Renowned American gospel artiste, Kirk Franklin, has made a shocking revelation about his personal life during a recent appearance on the “Funky Friday” podcast. The 54-year-old singer disclosed that he stopped communicating with his biological mother at the age of 32 due to a painful incident involving her new husband.
Franklin shared the emotional story, saying, “For the first time ever, I’m going to tell this story. This is why I stopped talking to my biological mother. I was 32 years old, and my sister got out of prison, and I was the only one trying to help her with accommodation and other stuff. She was still struggling with drugs. It was more than a 32-year-old can handle. And we needed to do an intervention to help her.”
He continued, “We had a family meeting, but my biological mother showed up with her new husband. The intervention was going okay. When it ended, we all hugged, and because we haven’t been around each other for years, someone said, ‘This is so beautiful. This is what a family should be doing.’ And I said, this is not about us, this is about my sister who just got released.”
Franklin then recounted the heated argument that ensued, saying, “My mother’s new husband yelled, ‘What you need to do is call your mama sometimes.’ I said, ‘Sir, I don’t know who you are, but she’s the mother, I’m the child.’ And he said, ‘Yeah, but you call yourself a Christian.'”
The situation escalated, with Franklin’s mother leaving with her new husband, prompting Franklin to yell, “That’s right, go ahead and walk out like you always do.” He reflected, “For the fact that she didn’t take that man’s hand and say, ‘Baby, stay away. This is between me and my kids. Kids I did not raise, kids I did not nurture, kids I did not provide for, kids I did not protect.’ She took that man’s hand and walked out with him. And I promised myself that as a little boy I couldn’t protect myself, but as a grown man, I would never be put in a position where you would treat me like that again.”
