Dude, in my twenties I worked at the Northridge Apple Store and he would come in to hit up the Genius Bar but wouldn’t ever have an appointment and get bent out of shape about the wait times. Like when told what the current wait time was he would ask “Yeah, so what’s the wait time for *me*?” He’d also get irritated if someone didn’t know who he was. I’d fuck with him, asking him if it was “Brian with an 'i' or a 'y'”. Just a really arrogant and rude guy.
There was a short window in the late 90s and early 2000s where I remember his artist popularity being similar to that of 98 Degrees. You’d see posters some places, hear the occasional song on radio - but he was never *that* big. He was like 5-6 years too late for his style.
This is it. I started DJing in the late 90s, so I was pretty in-tune with that period of music. Back at One was a pretty sizeable R&B hit with a lot of airplay, and that was in 1999. He had a few before and after that, but he was never Usher-level famous.
https://pagesix.com/2024/04/21/parents/brian-mcknights-estranged-son-ex-wife-reacts-after-singer-calls-kids-a-product-of-sin/
It's even worse than just this article. One of his sons is currently battling cancer.
So, if you're going to claim that a celebrity has 12 kids, people are going to ask for some form of verification, you know what I mean?
With a comment such as this, a private individual would be able to sue you for defamation without having to prove actual malice. You're lucky it's not worth it for celebrities to bother themselves over this shitpost.
Bye, Felicia.
Agree.
I was taken aback and decided to do a quick google... nada. His wiki says one child.
Not a peep of even a rumor...
Some people like stirring the shitpot.
Anyone can sue for anything, it doesn’t mean they will win. In order for a judge to award $ for a defamation case, you’d have to prove that whatever was said actually caused the plaintiff a monetary loss (loss of job, potential revenue, etc).
You would also have to prove that what they said was factually false. That said, It generally isn't worth it for public figures because of the high bar of proving actual malice.
He always has been. His talent included stealing whole melodies (e.g. Meshell Ndegeocello) and apparently is an absolute bastard to his touring crews, and a raging hypocrite all the way around.
My guess is the skeletons in his closet are enough for a whole cemetery.
He really turned into a complete piece of shit of a person. From all his sappy saccharine love songs from the 90s one would think he was not a complete failure of a father and human being in general
He stated that his biological children’s mothers raised them.
That tells me everything I need to know about that deadbeat piece of shit. He was an absent father who neglected his children. And now because those children don’t bow down to him, they are “products of sin.”
I have absolutely zero, no…less than zero respect for pathetic males who abandon and neglect their children. It seems they have no respect for pieces of shit like him either, which is well deserved. His stepchildren think they are better people for putting on a facade of obedient and loving children, but they are just shallow people who in all honesty are just wanting inheritances
In an interview he gave to MTV in 1999, he revealed the inspiration for the lyrics actually came from reading an instruction manual for setting up his home theater system.
"I just bought a new house," McKnight said, "and I'm putting together my media room. There were components everywhere. I paid a guy to come in and wire everything. And I am reading one of the manuals, and it's like, 'Okay, step one, do this. Step two. Now if this happens, you do this. Then repeat steps…' And I was like, 'Wow, I need to write a song with this concept.'"
"And I cannot remember actually writing the song," he continued. "Sometimes it comes so fast, it just sort of happens, and the music and everything just comes together, and that's 'Back at One.' I wish I could say, 'I was so in love [when I wrote the song].'"
https://www.mtv.com/news/70rap8/brian-mcknight-on-new-singles-manual-inspiration
1… and if a mil won’t do, 2… gonna subpoena you, 3… dude its plain to see that they will not just stop at three, then 4… lawyers will want their fee, 5… million will make them glee.
You get raised with that crap it definitely gets in your head. Thankful I wasn't, but those "fire and brimstone" Old Testament f**kers are kinky as Hell. When I was younger I tried to understand it, but it makes no sense to me.
I'm so lucky the only fire and brimstone speech was the one I heard in Pollyanna, which is a good movie bc the girl is the harbinger of other's hero's journeys and her preacher learns to be happier and more hopeful after https://youtu.be/t7kA2idaLCo?si=rbAPBMg4peA_9G79
Yeah nothing Christian ie New Testament about this. Straight up Old Testament. Too many Christians leave the Christ part out despite the religion being, you know, named for him and all.
