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American Idol star becomes a dad at age 17 just months after shotgun wedding at 16 years old


Last week, the former contestant and his now-wife Paris Reed welcomed their first child together.

His mother Hattie Mae Sullivan confirmed the news in a Facebook post on the evening of June 23 and revealed the young couple named their baby girl Brenley Lichelle Harper. His mother Hattie Mae Sullivan confirmed the news in a Facebook post on the evening of June 23 and revealed the young couple named their baby girl Brenley Lichelle Harper 'I want to wish a happy Mother’s Day to these two beautiful women,' he wrote alongside a photo of him and Reed at their gender reveal as well as a snap of him and his mom posing in front of an American Idol sign.

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