Legendary choir director and gospel singer Kirk Franklin has apologized after the sound leaked from him that he had delivered an ominous catch against his estranged son.
Kerrion Franklin recorded part of a phone conversation that included a heated argument with the 16-time Grammy winner and posted the audio on his Instagram, which quickly went viral and began to trend on Twitter. In the argument, Kirk continues on an explicit tirade against his son, who is 32, because they threaten to hit each other.
The artist Took to Twitter on Saturday to apologize to anyone who is offended by his language. In the short cut, he tried to put the video in context.
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“Many of you know I have an older son named Kerrion Franklin. In May he will be 33,” Kirk begins the video message. “We have had a toxic relationship with him as a family for many years. We have been trying for many years through counseling, through therapy, to rectify this private family matter. Recently, my son and I had a argument that he chose to take it up .. I felt extremely contemptuous in that conversation, and I lost my temper and I said words that were not appropriate, and I am sincerely sorry for you all. excuse. “
He concluded: “I want you to know that as a father I called the family therapist during the conversation and got the therapist on the phone to try to help. He never played that role on the recording. “I’m not perfect. I’m human and I’m going to make mistakes and try to fix them. Please keep me and my family in your prayers.”
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The original leaked sound contains Kirk calling his son a ‘b —- a–‘, threatening to put his foot in his ‘skinny mother – and an’ and mocking Kerrion for being poor.
According to Ebony Magazine, Kerrion accused his father of neglect earlier in 2018 and the duo have been estranged for several years.
Franklin shares two children, Kennedy and Caziah, with his wife, Tammy Franklin, and adopts her daughter, Carrington, from a previous relationship.
Kirk Franklin apologized after the sound of an architectural impact with his son went viral.
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In response to his father’s apology, Kerrion cited his Instagram Story Sunday to note that he was not happy with his father’s apology, claiming he was not in line with his counseling.
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In a report done by an older photo shoot of the family in Jet Magazine in 2006, he noted that this was the last time he could pose with the family and claimed that the family had neglected him. However, he asked his followers not to go after his father, regardless of their beef.
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“Plz do not crucify my father. I’m not here to bash him across the board. I did not even scramble in the recording. Why does ppl” assume I did something to deserve verbal abuse. I just said what he said back My father has been talking very mean and manipulative to me for 15 years now. My voice will be heard. I forgive him for the recent pain, “he wrote in part.