Singer J. Moss must pay child support
gospel | Oct 19, 2008 | Comments 79
Judge enters default order against West Bloomfield gospel artist J. Moss in Ga. woman’s paternity lawsuit. An Oakland Circuit Court judge has signed a default judgment in a paternity case against gospel recording artist J. Moss, ordering him to pay child support to a Georgia woman.
J. Moss, whose real name is James L. Moss Sr. and lives in West Bloomfield Township, was named in a paternity lawsuit filed in June by Lakisha Hughes, 28, of Douglasville, Ga., concerning her son, Christion, born March 15. A court-ordered DNA test subsequently determined the 36-year-old Moss is the boy’s father with “99.9 percent” accuracy, according to the court file. “I really don’t wish to discuss this — it’s a difficult situation involving children, two families and also careers,” said Lakisha Hughes on Thursday.
J Moss could not be reached for comment at his home or recording studio, PAJAM Music in Oak Park. When J Moss failed to respond to court filings, Oakland Circuit Judge Cheryl Matthews signed a judgment Monday prepared by the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office requiring J Moss to pay $1,028 a month support until the boy turns 18 years old. Court documents reveal Lakisha Hughes is unemployed, has a teenage daughter and is divorced. J Moss is listed as married and has two other children with his wife. Court filings indicate J Moss admitted to Lakisha Hughes as being the father of her son and even sent her text messages regarding her pregnancy and the child — and “I still have them,” she noted in one filing.
Lakisha Hughes and J Moss never lived together, she told the court. Hughes also said Moss offered to pay abortion expenses but never provided any of the medical care. He never visited the child, but had given her “a total of $450 for Christion,” she wrote.
J Moss records and produces recordings under PAJAM Music. Lakisha Hughes estimated in the court filing his gross monthly earnings at $50,000. J Moss is the son of gospel star Bill Moss Sr. and grew up on tours with his father’s group, Bill Moss and the Celestials, and a cousin’s group, The Clark Sisters. J Moss, who grew up in Detroit and attended Michigan State University for two years, is a tenor who plays keyboards and both writes and produces music with his production group PAJAM. J Moss has recorded several albums, including “The J. Moss Project” and was a co-writer and/or producer for others including Karen Clark-Sheard, Hezekiah Walker, N’SYNC, Michelle Williams, Trin-i-tee 5:7, Dru Hill and Boyz II Men. He has been nominated for a Grammy several times.
More… You can reach Mike Martindale at (248) 647-7226 or mmartindale@detnews. com.
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Character is who you are when nobody is watching. If this was a sincere mistake, then it should have been dealt with in a more sincere manner. Own up to it instead of being forced into court. Confront it instead of defaulting. Issue a public apology instead of complaining about the case hurting your career.
The real problem is, that we are not teaching and demanding accountability anymore as Christians. Everybody can pretty much do whatever, cover it up, and go on. Then when it comes out, it’s a shocker, the person in the situation acts repentant for a minute, and the cycle continues. Then when we speak out and call sin, SIN, we are condemned for “judging”. Well just call me a JUDGE because the sexual sins of our leaders, the ones that are supposedly “called and chosen”, are doing harm to the Body of Christ. This sex demon is running wild, and the major goal is to make our testimonies and faith in God, impotent.
J. Moss’ behavior, and whomever else, is a symptom of more serious spiritual issues. What about his local Pastor? This is the second high profile sexual situation to evolve out of his church (he is also ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s Pastor). Could this situation be a mirror of what’s going on in his church? Our church? Anyone’s church? What about these empty denominations, that are more like cults?How can we hear, without a Preacher? And most importantly, what about our true walks with God, where He talks to us and guides us in the right direction?
These ‘falls from grace’ – from Bishops, Pastors, Singers, Musicians, to the everyday guy – are doing serious harm to the credibility of the Body of Christ. Why buy the cow if you can get the milk for free? Why pursue holiness and godliness and power, when you can have the form, do your dirt on the side, and everything’s ok? This is not how we should live.
Unbelievable that he’d make that much money and still be failing at paying child support. Tellinit you wrote a great response and it’s true that he needs a serious character evaluation.
How can you be a gospel singer when you can’t practice what you preach.
I am puzzled as to why women have babies by married men. Even if she does get child support, he will not live with her and the child. In his case, if he keeps having unprotected sex with multiple women, he will catch a deadly disease. This is unfair to children.
@SWV, the reason why he can be a “gospel singer and not practice what he preaches” is because he doesn’t think he is a minister. He thinks he’s a celebrity.
will all fall short every body it called for give and forget and all so J-moss said in his new song I’m not perfect.So What can we said we all are not perfect i dont care who you are and also just because he missed up one time people wants to dog him he made a mistake so we need to let this go it so sad to see people does like him no more just because of this reason.It just make me mad.Some people also act like jsut becasue you made one bad mistake that your whole life and that not right so i will keep j-moss in prayer and i have forgive him and i got over it now people need too get over it and pray for him not talk about him and dog him Better yet just pray for him.
