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Might 3 2023, Revealed 4:15 p.m. ET
Singer Brian McKnight just lately settled a lawsuit introduced by his estranged daughter Briana over claims he unfold a vicious lie about her on-line to destroy her, RadarOnline.com has discovered.
McKnight has just lately been criticized for praising his stepchildren whereas ignoring his daughter and older sons.
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In accordance with court docket paperwork obtained by RadarOnline.com, Brian’s daughter Briana filed a bombshell lawsuit towards the singer in 2020.
In her grievance, Briana claimed that her father “maliciously defamed” her on social media. She accused Brian of being motivated by “animosity” when he “publicly humiliated” her “falsely” representing to his followers that “she had some years earlier, and whereas a minor, engaged in sexual relations with an older cousin.”
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Briana’s mom is a lady named Patricia Driver. Brian’s daughter was born whereas he married to his then-wife Julie. Brian and Julia share two sons named Niko and BJ.
Brian has since gone on to marry his present spouse Leilani Malia Mendoza, who has two children from a earlier relationship. Brian and Leilani welcomed their very own son into the world this yr.
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Brian together with his new spouse and stepchildren.
In her lawsuit, Briana stated she had an in depth relationship with Niko and BJ as a baby. She claimed her relationship with Brian has been a rollercoaster for years.
“At instances their relationship was cordial, and at instances it grew to become strained or all however non-existent,” the swimsuit stated. Briana stated that the 2 by no means aired their soiled laundry. As well as, she stated she by no means publicized the identification of her father or his movie star standing.
The swimsuit stated the events had little contact in 2015 and none in 2016. She stated in 2017, the 2 had been in sporadic contact however the world didn’t learn about her being his daughter.
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Briana stated she reached out to Briana and his new spouse in 2018. She claimed to have needed to ascertain a bond with the singer. Briana accused him of dismissing her efforts and “didn’t see or meaningfully talk together with her.”
In 2019, Briana stated she determined to share “facets of her perceptions of rising up with an unnamed absent father on her private Instagram web page.” She defined the put up didn’t point out Brian by his identify, did no describe him as a celeb, didn’t discuss with his career, or identification him in any manner. “In that put up, she merely described her private emotions because the daughter of an unnamed father who had withdrawn from her.”
Briana stated regardless of not naming Brian, he determined to reply to the put up by attacking her on his account. She stated he extensively circulated a vicious mislead trigger her humiliation and emotional misery.
She stated he sought to protect his picture amongst his followers by “publicly stating that Briana was a promiscuous and incestuous minor, and thereby (he hoped) undermining Briana’s credibility concerning a put up that didn’t even determine him.”
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Brian stated to his followers, “And sadly alongside the best way, a pair years in the past I caught wind that there was an older cousin who was above 18 who was fairly presumably having intercourse together with her.”
He claimed to have “known as…to the state workplace for youngsters’s affairs there in Arizona” and that he “by no means heard something again.”
Briana’s lawsuit stated, “Briana had by no means engaged in any sexual contact of any variety with any relative of any age whereas a minor or in any other case.” Additional, she stated she doesn’t consider anybody ever advised Brian the declare.
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Briana stated Brian additionally stated her mom “solely had a baby with” him “for cash within the first place.”
In response, Brian denied all allegations of wrongdoing. He argued his statements had been considerably true and he had no malice when he spoke. He demanded the complete case be thrown out.
In February, Briana and Brian agreed to dismiss the lawsuit earlier than trial.