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MGK reveals dad was on trial at age 9 for the murder of his own father: ‘He was so tormented’

  2024-08-22 pagesixNicki Gostin32040
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Machine Gun Kelly’s dad stood trial for the murder of his own father at age 9. Getty Images for NYLONMachine Gun Kelly’s

MGK reveals dad was on trial at age 9 for the murder of his own father: ‘He was so tormented’

Machine Gun Kelly.
Machine Gun Kelly’s dad stood trial for the murder of his own father at age 9. Getty Images for NYLON

Machine Gun Kelly’s dad watched his own father die from an accidentally-inflicted gunshot wound.

The rapper’s dad then had to stand trial at age 9 for the alleged murder of his own father.

“The story that was always told to me was that their dad dropped the gun, and his head essentially blew off,” the musician, who now goes by MGK, recalled on the Aug. 5 episode of Bunnie Xo’s “Dumb Blonde” podcast.

“All happened in the room with my dad at 9 years old. So him and my grandmother were tried for the murder. They were both acquitted.”

Machine Gun Kelly.
The rapper spoke about his family’s dark history on a recent podcast. machinegunkelly/Instagram
Machine Gun Kelly.
MGK, whose real name is Colson Baker, said his father was in the room when his grandfather died. Getty Images for E11EVEN

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The performer, whose real name is Colson Baker, also shared that growing up he would often be annoyed with his father whenever he’d “freak out” over “loud noise.”

“I would be like, ‘You’re supposed to be a man, dude. Why are you acting like this?’ and it just made me hate him,” the “Bad Things” singer, 34, divulged.

“And then, you sit there, and you think about a kid who was on trial at 9 years old for the murder of his father… I had a very interesting talk with him on his deathbed about that moment.”

MGK was raised by his father after his mother left the family.

Machine Gun Kelly.
Baker’s grandfather’s gun had gone off accidentally. FilmMagic
Machine Gun Kelly.
Both Baker’s father and grandmother stood trial. Adela Loconte/Shutterstock

His father died in 2020.

The “bloody valentine” performer announced the news via Instagram, explaining that he had planned to celebrate the first anniversary of his “Hotel Diablo” album when he received the news.

“That album was everything i wanted to say and i know it’s close to my fans…but my father took his last breath this morning, and i’ve never felt a pain this deep in my life.”

“i’m setting my phone down,” he continued. “love you. thank you guys for everything.”

Machine Gun Kelly.
The musician has much empathy now for his late father. Getty Images

MGK told the podcast that he now realizes how traumatic his father’s childhood was and how difficult it must have been.

“In my situation with my father, he was so tormented from some of the most insane s–t that I can imagine a kid can go through that he had to figure it out, but with almost every possible bad circumstance going against him, too.”

“It’s almost like the expectations are too high,” he continued. “Because we think that they know everything because we grew up looking up at them. But we’re all just lost and trying to figure it out.”

Machine Gun Kelly.
The “Birdbox” star spoke of the shooting in a 2022 documentary. machinegunkelly/Instagram
Machine Gun Kelly and his daughter.
He discussed it with his daughter, Casie. machinegunkelly/Instagram

The “Bird Box” star first revealed his tragic family history in his 2022 “Life in Pink” documentary.

“He watched his dad die in front of him, bleed out on the floor, shot in the head with a shotgun in his apartment,” the musician says in the documentary while reading a 1968 newspaper article with the headline: “Army Chief Warrant Officer Is Found Shot to Death at Sandia base Apartment.”

The Grammy nominee spoke about his father with his daughter, Casie, 15, telling her, “It’s crazy ’cause they actually took my dad to trial at 9 years old.”

MGK added that his father’s unresolved trauma, “came out on me as I grew up.”

(By/Nicki Gostin)
 
 
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