I say this to all who post here…. Yes, it is easy to say things that can be judgmental to J Moss’s and anyone else’s situation like this. But , I do urge you to be careful of the words that you write and say regarding your comments. Do I condone it, no, neither do I agree of his behavior. I must put that into perspective to eliminate disparities. I just want to admonish the SAINTS that are posting to understand that we are not to be pious in writing our opinions sounding sacntimonious. Where is our responsibility to pray for our brother “considering ourselves….less we fall into such sins”? If we continue to tear down our soldiers instead of building them up, then we will not have any on the line. Remember, it is not US that are to judge and say so much when it could be YOU in the headlines next week. Be careful that YOUR don’t come out in the wash and be made public. Oh, I’m sorry to forget to say that it is the GRACE of GOD that did not allow YOUR sin to be made public and hit headlines all over the world. Just because everyone don’t know YOUR sin does not mean that the devil is not petitioning God for the opportunity to ruin you and your reputation. And if I hear you say that you don’t have any sin that is an embarrassing issue for you, YOU LIE and tell not the truth! I am open for your coments and rebuttals and provide my email: fredgantt@gmail.com. Again, I urge us to pray for our brother and do what you would want done…..encourage. Anyone can tear down and destroy. WHERE ARE THE REPAIRERS OF THE BREACH? WILL THEY PLEASE STAND!!!
Great post freddy. Even looking at the issue from a simpler view, we can never know everything going on in J. Moss’s life. It’s unfair to judge him when we don’t know everything involved.
The Greatest sin of all is that his candor concerning his obligations. Why is no one speaking up for the child, thats his seed he wanted to Abort, the one he does not acknowledge and accept (without being forced) A DNA test had to be performed what kind of woman did he lay down with that parternity had to be proven? PAJAM is a joke. Jmoss is not the only one that is a dead beat dad. Paul PDA Allen has no contact with his three children by his previous wife or offers any Financial assistance. Do you ever hear him mention his children or ever see them with him who are now probably teenagers by now…..NO Its all about the money now these guys are not the PAJAM of yesterday. Greed and Lust has consumed them
Oh but we must be so careful to judge- our Father God is the judge and he is the one that can only make judgement! It is so important that we remember all have sined, even you and I, but we have a high priest that is willing to forgive. So let us remember that people that live in glass houses, should never throw stones. Lets pray for them, and really technically, if we took the time to come out of the court room and get a degree in Kneeology we would help out a lot; love to all and malice to none.
Guilty of all charges!! Man up J!!!!! nuttin secret dat shall not be made known! Take care of your “responsibility”!Ask yo wife an kids 2 FORGIVE u, i really don’t matter, they DO! Zip it Up 4
GOOD! You h e a r me.
People, Saints, and Whomever, don’t we need to sweep around our own front door before sweeping around J. Moss? After all, the son is here. The mother could have aborted or miscarried him, BUT GOD, gave him life and it’s unfortunate that he’s considered the “child born out of wedlock”, but HE’S ONE YEAR OLD…DON’T YOU ALL HAVE A LIFE? I’m glad doesn’t hold on to grudges like the SAINTS or we’d all be EXPOSED……I will not be back so save all nasty comments. I’m praying for everyone who gave their opinion on this and every other ungodly website!
This situation and the comments here are not about “holding grudges.” It is about accountability and holiness. J Moss knew he was married when he violated his commitment to his marriage. This issue should be talked about among Christians and those who are in these type of situations and other sinful acts/behaviors that bring attention and embrassement to the Body of Christ, not to mention the Christian witness. The Bible tells us to settle matters among ourselves, meaning Christians, before having to go to court.
It is not about being excused, it’s about being responsible and truthful. The Bible teaches the believers to “confess their faults [sins] one to another.”
[...] year with Bro. Moss (stepped out on wife and was running from paying child support) see story here http://www.gospelmusicbites.com/2008/10/19/singer-j-moss-must-pay-child-support/ How do you agree to pay for a abortion, but not for keeping the child? Hmm. Anyway, now Bro. [...]
WOW!!!It’s HOT up in here?????????????????????????????
