Chris Brown secretly became a dad nine months ago when he fathered a child with a 31-year-old model named Nia he’s known for years, according to "what's being said by people".

While Brown’s fans have taken to Twitter to insist the rumor is a hoax, TMZ has published photos of Brown’s alleged daughter. The site also claims that Brown is happy about fatherhood, although he’s not romantically involved with his baby mama and has no formal child-support order in place.

Meanwhile, Brown’s on-again-off-again girlfriend Karrueche Tran has responded to the rumor on Twitter. “Listen. One can only take so much,“ she wrote. “The best of luck to Chris and his family. No baby drama for me.“

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