Brian McKnight celebrated what he called an early win in his defamation case against ex-wife Julie McKnight on Instagram, but many fans saw it as disrespectful and poorly timed, as it was on the same day of his late son Niko McKnight's birthday.

Brian McKnight seemingly takes another dig at his first family....😬

Brian McKnight has quickly responded to his adult children’s, Brian McKnight, Jr. and Briana McKnight, claims that he has abandoned them. The 50-year-old singer took to Instagram to tell his side of the story and admitted that his relationships with his children are strained, but not because he didn’t want to be a part of […]

Two of McKnight's children expressed that they feel emotionally abandoned by the Grammy nominated singer.