“Growing Up Hip Hop” star Angela Simmons says she’s “numb” after the tragic death of her baby daddy, Sutton Tennyson, in Atlanta last weekend — but she’s kept mum about the heated child support battle she was waging against him over their 2-year-old son, Sutton Jr.
“Thank you for leaving behind my greatest gift,” Simmons wrote in a post to her 5.5 million Instagram followers Sunday.
The post included a snap of Tennyson, 37, and Simmons, 31, cradling their son before their December 2017 split.
“I’m hurting. I’m numb,” she wrote.
“I promise to hold SJ down in every way I promise,” she added, referring to their baby boy.
But just four days before Tennyson was killed in a drive-by shooting that’s being investigated as a homicide, the ex-couple were in Manhattan Family Court on Oct. 30, a source told The Post.
“It wasn’t lovey dovey, there’s a reason people go to court,” the source said. Tennyson was paying around $1,250 a month in child support, but Simmons — the shoe designer daughter of Run D.M.C.’s Rev. Run — wanted more money, the source said.
She’d received temporary custody of Sutton Jr. in July after filing for an order of protection against Tennyson in December 2017, the source said. Simmons had made domestic violence claims against Tennyson in December when the couple split, the source said.
Just ahead of his untimely death, Tennyson was preparing a bid for joint custody while enjoying nightly FaceTime with his son, the source said.
“He tried hard to be in the child’s life,” the source added.
Tennyson’s attorney, Daniel Nottes, said, “It’s devastating to hear about this tragedy. Mr. Tennyson was a loving father. It’s very sad his son will grow up without him.”
Simmons’ lawyer, Daniel Lipschutz, declined to comment on the matter.
“Ms. Simmons has no comment and thanks the media for respecting her privacy as she grieves the tragic loss of her son’s father,” he said.