*Brian McKnight is taking authorized motion in opposition to what he describes as a calculated and coordinated effort to destroy his popularity.
The legendary R&B singer has filed a defamation lawsuit concentrating on a number of events, together with his ex-wife, one in every of his sons, two outstanding bloggers, and the New York Publish, alleging they labored collectively to unfold damaging falsehoods about his character and his position as a father, TMZ reviews.
Central to the go well with are allegations that McKnight turned his again on his youngsters and withheld a closing expression of affection from Niko as he lay dying from most cancers. McKnight known as the narrative “shockingly dishonest” and characterised the broader effort as “malicious character assassination.”
The go well with alleges that Brian McKnight Jr., bloggers Marc Lamont Hill and Tasha Ok, and the New York Publish every performed a task in spreading the story additional. McKnight additional claims Tasha Ok went on-line and falsely accused him of getting intercourse with a minor. He’s searching for damages, arguing the marketing campaign has inflicted severe hurt on his popularity, profession, and household.
A second authorized submitting takes goal at North Carolina radio station Cunning 107.1, its mum or dad firm City One, and host Karen Clark over a January 2025 broadcast that featured Julie McKnight. In the course of the section, Julie described McKnight as emotionally and mentally abusive, accused him of being an absent father, and claimed the household was displaced from their residence whereas the youngsters had been very younger. McKnight argues Clark’s dealing with of the interview steered listeners towards viewing him as an abusive and unfit father moderately than permitting the dialog to unfold pretty.
The identical lawsuit additionally targets City One’s nationally syndicated Rickey Smiley Morning Present over a December 2025 podcast episode that aired a clip of Brian McKnight Jr. repeating the declare that his father withheld these closing phrases from Niko. McKnight contends the clip was stripped of any surrounding context, giving him no avenue to deal with the claims being made in opposition to him.
McKnight has been estranged from his older youngsters for years, with the children publicly alleging abandonment — claims he has persistently and firmly rejected.
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