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Marie Brooke Alleges Sammie Has Barely Seen Their 5-Month-Old Son
On Monday (March 23), Marie Brooke, real name Brooklyn Marshall, tagged Sammie in a Threads post. Her words accused him of barely seeing their son, Legend Lee Bush, since birth. She also claimed that he visited for lower than 48 hours after their child had surgery at seven weeks old.
“Imagine your son being in the identical city as you many times since birth and also you’ve only seen him once while he was in your city for a complete of three hours, and haven’t visited him in his city since 10 days after he had surgery at seven weeks for lower than 48 hours,” Marie wrote, tagging Sammie.
For context, Legend was born on October 21, 2025. He’s now five months old, based on her Instagram post on March 22. She captioned the sweet video of Legend at an aquarium, “He may never remember, but I’ll always remember this moment.”
Lawyer Denies Marie Brooke’s Allegations, Singer Seemingly Agrees Son’s Mom Wanted A Relationship
Meanwhile, Sammie’s lawyer, Durante Partridge, says the deadbeat allegations are all cap. In an exclusive statement on Tuesday, Partridge shut down claims that his client isn’t involved in Legend’s life.
“While the claims being made don’t accurately reflect the fact of the situation, Sammie stays focused on what matters most: his children and his continued presence of their lives. He’s, at the start, a father, and he takes that responsibility seriously.” It continues, “Out of respect for his family, he has chosen not to interact in public discourse regarding private matters. Nonetheless, it is crucial to notice that he approaches fatherhood with care, intention, and consistency,” the statement reads.
@danididitduh commented, “Sh*t be so cap lol I’m sick of it! You wanted the child and relationship…got a one night stand as an alternative.” Sam replied, “preach, again.”
@_ashaunda_ added, “You would like him to spend time along with his son otherwise you?” Again, the singer replied, “Preach.”
Sammie also reposted his lawyer’s statement on his Instagram Stories, adding the comment: “It’s all concerning the kids. No web games. #RealFathersStandUp”
Amid peeping Sammie’s comments, Marie Brooke hopped on Threads to share a text he sent her. The message thanks Marie for “being a secure space” and pouring into him. It’s unclear when the singer reached out because the screenshot doesn’t show a date or any before and after conversations. She tagged her co-parent and said, “You’re all the time commenting and doing all the things but be a father.”
Cystal Renay Shares Home Footage Of Marie Dropping Off Legend
In a now-deleted post, Crystal Renay, who’s Ne-Yo’s ex-wife and co-parent, stood by her childhood friend. It’s unclear who gave her access to Sammie’s home footage. But, on her Instagram page late Tuesday, she shared a video of Marie Brooke dropping off Legend Lee at his father’s front door. It was nighttime and the infant was in a carseat, bundled with blankets. It’s unclear how old the kid was when this incident occurred.
After setting the automotive seat down and seemingly ringing the doorbell, video shows Marie Brooke walking away. Shortly afterward, there’s audio of what seems like a automotive door closing and a vehicle driving off. Within the caption, Crystal Renay wrote:
“OK, so normally I stay out of ALL web drama, but this has been my friend because the sixth grade! YOU dropped your newborn son off in 38 degree weather on his front porch, in the midst of the night and left… @sammiealways you’re an amazing dad.”
Moreover, there was a video Sammie filmed that showed the infant contained in the home, because the singer explained the situation. He, too, said it was 38 degrees outside, and claimed Marie Brooke did the drop-off unannounced and left the infant outside for several minutes. Moreover, he said she was parked near his house, then pulled into his neighbor’s and waited. She had allegedly told him she couldn’t “do that anymore.”
“And I believed she was playing until I actually went to the door and picked him up. But I got her pulling in and just watching him within the cold for minutes,” Sam said within the video.
As mentioned, the post isn’t any longer available on Crystal Renay’s IG feed. Before she removed the post, Sammie slid in her comment section, dropping an infinity symbol and blue heart in a single response that tagged Crystal.
“That’s why I be silent. Tried to save lots of her. Tried to spare my son. But oops,” he wrote in one other comment.
In one other comment, Sammie said: “But I’ve seen my son in Oct., Nov., Dec., but Jan. bcz my dad died, saw him in February too although my grandma passed, uninterested in saving those that’s vile and only wanted the child bcz they wanted me.”
Marie Brooks Reacts To Drop-Off Footage As Crystal Renay Doubles Down
After Crystal Renay shared the house footage, Marie Brooke circled back to Instagram Stories to defend herself. In a lengthy statement speaking on to Sammie, she said she asked him several times for help along with his son while coping with postpartum, then and now. Each time she reached out, Marie said she was “met with excuses.” Moreover, she claimed that Sammie and his father knew she was planning to drop off Legend because she called them beforehand.
“Passing that video someone to post is, by far, one in all the bottom and saddest things my son’s father has ever done to me. Selecting to weaponize my mental health against me—after knowing I actually have diagnosed and treated for postpartum depression after having our son—is a level I didn’t even think he would reach. I actually believed I used to be bringing my son to a spot where he can be secure. I never imagined the delay on the door was because he was being recorded for content. And to the lady who selected to post that video as should you know me—shame on you. As a mother, it’s best to know higher,” Marie Brooke said.
On Wednesday morning, Crystal circled back to Instagram Stories to make clear her intention behind posting the house footage.
“Apparently, my post caused an uproar last night…but it surely’s not about being a girls’ girl, it’s about being a parent first and I’m a mom at the top of the day and just cause any individual don’t wanna be with you, don’t mean your child has to suffer for it. Hell, have a look at my situation, cause I’m the last one to speak about a person being with you, but guess what? My kids ain’t suffer for it. I still show up on a regular basis for my children and there’s a lot other things I could say, y’all don’t even really know what be occurring behind the scenes. I could’ve posted so far more, but I didn’t. But I stand on what I said, I stand on how I feel. That’s been my friend for one million years and to listen to him in distress and going through it, yeah I felt a way. So yeah I wanted to come back to his defense. Could I actually have done it otherwise? Probably, but I didn’t so it’s what it’s and that’s all I’m gon say on that. So, back to my corner I am going.”
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