Joe Majors

Kelly Rowland spent 30 years estranged from her father, Christopher Lovett. While touring with Destiny's Child, she told security that if he came to the gate, they were not to let him in. In December 2025, he watched her perform live for the first time. Kelly was raised by her mother, Doris. She said she grew up believing her father had not been ready to be a parent, and that his absence left her feeling angry, disappointed and abandoned. Lovett later described the separation from his side. He said people would tell him they had seen his daughter, and it hurt because he had not. When he followed her performances to several venues, security would not let him see her. In 2014, Kelly gave birth to her first son, Titan. Less than a month later, her mother died. Kelly said she briefly felt as though she had no parents before realizing that she still had one. She decided she needed to know him. In 2018, she entered an Atlanta hotel carrying a list of questions. When she saw her father, she said her mind went blank. Instead, she listened to him for almost two hours and heard his version of events for the first time. On TODAY in 2022, Kelly said that beneath the disappointment, hurt, anger and fear, he was still someone she loved. Lovett joined her in the studio and said he had never stopped wanting to tell her that he loved her. In December 2025, Lovett attended the Atlanta stop of Brandy and Monica's The Boy Is Mine Tour, where Kelly was an opening act. She dedicated “Dilemma” to him from the stage while he sat in the audience with her son. It was the first time he had ever seen her perform live.