Lyfe Jennings Hits Back at Criticism For Saying He Sang for Jeffrey Dahmer in Prison: “Nobody Gotta Lie to Yall”

The life and times of Jeffrey Dahmer, one of America’s most-documented serial killers, has captured the attention of millions once again thanks to Ryan Murphy‘s wildly popular Netflix series, ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.’

Beyond garnering a record number of viewers since its September 21 release, it’s also spurred a firestorm of controversy and conversation on social media with commenters ranging from everyday people to politicians, sports stars, entertainment celebrities, and more.

Among the latter is R&B singer Lyfe Jennings, who took to Instagram Monday (October 3) to recount his alleged experience with Dahmer when the two were in prison at the same time in 1992 – even claiming to have sung a requested tune for the infamous murderer he referred to as “the little homie.”

Met with mostly negative responses, from some claiming the unsolicited tale was pure fiction to some suggesting it was insensitive or clout-chasing, Jennings (born Chester Jermaine Jennings) returned to IG shortly after to hit back at detractors.

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As seen in the video above, Jennings took to Instagram to share a 3-part tale about his alleged time with Dahmer.

“He was like, ‘Yo, that’s you down there singing?’ I’m like, ‘Yo, it was me down there signing, you see me down there, man.’ So, he was like, ‘I like R&B.’ I’m like, ‘You like R&B? He’s like, Yeah, yeah,'” Jennings shared. “Y’all will never guess what song he asked me did I know: ‘Mint Condition’s ‘Breakin’ My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes).’“

Once met with criticism for seemingly glorifying the serial killer or flat-out making up the interaction, Lyfe returned to Instagram to share parts 2 and 3 of his story and deny reports it wasn’t true.

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Promising part 3 would be the end of his reference of Dahmer, Jennings concluded the backlash has discouraged him from sharing more about their alleged time together.

“This world is so judgmental so ima head out back to mine… last part of the story…the rest I’ll tell in a interview somewhere on mars…,” he captioned the final IG clip.