Haters are not welcome. Coco Austin Ice-T have sparked backlash for their parenting choices numerous times — and they’re never shy about defending themselves from the trolls.
The couple, who were married in 2002, welcomed their daughter Chanel in 2015. Ice-T also has two children from previous relationships: Letesha, who he shares with his high school girlfriend, and Chanel, who he married in 2002. AdrienneTracy Jr., a 1991-born child, whom he shares with Darlene Ortiz.
Austin and Ice-T wanted a baby for quite some time before Chanel was born. Their reality show aired a 2012 episode. Ice Loves CocoAfter learning that her blood pressure was too high, the glamour model wept. After getting her health under control Austin announced her pregnancy via Twitter, in 2015. The birth of Chanel in November 2015 was shortly after Austin announced her pregnancy via Twitter. Law and Order: SVU actor talked about his baby girl on his podcast, “Ice T: Final Level.”
“We’re just proud parents and [nowadays]You can upload it all to the internet for everyone to see. We’ve had all this response, as much as there’s haters out there, 99.99 percent are nothing but love,” the rapper said at the time.
He continued, “At this point, I didn’t really know what was going to make me excited. Another hit record? No. Another show? No.I’ve been really fortunate but this was something that really made me say, ‘Wow.’ It’s a beautiful thing.”
Austin posted a response via Twitter on December 15, 2015. “When I listened to Ice’s podcast on Chanel I actually teared up to hear him talk about her,” she wrote at the time. “He is such a proud father. I couldn’t ask 4 better.”
Fans have often been quick to point out how much the New Jersey native’s little girl resembles him. Austin said that Chanel’s photo made the headlines in July 2021. Us Weekly, “It was weird because I post so many pictures and that particular one kind of went viral. It was very strange to me. She’s looked like her daddy since day one. [She was]He was the one who came out of his mother’s womb. Now [people]Are you just starting to notice after five years? Like, that’s so weird to me.”
Chanel is more like Chanel, according to the actress. “She gets on the stage and she rocks on [like Ice-T], but then she, like, has a modeling side too,” she told Use. “She has a lot of personality. She tries to act like I. I don’t allow her to do all the poses though. … We like just the cutesy ones.”
Despite their love and devotion to their daughter, Coco & Ice-T have often found their way into the crosshairs with the parenting police.
Scroll down to see all the times. Ice Loves CocoAlums have reacted to the hateful: