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Lil Wayne Told Ex-Wife, Daughter ‘Be Strong’ Before Prison Stint

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On Monday (March 8), Lil Wayne officially began a one-year prison sentence at Riker’s Island for gun possession charges. But with the sentencing being postponed several times prior (due to Wayne’s dental work and then a courthouse fire), it was an emotional ordeal for both his ex-wife Antonia “Toya” Johnson and their 11-year-old daughter Reginae.

“It was up and down, you know. One minute we thought he was going and she’d be sad and then he don’t go,” Toya told VIBE over the phone from Atlanta. “We [were] in New York like two times and we ended up turning right back around because he didn’t go.”

On the day the New Orleans rapper was finally sentenced, Toya and Reginae spoke to him but weren’t at the courthouse to say goodbye.

“The last day he finally went in, we didn’t go, so my daughter was like, ‘I wish I would’ve went.’ It was just too much. I just didn’t want to let her see that again ’cause both times she took it real hard,” said Toya. “So I was like, I’m not gon’ let her go this last time. I’m just gon’ make sure he talk to her ’cause I didn’t know if he was really gonna go. They kept pushing back.”

Wayne and Toya were high school sweethearts who got married in 2004 and divorced two years later. In 2009, Toya and her friend, T.I.’s fiancée Tiny, debuted their BET reality series, Tiny & Toya, the second season of which premieres on April 13.

With Reginae so accustomed to Wayne being available, even despite his busy schedule, Toya said the time away will be difficult, but that the rapper reassured them before going in.

“He just told me to be strong and don’t really trip. Don’t let her see me down,” said Toya. “At first my daughter would see me a little sad and you know kids they react off of your feelings sometimes, so he was just like, ‘Be strong, make sure you take care of her. Make sure she straight and keep her phone on all the times so I can call her. The time is gonna fly by.’

“The whole point of him being in jail is just not good for her—to say her dad’s in jail,” Toya continued. “But at this point it is what it is, and we just gotta make the best of it. I’ma take her to visit him and talk to him and she’ll get through this eight months. It’ll fly by. I tell her all the time, ‘Just call daddy and tell him you love him,’ and he’ll be home soon.”

Via: VIBE

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33 comments for “Lil Wayne Told Ex-Wife, Daughter ‘Be Strong’ Before Prison Stint”

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  1. weezy, Keep ya head up like ya nose is bleedin

    Posted by Weezzy | March 11, 2010, 12:58 am

  2. First fuck you nigggas

    Posted by Ray NIgga | March 11, 2010, 1:01 am

  3. 1st bitch and lil wayne all day

    Posted by that nigga | March 11, 2010, 1:01 am

  4. wayne stay strong man we love you

    Posted by Ray NIgga | March 11, 2010, 1:10 am

  5. ima miss wayne i love him

    Posted by msbootylicious dat bhad | March 11, 2010, 1:11 am

  6. stay strong your right the time will fly by so fast

    Posted by msbootylicious dat bhad | March 11, 2010, 1:12 am

  7. damn every visit with reginae and weezy is gunna be emotional stay strong wayne keep your head up TUNECHI

    Posted by theyoungspitterthateverybodyinrapfear | March 11, 2010, 1:37 am

  8. man this nigga out in november summer is around tha coner nd tht 3momnths will fly by and then he out in november its not tht long but still……..
    FREE WEZZY FUCKIN BABY
    FREE GUCCI MANE
    FREE LIL BOOSIE
    FREE KEVIN GATES

    Posted by lilwhyte | March 11, 2010, 2:41 am

  9. Free tunechi

    Posted by RapperEater | March 11, 2010, 3:30 am

  10. dammn wat hard thing for a lil girl to go through .. i know exactly how she feels… just reading that made me wanna cry.. :( damnn wayne gone for 8 months ….

    but wen he get back he gone off n poppn.. wayne a strong person from wat i can see on the outside of his lifee

    Posted by chelsea thompkins | March 11, 2010, 9:18 am

  11. I Love You Babe You Are The One Hu Is To Stay Strong!!
    FREE WEZZY F BABY ! XXXX

    Posted by I Luv Wayne * | March 11, 2010, 9:59 am

  12. Yeah stay strong weezy we love you and gonna miss you you bein gone is the worst thing baby waynes the greatest artist of all time. This is the worst thing to happen for hip hop i cant wait till october when the king returns to his thrown

    Posted by ima miss weezy f baby | March 11, 2010, 10:08 am

  13. i know its na over until the borns are rotten!

    Posted by agyei emmanuel | March 11, 2010, 11:50 am

  14. its good 2 see him and toya still gotta good relationship and u can tell he’s a good father FREE WEEZY mane

    Posted by weezyfan_nini | March 11, 2010, 1:11 pm

  15. Stay Strong Weezy
    FUCK THE POLICE
    FREE DWAYNE MICHAEL CARTER JR

    Posted by Lil Weezy jr | March 11, 2010, 1:22 pm

  16. Pray lil miss Reginae

    Posted by TangelaMaria Bass-Norfleet | March 11, 2010, 1:34 pm

  17. Pray Ms. Antonia

    Posted by TangelaMaria Bass-Norfleet | March 11, 2010, 1:51 pm

  18. TRUE HAPPINESS IS PRICELESS NO FORTUNES UNTOLD I’D RATHER HAVE JESUS Live N Let Live NO SILVER NOR GOLD MYSTERIOUS BEAUTY

    Posted by TangelaMaria Bass-Norfleet | March 11, 2010, 2:02 pm

  19. Dis niqqa gonna come out sounding betta

    FUCK Da POLICE,LET WAYNE DO HIM FUCK
    FREE LIL TUNECHI

    Posted by ♫Strap Like T.I.♫ | March 11, 2010, 3:32 pm

  20. FUCK Da POLICE,LET WAYNE DO HIM FUCK
    FREE LIL TUNECHI

    Yall cops know y’all be doing some dirty shit

    Posted by ♫Strap Like T.I.♫ | March 11, 2010, 3:34 pm

  21. shit my lil bruh doin 20 years and about to be 22 yrs old this june weezy i kno you can do one year shit
    free weezy free Jamah Gutta Harris B4L Til I die

    Posted by B4L | March 11, 2010, 3:43 pm

  22. it is so cool

    Posted by henry | March 11, 2010, 4:32 pm

  23. fuck Kevin james. he can stay his broke ass in jail. hahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BITCHES

    Posted by Miles | March 11, 2010, 4:51 pm

  24. i hope reginae aka na na is okay she has to be strong ikn she’s only littel and she never seen her dad go threw this but she should be strong for her dad and to make him happy

    Posted by sarah | March 11, 2010, 5:31 pm

  25. Hows this site gonna function cause Lil Wayne realy isnt gonna put new music out for 6 months?

    And Hahaha its funny how people say ” Fuck the Police” when majority of the time theyre keeping yall all protected

    Posted by Imnotanigger | March 11, 2010, 5:32 pm

  26. awwwwww sad,, free weezy i love u

    Posted by young mulaaa baby | March 11, 2010, 6:42 pm

  27. IS DRAKE BETTER THAN WAYNE

    Posted by chrisweezy | March 11, 2010, 8:49 pm

  28. Stay strong weezy…we luv u en we gona miss u th tym u gona be in…we gona miss yo rhymes here in Zambia bro..soon gona be out…no panic

    Posted by Chipo | March 12, 2010, 2:37 am

  29. Free weezy…dats my nigga…

    Posted by YM & CmB | March 12, 2010, 1:09 pm

  30. Free My Fawkin Son Wayne

    Posted by Wayne | March 12, 2010, 10:07 pm

  31. SO SAD FOR YALL MOSTLY HIS KIDS ,MAINLY HIS REGINAE THEY WAS BEST FRIENDS IT’S LIKE WHEN U C WAYNE U C HER,, KEEP YOUR HEAD UP BABY JUST KEEP IN MIND YOUR DADDY IS COMIN HOME, EVERYONE CAN’T SAY THAT CAUSE SOME MOMS OR DADS DON’T HAVE THAT OPTION ,,WITH A LIFE SENTENCE..UR DAD#1 FAN MS.FELICIA.L PETERS..MUAH!!!!

    Posted by Felicia | March 13, 2010, 8:22 am

  32. MAYBE FROM THIS HE CAN GET HIZ LIFE BAC ON TRACK WITH TOYA HIZ 1ST WIFE WE LUV U BABE.

    Posted by LIL-REDD | March 14, 2010, 2:49 pm

  33. Listen Toya you are a strong woman.I can tell that from tiny and toya.T.I.P went to jail and you help tiny get through it so help your self out a little.And Reginae but you can call her baby carter keep your head up high.Stay with the OMG’s cuz they can talk to u.You can be a star if you try,or lolo or,beauty.But be reginae.Stay true to ur heart.Daddy will be back soon.Help momma out a little cuz she sad too.Do whatcha do!!LOVE YA.#1 OMG FAN AND WEEZY F TOO.Love ya.

    Posted by Beyonce Age10 | March 27, 2010, 9:23 am

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