Entertainment Music 'No More Money from Me': Nelly Severs Ties with His Father via Social Media The "Hot in Herre" star followed up shortly after with a message of support for his mother, Rhonda Mack By Jordan Runtagh Jordan Runtagh Twitter Jordan Runtagh is an Executive Podcast Producer at iHeartRadio, where he hosts a slate of pop culture shows including Too Much Information, Inside the Studio, Off the Record and Rivals: Music's Greatest Feuds. Previously, he served as a Music Editor at PEOPLE and VH1.com. He's written about art and entertainment for more than a decade, regularly contributing to outlets like Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly, and appearing as a guest on radio and television. Over the course of his career, he's profiled the surviving Beatles, Brian Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Roger Waters, David Byrne, Pete Townshend, Debbie Harry, Quincy Jones, Brian May, Jerry Lee Lewis, James Taylor and many more. A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, he lives in Brooklyn, where he can be found DJing '60s soul records. People Editorial Guidelines Published on June 25, 2018 01:45 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Nelly‘s feud with his father has spilled over onto social media. In a pair of emotionally charged messages posted to both Twitter and Instagram, the rapper slammed his dad, Cornell Haynes Sr., by criticizing his absentee parenting. He went on to add that he’s done supporting him financially. “The word father is strong word.. something I never knew anything about as a child because mine never did what he had todo only what he wanted,” he wrote in the first message. “‘HOPE IT WAS WORTH IT POPS IM DONE WITH YA NO MORE MONEY FROM ME’ LET THEM PAY YA BILLS..!!” He shared a screenshot of the tweet to Instagram, with some more damning words in the caption. “Just because it’s ya DNA DONT MAKE YOU A FATHER..!!! Mine never saw me play sports never taught me anything never saw me graduate and I still took care of him for almost 20 years he never to care of me for half that..!!!! He continued: “And till this day he still does what ever he wants even tho I pay his bills .. ‘WELL USE TO’ ..!!! That’s Over as of tonight ..!!!” Nelly Plans to Pursue Legal Action After Prosecutors Decline to File Sexual Assault Charges Prince Williams/Getty Images The 43-year-old “Hot in Herre” star followed up shortly after with a message of support for his mother, Rhonda Mack, whom he credits as the guiding figure during his childhood. “You don’t see my mama … should have know she would hold it down she always had a job came to my games saw her son graduate saw me score my 1st touchdown bought me my 1st pair of J’s wiped my tear away when I lost the big game and taught me how to play sports.! ‘MAMAS BOY’..!!!” At present, it remains unclear what lead to the sudden outburst, which occurred exactly one week after Father’s Day. However, The Shade Room observed that Nelly’s former girlfriend Ashanti posted a video with his father to her Instagram Stories shortly before the tirade.