Deshawnie thought Masiah was her son's father, but Travis signed the birth certificate as a father figure. A DNA test reveals neither man is the biological father. Travis says he'll stay involved anyway, while Deshawnie grapples with the shock and uncertainty.
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Dashani came to my show to prove a man named Masiah was her son's biological father and not her ex Travis. Take a look at this.
She's my soulmate, my fiancée. She decided to get involved with someone else and then she got pregnant. She eventually told me that a guy named Masiah might be BB's father. The reason I signed the birth certificate is because that baby needs a father and Masiah is not the man for the job.
I know for a fact Masiah is the father.
So Masiah that's here with us today, he is the father. Did you make a fake DNA test on me?
Online? Yeah, I did. I did that.
Oh, you did?
Yeah, I did that. First of all, she gave the baby the man's last name. If you know it's not his baby, who do that?
I wanna know why your family doesn't know about my baby.
'Cause I don't know about your baby. I don't know the baby.
If we claim the baby, you know about my baby.
How they gonna know if I don't know?
Does he look like you?
Uh, no.
That's definitely your baby.
Well, Messiah's girlfriend is joining us in the audience. So everyone, please welcome Precious to the show.
That he telling me he don't got no kids and I was willing for him to have an extra girlfriend for he can have his legacy and he already got a possible baby? That's foul. I literally found out the day y'all caught him. That's what you doing when you out here telling people you ain't got no baby? The baby look like him. I want him to be the daddy.
Well, listen, there is one more person involved in this DNA mystery and this is Sean's ex, Travis, and he's joining us remotely. Travis, you there?
Yeah, I'm here.
Why did you sign the birth certificate?
Because he a dummy.
You said Messiah, you think he a dummy?
Yeah, that was stupid. I signed the birth certificate because that child needed a father, not a coward ass father. You understand what I'm saying? I'm going to still be by that baby's side.
But we all know Messiah is that baby's dad.
Passion, this man talking about I wanted to be his son.
Deshawnie, you did say earlier, I only went to Travis because I knew he'd be the only person taking a pregnant woman.
Right. That is true. That's something I wanted to comment on. That's so, you mean to tell me, 'cause you knew.
I did what I had to do at the time because I did what I had to do at the time. That's what I did.
But you do understand that's trifling because you're playing with his emotions.
I wasn't playing with his emotions. We had that discussion before I came back. We said that we were gonna work things out.
Oh, so it was not just, I'm gonna go use him. You're saying that y'all got back together for a relationship.
Yes, we did. But at the end, it did not work out.
It didn't work out. Got it. Okay then. So I'm gonna ask you this, Travis, point blank. Do you want this to be your child?
I do, man.
And Masiah, what are you hoping the DNA truth will reveal?
He don't care.
Because she is 100% convinced, Masiah, that this is your child.
The way this man spoke with compassion, I'm hoping that it be his child. Okay.
I think it's time to get the DNA truth, okay?
Yeah, I just wanna know the truth. Says Deshawnie Messiah is not the biological father.
Okay. Messiah, you are not the father. So how do you feel about that?
I mean—
You're happy.
I mean, yeah.
You can go and do whatever you want to do.
You don't have to worry about me no more.
But Deshawnie, you were convinced that he was the father. What is going through your mind right now?
I do feel some type of way because I want to know, but—
We need to solve this DNA mystery with Travis, but you only wanted to know if Messiah was the father. We would like to solve this for you, Travis, because at the end of the day, Travis, you must know. You do need to know. You need to know if this is your child or not.
Of course, I don't want him to go through what I went through.
We will get the DNA results for Travis, but I gotta ask you, Deshawnie, is there anybody else that could possibly be the father? Nobody else. We gotta get these results. Deshawni was shocked by the results. Now Travis, the man who signed her son's birth certificate, needs the DNA truth. Travis and Deshawni are joining us virtually. So everyone, please welcome Deshawni and Travis back to the show. So Deshawni, last time you were here, you were certain that Messiah was your son's father. What went through your mind when the DNA truth revealed that he was not?
I was shocked, but I wasn't really too concerned about it. I wanted the answer and sometimes you get, I mean, you get the truth out of an answer, period. So.
I hear that. So why didn't you think Travis could be a potential father before?
Just because we had broken up and we weren't really intimate at the time that we, we'd broken up and so I just figured it wasn't his.
So could Travis be the biological father?
Yes, he could be the biological father.
Okay. If Travis is the father, are you open to co-parenting?
I am.
Okay then. Is there anything you wanna say to Travis?
I just wanted to let him know that through everything that we've been through, I've never discredited anything that he's ever done for both of my children. He's a great father. He's a great father and I wanted him to know that. I just feel like if the baby is his, that we should just co-parent and I want him to be in his life.
[Speaker:KARAMO] Yeah, I hear that. So Travis, I gotta ask you because you were here and you got a lot of information that I could see that upset you when you were here. How are you feeling in this moment?
I hope I'm, you know, I hope I am his daddy. But you know, either which way it go, you know, I'm gonna always be that, you know, Trinity's father and his, you know. That's just the type of person I am. God love me.
Yeah. Have y'all been able to talk since the DNA truth was revealed?
Not much.
Not much. Got it. Travis, is that because you're feeling some sort of way?
I don't know, man. I mean, I'm, you know, I just love him. Ain't no hatred in my heart.
Yeah, I hear you. So looking back, do you stand by your decision to sign the birth certificate? I do. You do. Okay then. And what are you hoping the DNA truth will be today?
I am her father.
Okay. Well, I think it's time to unlock the DNA truth.
So here we go.
Normally this would be your truth to open. I wouldn't open it, but since both of you couldn't be here, I'm gonna open this for you. Travis, Hassani is not your biological son. What's going through your mind right now?
I just don't want Sean to say it, but you know, I'm not going nowhere.
Okay.
I'm gonna be a dad regardless.
Deshawnie, what are you thinking in this moment?
Kind of frustrated. More than anything, I love my kids and I've never been through anything like I happened to get a DNA test or anything like that. So it's all just new to me and I never meant to hurt anybody's feelings or cause confusion. I just, I don't know.
[Speaker:KARAMO] So did you know or do you have a feeling in your heart that Travis wasn't the father?
[Speaker] Yeah.
[Speaker:KARAMO] Okay, and who else could be the father? So now that we know that Messiah and Travis aren't the fathers, Is there someone else that we should be testing?
My mind is so scrambled, I can't think of anybody else.
Hmm.
Okay. All right, well, this is a big moment. You all have your answers. Deshawni, what I hope is that we can be a continued support for you. If we invite you back, we will give you every resources that we have because your child does deserve to know who their father is. We are here for you. And if you'd like that support, we would love to give it to you, okay?
Thank you, I appreciate that.
Listen, I wish you both the best of luck separately. Thank you, Travis, for everything you've done for those children. Deshawni, we'll be in touch.
