He told TMZ that Wyclef never even had a reason to suspect that he was Lauryn’s baby daddy. Rohan claimed that when he and Lauryn started dating, she was no longer romantically involved with Wyclef.
He added that from the day Wyclef found out that Lauryn was expecting, he knew Rohan was the father. It’s hard to know whose side of the story to believe.
Lauryn Was With Nas Around the Time of Micah’s Conception
But there’s another theory about Micah’s potential father, and it’s actually pretty convincing. For several years, people have been speculating about the possibility of Nas being Lauryn’s secret baby daddy.
In a thread posted on Lipstick Alley, many of the site’s users explained why they believed the theory was true. What they revealed was absolutely shocking.
One person pointed out that Lauryn and Nas had toured and recorded music together in the past, but they were spending a lot of time together before she got pregnant. Not only that but for a couple of years after Micah was born, they were constantly at each other’s performances.
If Lauryn carried Micah until he was full-term, his July 23 birthday would mean that she most likely became pregnant between the end of October and the first half of November. It turns out that 93QCountry reported that on November 13, 2010, she performed at the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Benefit in New York City.
Interestingly, Nas was in New York City at the same time as Lauryn. According to GossipOnThis, he also had a performance scheduled in the city, so he booked a hotel to stay for a couple of days.
It’s possible that Lauryn and Nas decided to meet up in private at some point that weekend, which would also make sense with the timeline of her pregnancy. In September 2011, two months after Micah was born, Nas performed at the Rock the Bells festival in New York.
Rohan Failed to Show Lauryn How Much He Loved Her
Lauryn surprised the audience when she joined him on stage to perform their track “If I Ruled the World” together. But after the song was over, the pair shared what appeared to be a very special moment.
While Nas and Lauryn hugged each other, he said something to her before they parted ways. They clearly weren’t in a rush to let go of each other, since they continued their embrace for several more seconds.
On February 25, 2013, Rohan opened up about his breakup with Lauryn during an interview with OPEN Magazine. He admitted that he was heartbroken because he had failed to show her how much he really loved her.
But what happened less than two weeks later was truly insane. Believe it or not, Nas tweeted a cryptic message on March 5, 2013, that read: “Things you take for granted… get taken.”
His tweet definitely seemed to be a dig at Rohan, since he’d just discussed losing Lauryn, and how it was his fault for not expressing his feelings enough. But there’s still another reason why so many people are convinced that Nas could be the father of Lauryn’s sixth child.
Lauryn Shared of Photo of Nas on Mother’s Day
In May 2021, Lauryn posted a series of photo collages on her Instagram for Mother’s Day. However, in the same Lipstick Alley thread from before, a lot of people pointed out a seriously strange detail.
Lauryn’s Mother’s Day collages included numerous pictures of herself with her kids, while other photos showed Rohan with their children.
She also added pictures of her mother, as well as other important women in her life who had helped her in some way with her children. Oddly enough, there was a photo of Nas in one of Lauryn’s collages.
Since she had added pictures of Rohan, who obviously helped her become a mother, many people believed that her choice to also include a picture of Nas was incredibly telling. If Nas wasn’t the father of Lauryn’s son, why would she have shared a photo of him on Mother’s Day?
Of course, it’s impossible to know for a fact that Nas is Micah’s dad. But, so much of the so-called proof that supports that theory does make a lot of sense.
Lauryn doesn’t usually post many photos of Micah on her Instagram. As he’s gotten a little older, she has started to occasionally share updates about him.
Soon, he’s going to be turning 13 years old. People have been trying to figure out if he’s starting to resemble anyone who could possibly be his father. So far, many people agree that Micah looks a lot like his mom.
It’s safe to say that even if he was the spitting image of his father, Lauryn still wouldn’t confirm anything. We’ll have to wait and see if she decides to break her silence on the matter.