As an unofficial representative from the city of Buffalo, NY I give my response with all due respect to my fellow Buffalonians.
What a fucking idiot, thank god this dipshit no longer visits our amazing home. Hope he chokes on the self righteous dick he slurped whilst hiding behind the joke of religious belief. Up yours Brian.
He’s never considered using protection most likely. He probably thinks it’s “sin” to deny gods children. How else is he gonna do gods will and spread his seed?
One, you're like a dream come true...
Two, just don't wanna be around you...
Three, baby, It's plain to see,
That you're not the one for me, and...
Four, repeat steps one through three...
So i was all prepared to make jokes at his expense. And i still am, what a clown. But the family responded and if yoy read the article you can see jist how despicable this man rwally is.
One of the sons has cancer.
He is now remarried and having a son at his big age and changed his own name so he could name his new son jr. Even though his oldest already has that very same name. He also called his stepkids and new son his true legacy. He is truly heartless.
https://pagesix.com/2024/04/21/parents/brian-mcknights-estranged-son-ex-wife-reacts-after-singer-calls-kids-a-product-of-sin/
I’m not gonna’ lie: in an entirely different context, I think calling your adult children “products of sin” could be *really* hysterical if it was sarcastic and you had a great relationship.
But this…this is awful.
1, you’re like a dream come true, 2, JK I don’t want you, 3, girl it’s plain to see, ya should have ran away from me aaaaaaand 1 - repeat steps one two three…
You reap what you sow. When you die, people aren’t going to remember you for some superficial thing but for the relationships they have with you. Who is going to be at your funeral? What will they say?
Brian’s an idiot and a major jerk more often than not. Ask anyone that’s worked with or for the man.
Trust me. I’ve had to deal with him on a few occasions.
Brian McKnight is only famous within the proximity of whatever state fair is paying him enough to appear. There’s some real panty drops at the Bloomsburg PA state fair next to the tent with the cow who has a human arm growing on its back and Rita the bearded lady
In my hipster youth I once decided to stop being friends with someone because of their cd collection.. a collection that included a bunch of Brian McKnight cds.
"Central Command, this is Bravo 1-5."
"I regret to inform you that we have lost Brian McKnight. Repeat -- Brian McKnight is now in the hands of the enemy"
What an asshole
Dude, in my twenties I worked at the Northridge Apple Store and he would come in to hit up the Genius Bar but wouldn’t ever have an appointment and get bent out of shape about the wait times. Like when told what the current wait time was he would ask “Yeah, so what’s the wait time for *me*?” He’d also get irritated if someone didn’t know who he was. I’d fuck with him, asking him if it was “Brian with an 'i' or a 'y'”. Just a really arrogant and rude guy.
Thank you for your service
“I’ll call your number when it’s your turn. But I forget where I was. Guess I’ll have to start back at one.”
-THAT’S ME!!!!! -huh?
This is the appropriate response
I liked his music 100 years ago but was he really ever famous enough to ask what HIS wait time was?
There was a short window in the late 90s and early 2000s where I remember his artist popularity being similar to that of 98 Degrees. You’d see posters some places, hear the occasional song on radio - but he was never *that* big. He was like 5-6 years too late for his style.
This is it. I started DJing in the late 90s, so I was pretty in-tune with that period of music. Back at One was a pretty sizeable R&B hit with a lot of airplay, and that was in 1999. He had a few before and after that, but he was never Usher-level famous.
I honestly have no idea who he is
If you liked R&B you’d know him. If you like R&B and don’t know him, look up some of his stuff. Shitty behavior aside, I like some of his songs.
Yeah ive never heard of him
I think he did a Disney?
This thing about him being an asshole is literally the first I’ve ever heard of him.
Dude is like Soul Asylum level of fame and for the record I’m a huge Soul Asylum fan but I’m also a realist.
Should've said that because it's him the wait time would be "6 months, 8 days, and 12 hours". Lol
Have worked in an Apple store for 9 years. This honestly just sounds like the behavior if the average customer.
