Stevie J, of “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta,” tells TMZ that his back child support is being extorted from him. As absurd as that sounds, Stevie J backs it up by explaining how he’s been taking good care of his kids with appearances on reality television, supporting them through college, and such.

Does being there more recently excuse his financial absence in the past? The courts doesn’t seem to think so.

Recently, news broke that Stevie J is possibly heading to prison for $1.3 million owed in back child support. We will see on April 10 how all of this pans out for the reality star.