Key Takeaways

Carl Thomas performed the gospel standard “I Need Thee Every Hour” during his VERZUZ battle with Case before transitioning into his 2000 song “Come to Me.”

LaToya Shantel Young, the mother of Thomas’ seven-year-old daughter, called him a “deadbeat” and said, “Please miss me with the church songs,” alleging he has failed to consistently pay court-ordered child support.

Young shared no court records or amount allegedly owed, while Thomas’ Oct. 22 VERZUZ appearance renewed attention around hits including “Summer Rain,” “Emotional,” and “I Wish.”

The moment became one of the night’s biggest talking points—but Young said the spiritual display did not match the man she knows. “Please miss me with the ‘I love Jesus’ sh*t,” she said. “Please miss me with the church songs when your ass don’t even pay your f*cking child support.”

Young claimed Thomas took her to court to establish whether he was the father, then requested that child support be handled through the state.…