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Charlamagne Tha God Doesn't Want His Three Daughters on Social Media — Inside His Fatherhood

Manuela Cardiga
Jun 14, 2020
01:30 P.M.

Controversial radio show host and TV personality Charlamagne Tha God is the doting father of 3 daughters, whom he swears to keep off social media.

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The exuberant co-host of "The Breakfast Club," Charlamagne Tha God , is the proud dad of three daughters, and he has vowed that they will not be on social media.

Charlamagne, whose real name is Lenard Larry McKelvey, is married to fitness trainer Jessica Gadsden, with whom he shares his children.

Charlamagne, who does have social media accounts, never posts photos of his wife or his daughters

Charlamagne Tha God at the 2019 A3C Festival and Conference in October 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia | Source: Getty Images

Charlamagne Tha God at the 2019 A3C Festival and Conference in October 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia | Source: Getty Images

CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD THE FATHER

The man who gives interviewees no quarter is a devoted and loving father to his children. Charlamagne is also determined that his family life is not to be fodder for the media machine. He said:

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"I’m not raising my kids via social media. I never felt like that was a place for my family to be."

As the father of three girls, Charlamagne has also realized how the culture that led to the #MeToo movement might impact his own daughters.

FATHER TO DAUGHTERS

For Charlamagne, being the father to daughters meant taking on a new perspective, and one which forced him to acknowledge that the mentality that he had grown up with ended up fostering rape culture, and encouraged men to objectify women.

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Charlamagne, whose motto is "bite my tongue for no one," believes that even men who have no daughters can make this paradigm shift, and be part of the solution and not the problem. He said:

"I always say, smart people learn from their own mistakes, wise people learn from the mistakes of others."

Jessica Gadsden and Charlamagne Tha God at "Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah" in December 2019 in Beverly Hills | Source: Getty Images

Jessica Gadsden and Charlamagne Tha God at "Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah" in December 2019 in Beverly Hills | Source: Getty Images

PROTECTING HIS FAMILY

Charlamagne, who does have social media accounts, never posts photos of his wife or his daughters. His family life is sacrosanct, and "The Breakfast Club" host is determined that his daughters will stay out of social media until they are mature enough to handle the exposure.

The man with a big mouth has a point. After all, celebrities who should know better live their lives publicly, even hashing out their marital dirty laundry on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter -- how much harder is it for the young and impressionable to perceive the value of privacy?

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 Charlamagne tha God at the 3rd Annual Winter Wonderland Holiday Charity Event hosted by La La Anthony in 2018 in New York City | Source: Getty Images

Charlamagne tha God at the 3rd Annual Winter Wonderland Holiday Charity Event hosted by La La Anthony in 2018 in New York City | Source: Getty Images

DOING IT RIGHT

Charlamagne revealed that he has been told by fellow celebrities that they now regret having exposed their children to public scrutiny on social media. He said:

"Some of my homies have told me that they wish they would have listened to me and not put their kids on social media because now (...) strangers recognize their kids."

Charlamagne tha God attends at the 2019 Forbes Healthcare Summit in New York City | Source: Getty Images

Charlamagne tha God attends at the 2019 Forbes Healthcare Summit in New York City | Source: Getty Images

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For Charlamagne, the secret to being a good father is love. He confessed that he and Gadsden, who have been together since high school, got married in 2014 because their then seven-year-old daughter made him realize how important it was to her. He revealed:

"When you have your seven-year-old daughter asking why you and mommy don’t have the same last name, that affects you as a man."

Niko Khalé, Keyshia Cole. Jessica Gadsden and Charlamagne tha God at "Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah" in December 2019 in Beverly Hills | Source: Getty Images

Niko Khalé, Keyshia Cole. Jessica Gadsden and Charlamagne tha God at "Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah" in December 2019 in Beverly Hills | Source: Getty Images

FATHER-OF-THREE

Since then, Charlamagne and Gadsden have welcomed two more girls, and even though they have a very comfortable life, and he admits he spoils his children, he is determined they will "understand the value of a dollar."

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Charlamagne is determined to raise three strong go-getting black women who will not compromise their dreams for anyone. He said:

"You have to really empower your children and teach them that they’re bosses, kings, queens, and goddesses."

CHARLEMAGNE THA GOD'S ROUGH CHILDHOOD

Charlamagne admits that his own childhood and adolescence were harsh, growing up in the 'hood, and dealing drugs at a young age. The young Charlamagne was arrested several times for dealing, and once spent 41 days in jail until his mother could pay for his bail. He confessed:

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"Those experiences were harsh, so in order to bounce back from that, I had to change my lifestyle."

Charlamagne Tha God and Jessica Gadsden at The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation Inaugural "Can We Talk?" Benefit Dinner in 2019 | Source: Getty Images

Charlamagne Tha God and Jessica Gadsden at The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation Inaugural "Can We Talk?" Benefit Dinner in 2019 | Source: Getty Images

With Gadsden's support, Charlamagne turned his life around, got a job, and started going to night school. Then he landed an internship at a radio station and discovered that his gift of the gab could lead to a career. He revealed:

"I said I wasn’t going to sell drugs anymore and I wasn’t going to hang out with the same crew. I worked at Taco Bell, in the mall and I work in telemarketing."

The young man who sat in jail is long gone, and in his place is Charlamagne Tha God, father-of-three, loving husband and a successful radio host.

Charlamagne survived the streets and made himself into a new man. It is the benefit of those painful hard-earned lessons that he is determined to pass on to his children.

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