{"id":46816,"date":"2026-08-15T15:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46816"},"modified":"2026-08-15T15:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:04:23","slug":"color-me-badd-singer-kevin-thorntons-daughter-accuses-him-of-being-in-a-cult-religious-abuse-childhood-sexual-abuse-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46816","title":{"rendered":"Color Me Badd Singer Kevin Thornton\u2019s Daughter Accuses Him Of Being In A Cult, Religious Abuse, Childhood Sexual Abuse, And More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:default1=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mikayla Thornton<\/strong>, the youngest daughter of <strong>Color Me Badd<\/strong> (\u201cI Wanna Sex You Up\u201d) singer <strong>Kevin Thornton<\/strong>, is accusing her father of being in a cult and subjecting her to religious abuse, subjecting to her childhood sexual abuse, and much more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodunlocked.com\/mya-opens-up-about-surviving-abuse-staying-single-and-finding-true-self-love-shares-the-hard-lessons-that-changed-her-life-forever-on-the-jason-lee-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">M\u00fda Opens Up About Surviving Abuse, Finding True Self-Love, Becoming Vegan, Her New Music And Passions, Plus More On \u2018The Jason Lee Show\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SoftWhiteUnderbelly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Soft White Underbelly<\/em><\/a>, Mikayla alleged her father created a \u201crod of correction\u201d bearing Bible verses and his children\u2019s names that was used to beat them. She said, \u201cWe grew up in a very religious household.\u201d She continued to allege her father subjected her and her siblings to religious \u201cdeliverances.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mikayla explained they were allegedly struck with a Bible hard enough to leave bruises. She said she believed the treatment during her childhood was normal and that other families had similar experiences. Mikayla further alleged that the alleged abuse continued until she and her siblings cried and begged for it to stop.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodunlocked.com\/eva-marcille-talks-tyra-banks-and-americas-next-top-model-rumors-reality-tv-culture-cannibus-culture-surviving-abuse-and-staying-authentic-on-the-jason-lee-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eva Marcille Talks Tyra Banks And \u2018America\u2019s Next Top Model\u2019 Rumors, Reality TV Culture, Cannibus Culture, Surviving Abuse, And Staying Authentic On \u2018The Jason Lee Show\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-color-me-badd-s-kevin-thornton-accused-of-religious-and-sexual-abuse-by-youngest-daughter-mikayla-thornton\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Color Me Badd\u2019s Kevin Thornton Accused Of Religious And Sexual Abuse By Youngest Daughter Mikayla Thornton<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, Mikayla\u2019s allegations vastly differ from her father Kevin Thornton\u2019s previous public claims. After Color Me Badd\u2019s 1990s success, he left the group in 1998 to pursue religion. After pursuing Christian ministry, he eventually became a licensed minister. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2009, Kevin told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossrhythms.co.uk\/articles\/music\/Kevin_Thornton_From_I_Wanna_Sex_You_Up_to_Full_Armor_Of_God\/36116\/p1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Cross Rhythms<\/em><\/a> that walked away from secular music because he believed God called on him. He said, \u201cI\u2019m looking to make a career of spreading the Gospel of Jesus with the gifts that he has given me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite her father\u2019s public comments, Mikayala alleges he used religion inside their home as control. She said, \u201cIt was a cult. My dad was the head. We were his disciples.\u201d Additionally, Mikayla alleged he wanted his children to idolize him and be fearful of\u00a0going against him and religion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodunlocked.com\/big-tigger-apologizes-to-radio-co-host-francesca-amiker-as-they-break-their-silence-on-air-amid-his-wife-alicia-browns-apparent-abuse-and-affair-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big Tigger Apologizes To Radio Co-Host Francesca Amiker As They Break Their Silence On-Air Amid His Wife Alicia Brown\u2019s Apparent Abuse And Affair Allegations<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>#Socialites, be sure to check out the post below, then leave us your thoughts in a comment after! <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcCcrabG9Wo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikayla Thornton, the youngest daughter of Color Me Badd (\u201cI Wanna Sex You Up\u201d) singer Kevin Thornton, is accusing her father of being in a cult and subjecting her to religious abuse, subjecting to her childhood sexual abuse, and much more.\u00a0 RELATED: M\u00fda Opens Up About Surviving Abuse, Finding True Self-Love, Becoming Vegan, Her New&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/hollywoodunlocked.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Color-Me-Badd-Singer-Kevin-Thorntons-Daughter-Accuses-Him-Of-Being-In-A-Cult-Religious-Abuse-Childhood-Sexual-Abuse-And-More.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/46817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}