Nelly is setting the record straight when it comes to diaper duty.
While speaking during an appearance with DJ Envy on 96.1 The Beat, Nelly made it clear that he’s very much involved when it comes to caring for his son, including changing diapers.
“Let’s be clear. I have changed Pampers,” Nelly said during the interview. “Even when I made that statement, I have changed Pampers. But my thing was that when you get to a certain age, certain things (don’t matter).”
He went on to explain that his original comment wasn’t meant to suggest he avoids parenting responsibilities, but rather that people sometimes place too much weight on one small part of the job.
“The fact that people act like changing Pampers makes a difference in your life is, like, so amazing to me,” he continued. “I have never seen anybody go to the moon because an astronaut changed their diapers.”
The conversation originally stemmed from a moment on the couple’s Peacock reality series Nelly & Ashanti: We Belong Together.
“I’m going to take you back to this conversation we had before you kicked me under the table,” he said on the show. “I said, ‘Baby, I’ll give you the world. I just ain’t changing no diaper.’”
After fans weighed in, Nelly later clarified that the moment was meant to be lighthearted and not a reflection of how he actually shows up as a father. “Excuse me, I’ve always changed diapers,” he told People Magazine back in September. “I think people took a joke and made it into a debate.”
At the time, he said that his mindset has always been about support. “Our conversation was really about making sure we had help when we needed it,” he explained. “I’m here to do whatever needs to be done.”
He added, “It was on our show, so if it didn’t come off as a joke, then we are the ones to look at for that. But yeah, of course I’ve changed diapers. My thought process wasn’t like, ‘Yo, I’m not changing the diaper.’ Our conversation was like, ‘Listen, I’ll do whatever needs to be done, but what I’m saying is that I’m giving you the best help I can get with me and a 24-hour nanny.’ See, everybody forgets that part.”
Nelly and Ashanti welcomed their son, Kareem Kenkaide Haynes, on July 18, 2024.
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