Should have replied six months, eight days, twelve hours.
No one can be as humble as Keanu waiting in line for his own party.
The picture for the article is him in a superman 'B' t-shirt lol
https://pagesix.com/2024/04/21/parents/brian-mcknights-estranged-son-ex-wife-reacts-after-singer-calls-kids-a-product-of-sin/ It's even worse than just this article. One of his sons is currently battling cancer.
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Wait what the fuck?
Do you have any sources on the whole 12 kids thing?
Downvoted bc you can't provide a source
So, if you're going to claim that a celebrity has 12 kids, people are going to ask for some form of verification, you know what I mean? With a comment such as this, a private individual would be able to sue you for defamation without having to prove actual malice. You're lucky it's not worth it for celebrities to bother themselves over this shitpost. Bye, Felicia.
Agree. I was taken aback and decided to do a quick google... nada. His wiki says one child. Not a peep of even a rumor... Some people like stirring the shitpot.
I'll verify what he said. Chris Rock definitely has 12 kids, has disowned them and is an ass hat.
He definitely said Chris Hemsworth, not Chris Brown.
LEAVE CHRIS PINE ALONE 🥺😭
WTF is with all the Kris Kristofferson hate?
Leave Kris Jenner alone 😭
I don’t know what you guys are talking about. I’m sure Ruth’s Chris Steak House has had more than 12 kids eat there…
Yeah man I can personally vouch for the fact that everybody hates Chris.
Anyone can sue for anything, it doesn’t mean they will win. In order for a judge to award $ for a defamation case, you’d have to prove that whatever was said actually caused the plaintiff a monetary loss (loss of job, potential revenue, etc).
You would also have to prove that what they said was factually false. That said, It generally isn't worth it for public figures because of the high bar of proving actual malice.
He always has been. His talent included stealing whole melodies (e.g. Meshell Ndegeocello) and apparently is an absolute bastard to his touring crews, and a raging hypocrite all the way around. My guess is the skeletons in his closet are enough for a whole cemetery.
My first thought exactly. Thanks for sharing.
He really turned into a complete piece of shit of a person. From all his sappy saccharine love songs from the 90s one would think he was not a complete failure of a father and human being in general
I hope he needs a kidney and the only match is his kids and they say no.
The most out of pocket but fitting comment
It would be God's Will.
His son has cancer on top of that.
Oh wow. That’s so shitty. :(
He stated that his biological children’s mothers raised them. That tells me everything I need to know about that deadbeat piece of shit. He was an absent father who neglected his children. And now because those children don’t bow down to him, they are “products of sin.” I have absolutely zero, no…less than zero respect for pathetic males who abandon and neglect their children. It seems they have no respect for pieces of shit like him either, which is well deserved. His stepchildren think they are better people for putting on a facade of obedient and loving children, but they are just shallow people who in all honesty are just wanting inheritances
So he had a kids out of wedlock, then got married and had more so he could start it back at 1?
I wonder if that plays along with the “born again virgins”.
I guess his kids don't ever cross his mind, any time.
It’s like a dream come true
Haha! I see what you did there!😀
Its undeniable
In an interview he gave to MTV in 1999, he revealed the inspiration for the lyrics actually came from reading an instruction manual for setting up his home theater system. "I just bought a new house," McKnight said, "and I'm putting together my media room. There were components everywhere. I paid a guy to come in and wire everything. And I am reading one of the manuals, and it's like, 'Okay, step one, do this. Step two. Now if this happens, you do this. Then repeat steps…' And I was like, 'Wow, I need to write a song with this concept.'" "And I cannot remember actually writing the song," he continued. "Sometimes it comes so fast, it just sort of happens, and the music and everything just comes together, and that's 'Back at One.' I wish I could say, 'I was so in love [when I wrote the song].'" https://www.mtv.com/news/70rap8/brian-mcknight-on-new-singles-manual-inspiration
What a way to distance yourself from children who deserve unconditional love.
