Comedian Ryan Davis sparked outrage on social media when he accused his preteen daughter of being a gold digger.
Ryan made the remarks in an interview on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast last week.
Ryan said, “My daughter went from ‘I love my dad’ to ‘Let me see what I can get out of him.'” He said it broke him because his daughter only wanted to be around him for material things.
Ryan said his daughter saved his life when she was born because she made him a better man.
“I knew I couldn’t be a mediocre man anymore, because it would affect how she viewed men in general.”
After the interview, Ryan’s baby mother spoke out on TikTok, saying Ryan’s words were “hurtful and traumatic” for their daughter to hear.
She said the girl saw herself in viral videos and she wasn’t protected by her father.
“My daughter wasn’t protected in this situation at all. Explaining to an 11 yr old who stumbled across her face on social media as to why her face is all over strangers’ pages and why her father said what he said when, in fact, she doesn’t even ask for things from him has been the final straw.”
She said their daughter doesn’t ask her father for material things, and she was only 3 years old when Ryan left the relationship.
She wrote:
“She was 3 when he moved away. And we never lived together. This entire thing has been very hurtful & traumatic for my daughter. I never say anything, but when it comes to my kids, I will always be vocal.”
Elsewhere in his interview with Shannon, Ryan suggested that his mommy issues may be why he can’t form stable relationships with women.
"My daughter went from I love my dad to let me see what I can get out of him. When she started looking at me as access to material things, broke me. Because it was like I only want to be around him if I can get something out of him. Heartbreaking." – @RyanDavisComedy pic.twitter.com/KPwsL7ppyU
— Club Shay Shay (@ClubShayShay) January 15, 2026
Watch the full interview below.
