Brian McKnight Reacts To Rickey Smiley’s Comments

Recently, Brian McKnight’s show in Detroit was canceled, and many believed the reason for the cancellation was because of McKnight abandoning his Black children. Brian said, “I love my fans in Detroit. I play there every year for the last 30 [years] and I sell out every time. But my last show was advertised on Facebook, the bullies jumped into the comments and threatened me and the folks who were coming.” He continued, “There’s so many false narratives out there about my fans having stopped supporting me. I wanted to acknowledge the fact that just because something is reported on IG or Youtube, that doesn’t make it true.” He added, “I want my first guest to be Rickey Smiley, who’s apparently the father of the year. You see it’s easy to press post and spew a one-way uninformed perspective, but are you man enough and father enough to come on my platform and have a dialogue? Come on, let’s talk, Rick.”