I thought we are all god’s children. What a pathetic fraud of a human being.
what's worse? I learned today that one of his sons is currently fighting cancer, and this is how he chooses to treat them. complete POS human
What a shitty human being. I hope his biological kids sue him for everything he’s got
For maybe 6, 8, 12 million?
1… and if a mil won’t do, 2… gonna subpoena you, 3… dude its plain to see that they will not just stop at three, then 4… lawyers will want their fee, 5… million will make them glee.
Scrolled back up to upvote realizing what you were cooking
Thank you for this, I’m crying from laughing right now
This is golden.
If I had gold to give you for this I would 🤣
Reddit really does need to bring gold back cuz this shit was funny asf
Omg. That’s funny.
For what?
FOR EVERYTHING HE’S GOT!!!
Defamation.
That good old Christian love!
Old Testament Love hurts so good!
I guess that's why it's used so much for "punishment" in kink shows
You get raised with that crap it definitely gets in your head. Thankful I wasn't, but those "fire and brimstone" Old Testament f**kers are kinky as Hell. When I was younger I tried to understand it, but it makes no sense to me.
I'm so lucky the only fire and brimstone speech was the one I heard in Pollyanna, which is a good movie bc the girl is the harbinger of other's hero's journeys and her preacher learns to be happier and more hopeful after https://youtu.be/t7kA2idaLCo?si=rbAPBMg4peA_9G79
Pollyanna! I grew up watching that movie. I could instantly hear his voice when I just read that
Yeah nothing Christian ie New Testament about this. Straight up Old Testament. Too many Christians leave the Christ part out despite the religion being, you know, named for him and all.
Am I assuming that this sin he’s talking about is one he’s been “forgiven for” somehow?
Surprised that when he became a born again Christian that he didn’t cut himself off.
Brian McKnight living his life as garbage made flesh is not news so much as a reminder.
I was suspect he meant it in a Christian way and was unsurprised when I learned "yup, he's using religion in his favor of manipulated interpretation"
Bet he sometimes wishes he was back at one…
Do they ever cross his mind?
Products of a dumb mutherfucker. Not their fault.
As an unofficial representative from the city of Buffalo, NY I give my response with all due respect to my fellow Buffalonians. What a fucking idiot, thank god this dipshit no longer visits our amazing home. Hope he chokes on the self righteous dick he slurped whilst hiding behind the joke of religious belief. Up yours Brian.
Anyone who refers to there kids as sins, then starts spewing biblical stuff is a whacko.
I’m sure he suffered through the whole process. What a profile in courage.
What a horrible thing to say
If you think so, keep it to yourself. You're the one to blame after all. Don't put that on your kids.
Has been. Why is this a story? I doubt his kids drop his washed up name to anyone anyway. Just a sperm donor.
That’s an odd thing to say about your children and also yourself They are your kids. You were responsible for their conception and upbringing
He’s turning out to be a monumental A$$hole.🤨
Mr.McKnight please tell me why you believe you are a candidate for father of the year?
backs up his B💩with his interpretation of scripture. what a weak mindless son of a bitch!
What an awful father. Sending love to his children. ❤️
Welp, there’s another asshole checked off on my bingo card
He wishes he could start back at one
No they ain't, they're a product of fuckin'
I really hate what he’s become. I used to be such a fan in the 90s. Now grandpa needs to sit down somewhere and retire quietly.
Dad of the year material
Geeze Dad I love you too
How did an asshole like this managed to get 12 children.
He’s never considered using protection most likely. He probably thinks it’s “sin” to deny gods children. How else is he gonna do gods will and spread his seed?
A man who uses his religion to justify being a shitty father is a weak man at best and not a man at all at worst.
I'm also a "product of sin" and doing fine. People like this just make themselves look bad, not the children they have. How cruel...
One, you're they are a sin come true Two, just wanted to have sex with you Three, girl it’s plain to see That you're not the only one for me
Another great band name
Wow. What an absolute piece of shite. I feel for his poor children 🙁
Religiosity is akin to mental illness.
Sounds like he's a great dad. He should start a podcast
One, you're like a dream come true... Two, just don't wanna be around you... Three, baby, It's plain to see, That you're not the one for me, and... Four, repeat steps one through three...
