Kehlani’s ex Javaughn Young-White has filed a paternity petition to gain full custody of their 5-year-old daughter, Adeya, claiming the singer is in a sex cult.
According to court documents obtained by Pvnew, Young-White – who dated the “After Hours” songstress from 2018 to 2019 – alleges that his name was not listed as the father on their daughter’s birth certificate because Kehlani gave birth “through a home birth orchestrated by what I would describe as a cult” that she allegedly belongs in.
“For the past five years, I have requested a copy of Adeya’s birth certificate and for my name
to be added to her birth certificate to no avail,” the documents state.
Young-White further alleges that Kehlani — who uses she/they pronouns — has refused to give him Adeya’s social security number and noted in the filing that he isn’t sure if the young child even has one “based on [Kehlani’s] actions and behavior.”
He alleges that the “Distraction” singer has been “involved in this cult for the past few years” and he believes the cult allegedly “controls [Kehlani’s] actions and her behavior, including when it comes to the upbringing of our daughter.”
“For example, the cult leader, who goes by the name of Neto, convinced Respondent that he had a vision that I was a danger to our daughter and would kill her, and thereafter banned Respondent from allowing me to see Adeya,” the filing reads.
“based on this ‘vision’ by her cult leader, Respondent prevented me from seeing our daughter for months.”
Young-White claims he found out that Neto allegedly has “numerous accusations of committing sexual assault against women and young girls.”
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Young-White alleges in the court docs that Neto allegedly performs “religious ceremonies” on Adeya and that no one is “allowed to be in the room” when he conducts them.
“When I discovered this on her birthday in 2023, I was physically restrained and threatened by members of the ‘cult’ when I attempted to retrieve our daughter,” he claims in the filing.
“I also learned that Respondent allows a member of the cult that she calls ‘Messiah,’ an adult woman, to take baths with Adeya while being under the influence of psychedelic drugs.”
Young-White claims that when Kehlani goes on tour, they leave their daughter “in the care of her fellow cult members,” whom the child also “sleeps in the bed with,” “is given baths by” and “is often in the bedroom alone” with.
In addition to wanting his name added to Adeya’s birth certificate, Young-White is also asking the court to grant him full custody and child support due to the “huge difference” in his and Kehlani’s respective incomes.
He also wants the “Gangsta” singer to undergo a psychological exam “to determine whether or not she does have a bipolar disorder.”
Pvnew has reached out to Kehlani’s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back.
The two-time Grammy nominee gave birth to Adeya in March 2019.
Months before announcing their pregnancy, Kehlani revealed they identified as “queer,” noting that they were “attracted to women, men, REALLY attracted to queer men, non binary people, intersex people, trans people.”
