Ice-T addressed the recent controversy surrounding his wife, Coco Austin, continuing to breastfeed their five-year-old daughter, Chanel.
The 63-year-old rapper took to Twitter to defend his family after online trolls criticized Coco for breastfeeding the child.
Austin, 42, admitted last month that the experience has been a ‘big bonding moment’ for the pair, and doesn’t have any plans of stopping as her little girl ‘still likes my boobs.’
Ice-T addressed the recent controversy surrounding his wife, Coco Austin, continuing to breastfeed their five-year-old daughter, Chanel.
The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star tweeted a photo of Coco hugging Chanel and wrote: ‘News Flash! We feed Chanel FOOD… She just likes to suck moms boob every now and then… Me Too!!!’
He also took to the comments to quell any negative discussions and wrote back to one user, ‘Why the F are you worried about MY Child??? That’s what’s weird.. Now go back in the basement.’
One follower shared a meme of a dad pillow fighting with his daughter and the caption: ‘Ice T and Chanel fighting over who will suck her mom’s boobs.’
Solid update: The 63-year-old rapper took to Twitter to defend his family after online trolls criticized Coco for breastfeeding the child
Honest: One follower shared a meme of a dad pillow fighting with his daughter and the caption: ‘Ice T and Chanel fighting over who will suck her mom’s boobs’
Accurate: Another relatable meme showed a kid with a questionable frown and the caption: ‘You didn’t have to tweet this bro.’
Another relatable meme showed a kid with a questionable frown and the caption: ‘You didn’t have to tweet this bro.’
Coco told Us Weekly last month that she won’t stop breastfeeding Chanel until she’s ready to be weaned off her milk.
‘Chanel still likes my boobs,’ she said. ‘It’s a big bonding moment for a mother and your child. Why take that away from her? … If she doesn’t want it, all right, that’s where you stop it. But I’m not just going to say no.’
Mom knows best: Coco told Us Weekly last month that she won’t stop breastfeeding Chanel until she’s ready to be weaned off her milk
Coping: In a previous breastfeeding update last year, the 42-year-old beauty said: ‘At a time when the world feels like its coming to an end.. suck up as much love as you can!
In a previous breastfeeding update last year, Coco noted: ‘At a time when the world feels like its coming to an end.. suck up as much love as you can!
‘I know the moms out there will appreciate this pic! Ive been getting a lot of props in the breastfeeding community and get tons of emails from woman/moms appreciating me bringing light to the subject ..
‘I write a baby blog about my journey with Chanel and soon I will write about what it’s like to continue boob time with a 4 year old.. I get tons and tons of requests that want me to speak on it! (sic)’
Coco insisted that Chanel does eat ‘real food’ and doesn’t get all her nutrients from breast milk, but nurses her to help her relax.
Explaining: Coco insisted that Chanel does eat ‘real food’ and doesn’t get all her nutrients from breast milk, but nurses her to help her relax
She added: ‘At this point in nursing its just for comfort and believe me the girl loves meat so its not like she isn’t eating real food…
‘Thank you to all that understand my view.. i see most of you are so eager to side with me and I too root for you in your journey as well.. Us moms are connected (sic)’
Coco previously said she would be ‘so sad’ when she has to stop breastfeeding because she loves the ‘special’ bond she has with her daughter.
She said: ‘A mothers calling…. I’m so blessed to have this unbelievable experience in this thing called Nursing..
Persistence: Austin said, ‘I had a hard time breastfeeding the 1st week of when Chanel was born, I almost gave up but my family told me to hang for another week’
‘I had a hard time breastfeeding the 1st week of when Chanel was born, I almost gave up but my family told me to hang for another week.
‘They told me I dont want to miss this special moment you have with your child.. health wise and bond wise..I hung in there and now almost 4 years later Chanel still wants the boob ..
‘Its more of a comfort thing now and of course she eats regular but nap time and night time are our time and I’m lucky she hasn’t grown out it yet because when that moment comes I will be so sad..its the best feeling and ALL mothers that nurse know.. (sic)’
Family: Coco shares Chanel with her husband of 19 years, rapper Ice-T. Seen in 2019