The clearly say do not judge for you two can be judge! His he made a mistake. His wife has forgiven him most of God has forgiven him! We all fall down in life. No one is perfect. The only person that is is Jesus Christ. He made a mistake he done wrong. No one is without sin! I know a Pastor who had a son while is still married! He has been preaching for over 50 years. God said in his word we all sinners! The good news is we are forgiven when we repent! He has repent. He has admitted he made a mistake, he has fallen. Just like the song says we fall down but we get up! For a saint is just a sinner who fall down. No one can judge we all have sin and fallen short of God’s glory. I am proud that when I saw him in concert he admitted he made a mistake some want. They will just hide it until it comes to light. Let’s lift him up in prayer and pray that he has dealt with what ever he needs to deal with. Let’s continue to pray for him to keep in his will. Also let’s pray for his wife and his children. Pray for the other woman also that she can find her way. Not try to destroy Jay and his family.
What is with all these people like freddy g and swv? That’s why these knuckleheads do the things they do. No one wants to hold their feet to the fire. If no one can say anything because we all have our closet skeletons then NO ONE can ever sound the call to holiness in the church. Wake up you idiots!! He committed adultery, tried to murder his baby, lied and is not deserving to have anyone buy another album.
Whew!!! Well, all of these comments are accurate. Moss did fall short in several ways, but hopefully by now he has gotten it right in his heart with God and with all in involved. That’s repentance. We can’t focus on the sin. We can only hope that he has acknowledged the error of his ways and turned from them. If he has done so, he is still anointed to use his gift and we should continue to support him as our brother in Christ. I also agree that he should make a public repentance call of some sort, being that he is publicly known. There are a few publicly known spiritual leaders that have fallin short and have not done so. We can only pray for them that the Holy Spirit continues to convict them…not US!!!! The same goes for Moss. Let’s do as we should as the Body of Christ and pray for our brother saints and be mindful of our own flaws. We want people to pray for us when we fall short. That’s EVERYONE’S job!!!! We are all members of Christs’ body. He commanded us to love. Let’s do just that.
Love ya!!!
P.S. Let’s continue to be about KINGDOM BUSINESS. That’s winning souls to Christ and building each other up for successful lives here and eternal life in the new Jerusalem!!!
We are told to do more than pray for one another. We are told to exhort, encourage, and rebuke. You can’t help a person grow up in the things of God and in living for God without speaking the truth in love. For too long in the Body of Christ we have “overlooked” people’s behaviors and lifestyle all under the “do not judge” comment. The Bible says that the righteous shall judge all things. This should have been discussed inside the Church before it ever became public knowledge.
I’m hoping that he did address this issue with his church congregation. In my first comment I wrote that Moss did fall short in many ways, in which I am acknowledging he has sinned. Yes he is supposed to be accountable for his sin. Let’s just be careful not to CONDEMN and throw stones. Jesus said, “He who is without sin cast the first stone.” Everyone has committed sin in sort of way. In this case, Moss is a memeber of the Body and the bible tells us to pray for one another and when our brother/sister has been overtaken in a fault, restore him in love. There is no restoration from us when we condemn. Love is motivation for restoration. That’s Jesus’ message. Remember how 1Cor. 13 defines love. This is the reason the Body Of Christ is so divided because we are either too busy being selfish by only being concerned with ourselves or too busy condemning. I guarantee you that if we would all unify and focus on loving and helping each other, we would be consecrated as we should be and able to TRULY succeed. A house divided against itself will fall. We would win more people to Christ if we unified the way God commanded us to. At the end of the day, it’s all about winning people to God through Christ, encouraging and edifying each other, and living life abundantly. Without love, that can’t happen.
I think it is funny that when a person has money it matters if he has a child and will not take responsibility for him. But let the father be poor and the mother the same. Every man has a weakness and the flesh is a major one. Family is had to come by and a complete family is even harder. ]
Sixx
If what I read is true, then how disappointed I am with him. A “so-called” santified, Holy Ghost filled man of God to offer to pay for an abortion, which is clearly against God’s Word and how he was raised is beyong horrible. IF WHAT I READ IS TRUE……..She should hire the best attorney and get a good chunk of that $50,000 a month salary he supposedly gets. And to not go visit a child that is proven his is somewhat unforgiven…yet we do have to forgive. Yet if this is not true, then what I say doesn’t matter…but does it matter anyway???
There is a lot of frustration in the body because we all “hear” so and so did that and didnt repent etc but we DIDNT actually see or hear from the source. These stories cannot be TOTALLY confirmed and even if true are ONE dimension of the truth and the people involved actions. How do we know JMoss didnt run straight home after the ONE act and confessed, cried, repented and sat down from ministry, or maybe he is still dojng it now, rampant and cheating again. The point is we cannot judge, since we NEVER know the truth and taking the place of the one who knows the “hear” and “Intentions”
1. In the body, TOO many are messing around+sinning and we do not SEE retribution as to why we have to behave and others can mess around and “repent” like its ok, or do not even b other and THIS is frustrating and we act in anger.
