Kid Cudi had, according to reports, been in a quiet custody battle with the mother of his two-year-old daughter, Vada Wamwene Mescudi. But earlier this week, reports claimed that Cudi had finally surrendered his fight and given up full custody to his baby’s mother. However, Cudi, through his lawyer Lauren Blair, recently spoke out against the rumors, saying he’ll never give up custody of his daughter.
The rumors first spread when TMZ posted a story on Nov. 19, reporting that Cudi relinquished full custody of his daughter to his baby’s mother despite purchasing a home in Chicago to be closer to his daughter and offering generous financial support for his daughter.
But, according to the report, their daughter’s mother claimed otherwise, complaining that Cudi provided “sporadic and inconsistent amounts” of support and that he has violent tendencies and a “long history of consistent drug and alcohol abuse.”
The report claimed that Cudi gave up custody but agreed to pay child support in exchange for visitation rights. However, Cudi and his lawyer released a lengthy personal statement, stating that he still has joint custody of his daughter.
“There has been several reports that ‘Kid Cudi gives up full custody of daughter’ which several gossip sites re-ran under the headline ‘Kid Cudi Gives Up Full Custody of His Daughter Due to ‘History of Violence and Drug Addiction.’’ The statement that Kid Cudi gave up full custody due to a history of violence and drug addiction is simply false,” reads Cudi’s official response.
“The truth is that in August 2012, Kid Cudi and his daughter’s mother jointly reached an amicable agreement on the issues of legal custody and parenting time,” the statement continues. “While Kid Cudi’s lawyer, Lauren Blair of the Chicago-based law firm, Pedersen & Houpt, will not comment on the details of the parties’ custody and parenting agreement, which are private, she did state that the final custody judgment in Kid Cudi’s case expressly acknowledges that ‘both parents are fit and proper persons to have custody of their child.’”
Sadly, Cudi isn’t the only dad to endure a custody battle. Check out some other famous dads who won custody battles below. – nicholas robinson
