If there’s one thing we love abut social media, it’s the fact that everyone has the ability to tell celebs exactly how they feel. Freedom of expression is what we’re all about here at ILOSM, but LAWD, sometimes the comments left underneath celebs’ online posts can get so brutally honest, teetering on the borderline of constructive criticism vs. treacherous cruelty. In the case of Jermaine Dupri’s recent post about his new baby, he just got a dose of both. Matter of fact, fans even threw Janet into the mix just for the heck of it.
Why Everyone’s Talking About Jermaine Dupri’s Latest Baby Reveal
I’ll admit that I was one of those people who’d hoped that Janet would finally get back with Jermaine. I mean, soon as her pending divorce was reported, it seemed like all the stars had realigned for the former lovebirds to be “back in stride again,” like Maze. Although they were probably one of the oddest celeb couples, they also seemed to have great chemistry. And besides, Jermaine got his entire side torso tatted with a huge image of Janet’s face, so the man’s gotta have some type of unwavering love for the woman. Welp people, fast forward to today and Jermaine done through a curveball in that plan- if there ever was one.
Turns out, Dupri’s added an addition to his offspring. He popped up on social media with a new precious baby, who actually wasn’t quite all that ‘new,’ given his apparent motor skills, size, and head/neck control. So Jermaine clearly waited a few months to post his baby boy, with a caption that simply read “#3,” meaning his #3 child in addition to his two other daughters:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmrUBZAFpZU/
There is one reason Jermaine’s new mini-me caught the attention of his social media followers, other than just his baby’s cool, cute features…
Fans Confused After Seeing Jermaine’s Baby
Jermaine typically lives a very public life online, therefore it surprised fans to know that he hid any remnants of a new baby and baby mama, until now (well, minus the mom). Even Xscape singer, Tiny, was caught off guard by her former boss’ new baby post and responded with this:
Tiny’s reaction had NOTHING on the countless other reactions fans gave. Many questioned the baby’s paternity and his nationality. Check out some of the comments below:
female_esq****: “This is a baby from the mountains of Caucasus but we need to know”
msreja*****: “I knew a neighbor that was dark brown supposedly had a pink baby like this one and I asked was it his, he said yes. Come to find my instincts were right, his girlfriend lied the baby was for a white boy. ♀️ ”
everythingnicc*****: “That baby is whiter then Michael Jackson.. DNA test Pleeeeeeeeaaaaaase…”
therealpettyp****: “Got jokes…. #mauryshow #maurypovich #youare #♀️”
katanga****: “That’s Janet baby”
del3ted_conv3rsa*****: “Gotta be his cousin or something”
signal****: “If you going to break the internet this is definitely how you do it.”
shyea_sh****: “I’m sure there’s a story behind why baby is white. Fill me in please.”
It’s no secret that African Americans can create a very broad array of hues when it comes to reproduction. However, the fact that folks are suggesting that Jermaine call Maury is understandable, given that they have no clue who the child’s mother is and therefore are only using Jermaine’s brown complexion and facial features as reference. At any rate, Jermaine’s son seems cool as fan and we look forward to watching him grow up in the limelight next to his pops. By the way, if we find out who the mother is, we’ll be sure to come back and let y’all know.
As far as my hopes of a Janet-Jermaine reunion…I guess that’s outta the window…at least for now, I suppose. Ah well, alls well that ends well. Congrats JD!
