Kehlani's ex 'regrets' and withdraws claims from his custody petition after singer denies allegations of religious 'cult'
End of July musicians Javaughn Young-White – the father of Kehlani’s daughter Adeya – caused shock on the Internet when he applied for sole custody of their child and made shocking claims that the singer would endanger the young girl's safety because of her membership in a cult.
The GRAMMY-nominated star immediately denied the allegations on social media, calling Young-White's accusations “incredibly hurtful, inaccurate, inappropriate and simply untrue.”
And while he subsequently criticized the media for exaggerating parts of the wording of his original complaint (some media even suggested he meant “sex cult” instead of “religious cult”), the guitarist took to social media on Friday (9 August) to provide further comment on the hype surrounding the story.
More on that inside.
In an Instagram post early Friday morning, Javaughn openly expressed his disapproval of the wording in his original custody petition.
“These documents contained general recollections of my initial consultation with my above-named representative,” Young-White wrote to his 87,500 followers after saying the documents were “submitted without my consent.” “They were submitted with choice language that I did not approve of. I regret that they were included.”
Later in the message, he claims that the information supporting his allegations of cult-like activities against Kehlani's former church came from a party pursuing its own agendas against her and left him “deeply disturbed by the direct mentorship” of Adeya.
And although he claims that he did not agree with the “explicit wording” of the statement about the religious organization, the guitarist also insists that the reported incidents were not the only reasons for his lawsuit.
“There are other concerns that cause me to prioritize custody and documentation issues,” he said, without detailing what those “concerns” were.
At the end of his new statement, he apologized to the church for the strong reactions that had been triggered after the allegations about the existence of a “cult” first appeared on the Internet.
“As a father, I never expected such serious allegations to be so frivolous,” he said, adding: “I deeply regret and apologize for any role I played in perpetuating these allegations. I hope [the church and its] The affected members will receive appropriate compensation.”
At the end of his message, he indicated that he would continue to care for his child's well-being, but did not explicitly express a desire to withdraw his efforts to obtain sole custody.
At the time of this report, Kehlani had not yet responded to Javaughn's recent statement.
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