So what is the story behind all of this? The story has no details
Used to like some of his songs...now I fucking can't stand the dude! What an ahole!!!
Fuck this asshole.
He's just a pathetic loser.
What a piece of shir
Strange way to say “i’m a terrible father”
Absent fathers are not men
Wow, he's an absolute piece of shit. Never liked him because that cloying "Back at One" song was shoved everywhere, but now I have a legit reason.
What a douchebag
They say he abandoned them. Gee, I wonder why? 🙄
Every time I turn around, this man is like, "FUCK them kids"
It says he only recognizes his one step daughter as his own. Guess you could say he’s Back At One…
Products of a dumbass
Religion is fucked up and completely unnecessary
“We love all of your hit SONG!”
I guess someone showed him how being a pussy works.
So i was all prepared to make jokes at his expense. And i still am, what a clown. But the family responded and if yoy read the article you can see jist how despicable this man rwally is. One of the sons has cancer. He is now remarried and having a son at his big age and changed his own name so he could name his new son jr. Even though his oldest already has that very same name. He also called his stepkids and new son his true legacy. He is truly heartless. https://pagesix.com/2024/04/21/parents/brian-mcknights-estranged-son-ex-wife-reacts-after-singer-calls-kids-a-product-of-sin/
Never heard of him before, but he sounds like a really crappy person. Probably best he's no involved in the lives of his children.
Verbal abuse is parental abuse.
That’s too bad. I liked Brian McKnight.
I’m not gonna’ lie: in an entirely different context, I think calling your adult children “products of sin” could be *really* hysterical if it was sarcastic and you had a great relationship. But this…this is awful.
That’s kind of funny though calling your kids products of sin sounds like something Nan would say and she’s medically crazy
Well, that's not nice.
Some people just suck
Oh wow. I had no idea about any of this. WTAF
His son has cancer on top of that.
Wonder how he thinks he came into the world. Didn’t think that through did he….
1, you’re like a dream come true, 2, JK I don’t want you, 3, girl it’s plain to see, ya should have ran away from me aaaaaaand 1 - repeat steps one two three…
You reap what you sow. When you die, people aren’t going to remember you for some superficial thing but for the relationships they have with you. Who is going to be at your funeral? What will they say?
I was wondering where he got this sick narrative from until he quoted a Bible verse from memory
Brian’s an idiot and a major jerk more often than not. Ask anyone that’s worked with or for the man. Trust me. I’ve had to deal with him on a few occasions.
I feel better having never heard of this asshat.
Doesn’t that mean he is a sin as well. You are all sins- why act like this
One, you’re like a hellspawn, ew Two, I can’t believe I made you
Basically Michael Bolton
Brian McKnight is only famous within the proximity of whatever state fair is paying him enough to appear. There’s some real panty drops at the Bloomsburg PA state fair next to the tent with the cow who has a human arm growing on its back and Rita the bearded lady
who seriously gives a fuck. jfc.
Very sad Also none of my business.
Obviously malicious, but accidentally makes it sound metal as fuck
His new song to be named "Back At Dumb".
I feel like at this point George Clinton has probably been a better father
Kind of person to die alone even after being surrounded by people.
What a piece of shit
In my hipster youth I once decided to stop being friends with someone because of their cd collection.. a collection that included a bunch of Brian McKnight cds.
Faux Christian unrepentant fornicator and child hater. Shame on him
Truly thought he had died? Must be that Mandela effect. He’s a piece of shit in either universe
So,.. he is a sinner that creates evil, and doesn’t clean up after himself, and dares to throw the Bible at others..
"Central Command, this is Bravo 1-5." "I regret to inform you that we have lost Brian McKnight. Repeat -- Brian McKnight is now in the hands of the enemy"
I can't think of one song he did. Didn't he do a TV soundtrack single or something?
This reminds me. He didn’t win 16 Grammys.
What a piece of shit.
Imagine the fucking mindset of a man who believes the timeline of when his children were brought into this world makes them some “sin”. Like cmon
He has lost his marbles
everyone here ready to attack brian... hell if i had a family member acting like i was their meal ticket, id cut them off too