2. As a body, we are meant to Love,support, pray and help the person get back on THIER walk, we cannot save them but we can help them, this however does not happen due to point number 1 and we ALL know this hence why point one seems MORE frustrating. Love doesnt accept sin, Jesus loved, but demanded change, pulling people UP, we are not God but we cannot accept sin or PUSH people down so we feel satisfied they have been punished and we are doing OUR part to stop lukewarmness, this is wrong! Banishment only happens when the person chooses NOT to change and ALL chances are wasted, this has not happened yet, and we aint God. Condemn the sin, activly reject and have No part in it but Love the person they could be a Saul.
There are soo many fakes and we are on our guard so much that anything happens we run. either TOOO much in where MEN are raised as Gods or TOOO far away where a sin is exploded, mocked, we all “pull the hair” adn have our God to “spit” and say our peice to show we are pious, “enlightened”, radical or wise all along condeming sometimes even wrongly, following a maddend crowd…sound familiar?
How many, EVEN if he is the WORST sinner, has prayed for him, his children, his family, even the woman? THEY BOTH slept together, how do we know she was a DEEEPER christian, or because she is not on STAGE her faith status is less?…sad!!
Speak the truth-Yes, challenge christians to be Holy-Yes, Speak against the SIN-Yes, but JMoss, who buys his CD etc, leave that alone, we do not know the full story,someone should be working with him- if he is willing to change that is -to get right and get accountable. I am not commenting against all but keep the discussion about bettering YOUR part of the body not just pattin yorself on yor righteous back!
I just want to say that I am a big fan of jmoss. what he did was wrong and I’m not making excuses for him. If God can forgive him and his wife can forgive him who are we not to forgive. Lets not forget that the lady he had sex with knew who he was and knew he was maried and could have planned to get pregnant. Thank G od neither one of them had aids because they would be in a worst situation.The point I am trying to make is everyone makes bad decisions and we all fall short.I pray that he will take care of his child and love him like he loves the other two that has by his wife.Its not the childs fault and I hope that Ms Hughes isnt putting any bad thoughts in the childs head about his father. jmoss take care of ur son and be in his life. God would want u to do that. I pray that God will continue to bless ur marriage.You have a wonderful beautiful wife who loves the lord and loves u,She is a good wife and she know that ur a good man. Let me close by saying that me and my husband have been together for 25years since we were 20 we have 4 chldren 17,15,12,an 3. If he had an affair I sure would take him back because he is a good man and he loves the Lord so stay in prayer for jmoss and his family. His new cd is so annointd. Every song on his album is awesome. I will continue to buy his music. he is one of my favorite artist.
God help J.Moss and his family and the young lady and child that are all involved. Lord I am so grateful that You are not like man. This is so sad. If we would learn to do as the Bible says, “examine yourselves to see whether YOU are in the faith!” If we could go to work on ourselves, that would take up all the time we waste judging and evaluating other’s actions! The greatest commandment is that we love one another as Christ loved the church and gave His life for her and that we would love the Lord our God with all our heart, mind and soul. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth…it keeps no record of wrong..it is not proud…it covers a multitude of sins.. That’s what a Christian does when his or her brother falls into sin. What’s wrong with ya’ll? This is why the world doesn’t want to go to church! We have to do better! God help us all…
j…GOD KNOWS UR HAERT, HE MADE U AND NOBODY KNOWS U THAN GOD HIMSELF, HE KNOWS UR BEGINING AND END, SO HE KNEW THAT TIMES LYK THIS WOULD COME, BUT STILL HE TRUSTED U WITH HIS WORK, SO NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,AS LONG AS EVERYTHING BETWEEN U AND THE FATHER IS SORTED, UR SINS ARE FORGIVEN…AMEN.
I just pray that this situation is handled properly. J. Moss has owned up to his responsibility, despite of how he did. There are so many times where we as people will get caught up in a “Celebrity” making a mistake. We are all human, no matter how you look at it. Now if some of our business was on this internet, we would all be looking a little embarrassed. Yes he made a mistake, but come on people, we all make mistakes. I pray that J Moss and the girl have truly asked for forgiveness from the Lord. But I also pray for hearts to be mended in this situation. We have preachers and ministers who are not in the spot light who go through this all the time and it is time out to stop being so “holy art thou” and begin to PRAY for a Christ-like mind….because the devil is after God’s people and he’s doing his job, but are we doing ours?
Just today I found out about J. Moss’ sin. At first I was just totally shocked. But after listening to him state how he repented to his wife, his church and his friends,I immediately put off judgement and got the heart that Jesus requires all of us to have, a heart of reconcilliation and love. I love you, Bro Moss and my prayer is that you stay living holy, be an example of the lost and now found. Love your wife and family and I pray for the day when grace will be extended that you and your family can embrace the child the God blessed to be born from this situation. Grace, Mercy & Truth is my prayer for you!