8 Celebrity Men With Loads of Baggage

Chris Bosh

Yikes! When a woman says she doesn’t date men with kids it usually isn’t because she dislikes children, it’s because situations such as this one come to mind. No one wants to deal with baby mother controversy. Miami Heat power forward Chris Bosh seems to be very knowledgeable on the subject of  baby mama disputes since his seems to be frequently making headlines these days.  There’s probably much of the story that we aren’t aware of, but what we do know is that Allison Mathis has spread the word through various media outlets that as a result of Bosh’s super low child support payments and her losing her job, she was forced to apply for government assistance since he shut down her hopes to be on “Basketball Wives.” This story seems extremely suspect, but you know what they say: it’s always his side, her side, and the truth. Ladies, would you date a guy in a messy situation such as this one?

Dwyane Wade

While we’re on the subject of court side drama, let us not forget our boy D.Wade. Anyone with a pulse and an Internet connection has at least heard bits and pieces about his nasty custody battle involving ex-wife, Siovaughn. The dispute has gotten so out of control that Siovaughn was at one point arrested and has lost twelve lawyers since the start of the custody battle. Not to mention that Siovaughn filed a lawsuit against Wade’s new lady, Gabrielle Union, claiming that she broke up her marriage. To make matters worse, Gabby has been going to the media lately, claiming that Siovaughn is tarnishing her image. This situation seems like it will always be super mixxy and super messy. Ladies, if you were in Ms. Union’s position could you date a guy under these circumstances?

Lil Scrappy

All right, let’s not even discuss his relationship drama with Diamond and Souljah Boy (something that seems to be an emotional sore spot for him). Let’s not discuss him doing his baby mother Erica wrong. There are bigger elephants in the room such as his strange relationship with his mama. Many wonder if Scrappy will ever be able to have a successful relationship with a mom who seems to frequently mistake him for her husband as opposed to her son. Ladies, would you be able to date a guy with an overbearing mama such as this one?

P. Diddy

As long as his money is and as successful as he has been as a media mogul, we can’t really say that he’s been so successful in the love department. No one can forget the million and one versions of his “I Need A Girl” track that were believed to be about his ex-boo Jennifer Lopez and his very public on again off again relationship with baby mother Kim Porter. Five children later it seems that Diddy still hasn’t run into the one that will cause him to turn in his player card and utter the words “I do.” Cassie could possibly make him change his ways…but we doubt it. Ladies, would you date a man with five children and a rocky relationship history such as this one?

Terrell Owens

It’s one thing to be accused of being a dead beat dad, its another to be confronted by three out of your four baby mothers on national television. Our boy T.O. recently appeared on the “Dr. Phil” show where he was accused by multiple women of neglecting his children by not spending time with them or supporting them financially. Towards the end of the show Owens promised to do better by his children. Hopefully he does! Ladies, could you bring yourself to date a guy who is accused of neglecting his children?

Deion Sanders

You know the details of his very messy divorce proceedings. In true “War of the Roses” style, Deion and his soon-to-be ex-wife Pilar have filed for divorce while sitting in the same home, their have been fights, there have been accusations of cheating, and there has been drama from Deion’s offspring. His daughter, Deiondra got on Twitter and called her stepmother everything but a child of God, and Sanders himself has spoken out against Pilar to the media. He’s even started dating again, messing with the uber-talented, beautiful, but equally messy Tracey Edmonds. Five kids, an angry soon-to-be ex-wife, and a new girlfriend? Yeah, the D in Deion should stand for drama…

The-Dream

Days ago, we reported that the producer and singer may be preparing to make his way down the aisle as he is engaged to a new woman. This would be all good and fine if not for the fact that his ex-wife rap sheet is becoming pretty long. At 34 years old he already has two ex-wives, four kids and not to mention the very public accusations made by his ex-wife Christina Milian that he’s not very active in the life of their daughter. Ladies, would you date a man with two failed marriages under his belt?

Sound off, ladies: would you accept certain things from a celebrity that you wouldn’t normally tolerate from an average Joe or are your rules and deal breakers universal? 

Jazmine Denise is a New York City based Lifestyle & Relationship writer. Follow her on Twitter @jazminedenise

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