Overview
- The singer announced the purported award in an Oct. 16 Instagram video filmed in the English countryside and played a voicemail he said was from Julie McKnight.
- Court and media reports indicate a default was entered last month, with a motion for default judgment awaiting judicial sign-off and no dollar figure reflected on the public docket.
- According to court filings, the lawsuit challenges statements in Julie McKnight’s book alleging emotional abuse and neglect, which Brian McKnight disputes as false and defamatory.
- Brian McKnight Jr. criticized his father’s celebratory post, noting it coincided with late brother Niko’s birthday; Niko died in May after a two-year battle with cancer.
- Some outlets report McKnight is pursuing additional defamation actions, though no further related orders appear in publicly accessible records.