Cory Wharton Slams Bad Dad Accusations Over A Prank He Played On Ryder
Feb. 26 2020, Updated 7:13 p.m. ET
Cory Wharton isn't letting the negativity get to him! The Teen Mom OG star slammed any "bad dad" accusations after he played a prank on Ryder.
Cory shared what started to be a cute video of him and Ryder about to do a magic trick.
The 2-year-old seemed excited to see her Dad's new trick, yet fans could tell that he was about to play a prank due to his caption!
He tricked her into looking directly into a water bottle to find a gummy bear and then he squeezed it so hard that the water came shooting out into her face.
Well, Ryder fell for the prank and broke into tears immediately.
Shortly after sharing the video, Cory received a lot of backlash for the prank. One user wrote on Facebook, "Too young I think for that sort of prank. Looks like it hurt her feelings and confused her."
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Another wrote, "She isn’t old enough to understand. I don’t think he intended to upset her but it just isn’t age appropriate."
Shortly after seeing all the backlash, Cory took to Instagram Live to slam any negative comments about his parenting.
"You guys find any little thing, any little thing! Like, relax. I don't even need to explain myself. I just wanted to hop on here and tell all the losers that think I'm such a bad dad, that they are losers. Okay?" Cory said.
He added, "Yes, Ryder is doing just fine. You guys are so dramatic, it's a little bit of water in your eye, relax! Relax everybody! Calm down! So yeah, it's funny. I just wanted to hop on here quick and say that, but yeah. Hope everyone has a good day!"
Cory shares his daughter with his ex and Teen Mom OG star, Cheyenne Floyd.
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