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Gospel star Kirk Franklin apologizes and says ‘I lost my temper’ after son Kerrion Franklin shares expletive-filled call
GOSPEL star Kirk Franklin has apologized to fans after his son Kerrion Franklin shared an expletive-filled call between the two.
The 51-year-old admitted he lost his temper during the exchange where he allegedly mocked his son for being poor and threatened to put his foot in his “skinny motherf***ing a**.”
Kirk apologized to his fans for the expletive-laden call with his son[/caption]
Sixteen-time Grammy Award winner Kirk took to Twitter on Saturday to apologize to his followers for swearing in a call with Kerrion, 32, who shared it on his Instagram account.
Kirk said in a heartfelt video that he shared with his 1.8million followers: “Recently my son and I had an argument that he chose to record.
“I felt extremely disrespected in that conversation and I lost my temper and I said words that are not appropriate and I am sincerely sorry to all of you. I sincerely apologize.”
The Love Theory singer went on to claim that his son has “for many years… had a toxic relationship” with the rest of the family.
Kerrion shared the call with his fans on Instagram[/caption]
Kirk said in the video that he had brought a family therapist onto the call to help pacify things between them all.
He went on: “We’ve tried for many years through counseling, through therapy to try to rectify this private family matter.
“I’m not perfect. I’m human and I’m going to make mistakes and I’m trying to get it right. Please keep me and my family in your prayers.”
However, Kerrion was frankly unimpressed by his dad’s apology[/caption]
Kerrion, who describes himself as a “author, producer, and cinematographer” on his Instagram profile, shared the phone call with his fans on Instagram.
Franklin allegedly shouts toward the end of the clip: “I will break your neck ni***, don’t you ever disrespect me.
“I didn’t,” Kerrion responded and the call abruptly ended.
At the time Kerrion shared the clip on his Instagram, writing: “This is why I’m done. No father should speak to their children like this. If I have any issues it’s because of this type of treatment that I deal with behind closed doors.”
Kirk is a 16-time Grammy Award-winner[/caption]
He continued: “Hanging up in my face, No apology, no compassion, no effort. Stop telling me to go home to my family. I don’t even know where they live.
“I don’t think I’ll ever trust my father to be alone around him ever again. I didn’t want to do this. I probably won’t release the entire recording because it’s too embarrassing that I’m even dealing with this.
“No matter what ppl think I pray my dad deals with his deep hatred toward me. I don’t feel safe around him at all.
Adding: “This recording is recent it is not from 2018 just to clarify. I’m going to learn from these experiences, live my life in peace and make beautiful art.”
Kirk has been dubbed the ‘Reigning King of Urban Gospel’[/caption]
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After his dad shared his apology, the 32-year-old went on say he didn’t accept his dad’s apology.
He posted: “He apologized to his fans only and not me. This is why I’m Done.”
Kerrion went on: “Plz do not crucify my father. I am not here to bash him across the board. I didn’t even cuss in the recording.
“I just said what he said back to me. my father has been speaking very mean & manipulatively to me for 15 years now. My voice will be heard. I forgive him for the past pain.”
