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Fantasia Barrino’s new man Kendall Taylor has a troubling past. And it’s what is responsible for her falling in love with him.

Under an Instagram photo posted over the weekend, Barrino defended Taylor while praising him and his presence in her life at this time.

“YOU!!! & My Kids are the best… My kids are the Happiest I’ve Ever Seen.. 13 years of Doing it All Alone with Zion NOT BY CHOICE.. I have a Son who’s Father is Great!! He is an Amazing Dad and THAT I can’t take AWAY from Him.. Thanks Cook [hand clap emoji].”

The singer wrote the above while admitting that Taylor’s past did not affect her feelings for him at all:

“LORD….. This man Past is why I fell for him. (He’s Just Like Me) I sit and watch a strong Black Man get ready for work EVERY MORNING (suited Up) and Running of a Company that a Husband and WIFE seen something inside of him to be able to do… Mrs.G and Mr. G we Love you..,” Fantasia continued. “Thank you so much for believing in those who have been thru something’s but have nothing but Favor over their lives… I think about all the things he has told me and I’m Like Man!!! Nothing but God.. This event was his lane and the GREAT PEOPLE HE WORKS WITH.. You Can’t tell me God won’t take something Out of Nothing and Turn it into SOMETHING I Love This Man And He is Crazy about me also he HATES WHEN I POST HIM cause he’s not about that life..”

Regarding Taylor’s past, reports say he had run-ins with the law between 1996 and 2007. As a result, Taylor’s rap sheet included being arrested several times on charges such as “assault on a female,” “possession of prescribed drugs with intent to sell” and “possession of weapon on campus.

Apparently a life of crime was not what Taylor ultimately wanted as he turned his life around. He’s currently the COO of a courier company in North Carolina as well as a mentor to offenders in the MOVE program in Charlotte.

Taylor’s bio on the MOVE program’s website touches on a childhood without a “positive male figure.” Hanging with “the wrong crowd” resulted in Taylor “experimenting with sex, drugs and alcohol” in his teens as well as becoming a father at age 15. After being arrested and serving time in a prison “hundreds of miles from home,” Taylor leaned on religion to turn his life around.

Her’s more from his bio:

“He began to clearly hear and respond to the call of God on his life. He laid down the failures of his past and began to carry his cross for the sake of Christ.

“Today, Kendall is determined to win souls who are lost or who lack direction. When he joined Mentors of Valor Empowered, he knew he had found his place in God’s Army. Many comment that it is a blessing to sit and talk with Kendall as wisdom flows out of past experiences and through his relationship with Christ. […] Kendall’s life is a testimony to the power of God’s ability to reconcile and restore.”

Although Fantasia is on Cloud 9 with Taylor, news of her newfound love may not please fans who still have the drama of her last relationship still on their minds.

Nevertheless, Fantasia looks to be happy with Taylor and that’s all that matters to her. So what say you on Miss Barrino and her new man? Does it look like Fantasia has a winner or will she eventually find herself with a broken heart?

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