Bernard Bey, a homeless man from Brooklyn, New York, took legal action against his parents in 2013, accusing them of failing to provide him with adequate love and support.
He sought $200,000 in damages, which he claims is justified given the lack of care and backing he received from his family.
The 32-year-old aspiring rapper alleged that his struggles stem from childhood abuse and neglect. Bey says he fled his home at the age of 12 due to physical and verbal mistreatment.
Since then, he has been homeless, moving through shelters and even spending time in jail. Believing his parents are to blame for his hardships, he filed a lawsuit in Brooklyn Court, asking for financial compensation to start a family business.
“I don’t feel like my parents love me, they aren’t supportive, they’re emotionally abusive, verbally abusive,” the 32-year-old said. “We don’t have a family bond that a family should have.” He claims that when he went to his family’s house, they made him wait for up to 45 minutes before letting him in.
Bey claims in the self-filed Brooklyn Supreme Court suit that as a child his father beat him, called him “bastard” and “motherf–ker” and did drugs right in front of him.
“Defendant Bernard Manley informed the plaintiff he was entitled to nothing, which is true,” Bey wrote in the suit. “I am not entitled to receive anything from an asset he owns. I only thought he might find pleasure in seeing his children become successful.”
Bey’s mother, Vickie Anderson, said she was scared of her eldest son.
“I live in the projects. You want to sue me? What’s next, you coming to shoot up my door?” the mother said sadly.
“He’s 32 years old. That speaks for itself. Welcome to America. Everyone in America has the same opportunity. Don’t blame the parents at this point. The choice is yours. You’re an adult.”
Manley said Bey was his stepson and dismissed the suit. “He’s not related to me. He’s not my son,” Manley said.
About his claims, the homeless man says: “Why not start a family business and start securing wealth for ourselves? Anybody that’s logical is not going to sit on an asset and let it deteriorate and live poor when they don’t have to. Why would you do that?
Why would you live off the state and get public assistance and food stamps? Why would you allow your children to live like that?” He claims that the extra $200,000 he’s asking for would go to helping out the whole family.
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Bernard’s mother told reporters things are not like her son described. They are in no position to give him that kind of money, seeing as they are currently living in public housing themselves, and the Brooklyn building he’s asking them to mortgage is only partly owned by them. She also says Bernard hasn’t worked a day in his life and needs to go out and get a job.
“I’m hoping that I can come to some type of resolution with my parents and we don’t have to go through this at all; we could just work together,” Bey said. “Let’s work together, and definitely, I’ll drop the suit.” Bernard’s other family members said he has psychological issues…
