*Brian McKnight is catching heat from fans online after revealing he changed his name to match that of his newborn son.
“So proud to introduce our son,” the R&B crooner singer, 54, captioned an image of his baby boy on Instagram.
“To the world with the release of my new album lovingly created for him. JR. because I am also proud to officially announce that I have legally changed my name to exactly match my legacy’s.”
McKnight went on to announce that his legal name is now Brian Kainoa Makoa Mcknight Sr.
As Page Six reports, fans called him “wicked” and “vile” for distancing himself from his four other children by changing his name. The musician is father to McKnight Jr., Niko, Briana, and Clyde — from previous relationships.
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“Brian McKnight is so wicked,” one person tweeted. “He changed his last name to Makoa McKnight so he could name his newborn Brian Makoa McKnight Jr., when he already has a son named Brian McKnight Jr. Idk how much more wicked one can be.”
“I’ve never seen anyone proudly demonstrate how much they hate their children like Brian McKnight,” added another. “Changing his name to match the new baby when he’s already got a Jr is next level cruel. he’s a trash human being for not only doing it, but also putting it on display to the world.”
We reported previously that McKnight Jr. declared over the summer that he refused his father’s suggestion that he change his name.
McKnight’s children from first marriage have accused him of abandonment in a series of social media posts. The singer denied the claims in an Instagram video and stated that estrangement is “mutual.”
“I never abandoned anyone,” he said in the IG video. “Our estrangement was mutual. But those posts made any roads towards reconciliation and acknowledging them a dead issue. And I changed my will the next day.”
In a specific jab at McKnight Jr., the singer further stated: “I’ve spent the last 30-plus years building a recognized, respectable name. And ironically, there are still people out there who are trying to smear my name while still carrying it, hoping to use it for their own benefit.”
McKnight’s current wife, Dr. Leilani Malia Mendoza, gave birth in January to Brian Kanoa Makoa.
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