Teddy Riley Responds
Yesterday I posted about Teddy Riley’s daughter accusing him of beating her ass with a Guitar Hero game (lol), today Riley has released the following statement:
Due to recent events, I am compelled to respond in detail to accusations made against me, by my daughters.
I love my Daughters, but I will not allow my children to disrespect me in my home. Contrary to what I have been accused of, I would never beat my children.
Perhaps, I should have been a stronger disciplinarian as they were growing up. I worked very hard so that my children would want for nothing.
In hindsight, I see that it was a mistake to give them everything they wanted so that they could have the childhood I never had. Unfortunately, they have taken me, and the privileged life I have given them, completely for granted.
Instead of being appreciative and realizing how fortunate they are, my children have an inflated sense of entitlement and expectation without having to work or earn their way.
However, my ‘children’ are no longer children, they are adults and I am trying to instill in them values and a work ethic of their own. My mother always told me “too many grown people can’t live in one house” so I encourage them to have their own homes if they cannot abide by the rules of mine. I am not an uptight Dad, I am as hip as they come but I will not tolerate being taken advantage of or disrespected, especially in my home.
I’ve been working since the age of 14, I bought my first car by myself. Nobody gave me a car. My kids don’t even remember their first car. I grew up with 6 of us in an apartment fighting over one bathroom. My kids have never had to share a bathroom, let alone a bedroom.
I’m asking everyone to let this one go… I’m only being a good parent. I’m a great father and everyone who knows me, knows this is true.
Thank you so much,
With all my love,
Teddy Riley
So let me get this right: You are blaming your kids for everything while saying how great you are? This is your businesses and I can’t understand the entire situation from just one letter you write. But something is just not adding up here!!!!
If there were more fathers like you, there will be less youth spending life in prison! I say more azz whoppins by parents in their homes! Chilrens go crazy on those who want them to have the best and work hard to provide the best, then “you got their crazay!” Thumbs up my brotha! Let ‘em get their own jobs and find out the hard way!