Boyz II Men’s Wanya Morris Blames Ex-Wife Amid Accusations He Abandoned Children for Non-Black Woman

Boyz II Men singer Wanya Morris has come under fire as fans compare his strained relationship together with his children from his first marriage to the controversy surrounding Brian McKnight’s decision to disown his own children.

Wanya, 51, has 4 sons — 19-year-old “Big Boy” Wanya II, 17-year-old “Chulo” Wanya III, 16-year-old “Tyvas” Wanya IV and 12-year-old “Rocco” Wanya V — together with his ex-wife Traci Nash. The boys form the singing group WanMor and are signed to Mary J. Blige’s Beautiful Life Productions, and are all estranged from their father.

Nash and Wanya even have two daughters: Anya Keoni, the eldest, and Shayla, the youngest.

Wanya Moore and Traci Nash married in May 2002 and separated in 2018. Morris married his second wife, 42-year-old Amber Reyes, in September 2019 with a star-studded ceremony in Aruba. Morris and Nash’s divorce was finalized later that yr.

While Morris is constructing a brand new life together with his current wife and one-year-old daughter, Anela, whose photos he often posts on social media, fans have questioned his commitment to caring for his older children, accusing him of neglecting his original family in favor of his recent one and only appreciating them now that they’re becoming stars in their very own right.

In 2023, fans began to note that Morris was seemingly absent after they realized that the Boyz II Men frontman, who initially helped launch WanMor, hadn’t appeared in a viral video with the group in several years. Fans searched the Grammy winner’s Instagram page and discovered that there have been no recent photos of him and his older children, except for a photograph from May 2023. fasting congratulating Vanya II on graduating from highschool and daughter Anyá on graduating from Adelphi University. The older children were last seen on his page during Christmas 2018.

The “One Sweet Day” singer later addressed his fans on social media regarding the situation, expressing deep pain over the strained relationship and a desire for reconciliation.

On Amber Morris’s birthday published heartfelt message that read: “Happy birthday to my Am~bition. This is just the beginning of growing old together. Dad and Anela love you.”

Fans, expressing their feelings, began to query the singer’s relationship together with his children after marrying a stupendous Latina.

One fan he wrote“You know what I’ll never be okay with? Wanya Morris having 6 kids with this woman, naming them after himself, and then leaving her to marry this white woman. That gives him Brian McKnight.”

Morris himself admitted that he “can’t have a relationship with them,” which only intensified comparisons to the “Back at One” singer-songwriter.

However, to be fair, McKnight disowned his oldest children and said they were an abomination to him and that they were “products of sin.” Morris has publicly stated how much he loves his children and there is no such thing as a indication that his children don’t feel the identical way.

In December 2023, Morris reposted a video of his son singing to Instagram Stories from a fan, adding the caption, “THEY ALWAYS ASK ME A QUESTION! YES. ALL MY KIDS CAN SING! EVEN ANELA CAN TOO. @BNAI SHOW THEM MY BLESSINGS.”

However, not everyone was impressed. One commenter he wrote“Hmm, I’m surprised he even pays attention to them after leaving his mother and starting a new family with his Asian wife. He must need some attention. He and Brian McKnight are the same to me.”

Another commenter shared his thoughts: “I’ve been wondering for a while if Wanya has any contact with them at all, because he keeps posting about his wife and nothing about his older kids.”

A number of weeks later, on January 8, Morris published a black-and-white promotional photo of his sons, commemorating their success as the primary artists to be signed to Mary J. Blige’s Beautiful Life Productions/300 Entertainment.

“I am so incredibly proud of my children and all their successes. They are destined for great things! I love them ALL. And a special thanks to the Queen, @therealmaryjblige for her support and guidance to my brood!” he wrote within the caption.

Fans were quick to note that Morris didn’t tag his sons within the post, sparking speculation about their relationship.

When asked why he didn’t tag WanMor, Morris revealed, “Because I can’t. I’m blocked,” he said in April 2024, adding, “I had to repost someone else’s post… It’s my only way to show how proud I am… Since you have an opinion; maybe ask their mom to unblock me?”

On August 26, 2024, an individual commented on one other birthday post of his recent wife from 4 years ago, the comment referring to being blocked by his first family: “So you left your black family and kids and did this and you wonder why they blocked you. What is wrong with you old heads that you think you can leave your blackness behind.”

Exchange, common by The Neighborhood Talk, has sparked mixed reactions from fans. Some have sympathized with Vanya’s ex-wife, praising her strength.

“Listen, his ex-wife took the high road after probably going through the biggest heartbreak of her and her kids’ lives,” one person wrote. “Let’s just admit that despite all this mess, she’s doing an amazing job with The Boys!!! Their music is amazing too!”

Others, nonetheless, harshly criticized the “4 Seasons of Loneliness” singer.

“There is no prime example of a man leaving the home he built and running away to a new, happy place when they have created unhappiness in the one they left. It is so easy for a man to do it, but what if the woman is unhappy? I hate that about us women,” one fan lamented.

Despite the criticism, some fans got here to Morris’ defense, saying comparisons to McKnight were unfair.

“It’s a breakup, not what Brian Dusty Azz did! People can break up and move on, even if it’s over a lighter-skinned woman. This is too much,” one commenter insisted.

As events unfold, Morris’ relationship together with his first family stays strained, with many fans wondering if a reconciliation is even possible.