Until 2008, Snoop Dogg never knew he had a son with former high school lover, Laurie Holmond, but he’s eventually accepted the boy – Julian Broadus – after paternity test proved him to be the father of Julian Corrie Broadus, Fameolous reports.
In a 2008 interview, Holmond confirmed she dated Snoop back in high school in California, and they hooked up after he married his wife Shante, after which she became pregnant.
“When I told Calvin I was pregnant, he said, ‘I don’t know how I’m going to tell Shante,” Holmond told Star. “But when Julian was born, Calvin was right there, and he took responsibility like a man.” Holmond claimed she took the rapper to court, established paternity and he agreed to take care of his son.
But in a recent interview with Fameolous, Julian reveals what a deadbeat dad his father has been, adding that he is no longer hurt by the isolation. “I’m almost a grown man so my mind isn’t as heavy as it used to be,” Julian said of how he feels about the failed relationship. He also revealed that he loves poetry and intends to go into music like his father.
“I always knew music was what my life was really about, but I pushed it away trying not to be like my father,” he said. “But I got older and stopped pushing it away and I’ve never felt better or more passionate about something”.
#SnoopDogg and wife Shante have had 3 kids during their marriage (pictured). Snoop has been open about being a serial cheater during their marriage and even filed for divorce from Shante in 2004 because even though he was open about his cheating (even being involved in sex clubs) and Shante thinking and telling Snoop that she could deal with it, the straw that broke the camel’s back, was allegedly in 2004 when Shante and Snoop found out about Julian – a 5yr son that Snoop fathered with another woman. Shante lost it and this is what caused Snoop to file for divorce.
The couple came to a mutual agreement to continue their marriage as long as Snoop only paid child support for Julian but did not initiate or maintain a personal relationship with him. Snoop’s cheating has never stopped and Shante knows this. They live separately and are only together when it’s publicly necessary.
Julian Broadus (yes,his mom gave him Snoop’s last name because she never intended for him to not have a relationship with his dad) is 17yr now and has been open on social media about always wanting a relationship with his dad.