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Ice T is reassuring his wife, Coco Austin, that he’s still very much in love with her and — unlike what some people online have been led to believe recently — that she is a fantastic mother to their daughter Chanel. During Austin’s appearance on Tamron Hall, the rapper and Law & Order: SVU star surprised her with a sweet message of encouragement.

“This is a shout-out going to my wife Coco,” Ice T said in the sweet video, which was filmed while he was on the SVU set. “You are the most incredible person I’ve ever met, the nicest person I’ve ever met, and the best mother Chanel that anyone could possibly imagine. I love you to death. Twenty-two years, baby, and it gets better every day.”

The rapper’s comments come amid a series of criticisms against Austin’s parenting skills over the years, including backlash via social media for everything from pushing six-year-old daughter Chanel around in a stroller, to allowing Chanel to wear press-on nails and breastfeeding their child past preschool age.

After hearing the message, Austin teared up and told Hall, “I’m underneath a microscope all the time and you don’t hear what good you do. You don’t hear the goodness, you just hear a lot of bad and I know I’m a good mother.” She added she had put “everything aside, my career, everything, just for her and you just want a little love, you want a little respect from people.”

See Austin’s reaction to Ice T’s sweet message in the video below.

It’s been about five months since Rihanna gave birth to the son she shares with A$AP Rocky, and she is still is in awe of the rewarding experiences of motherhood. Speaking with Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of the Savage x Fenty Vol. 4 fashion show, Ri revealed a few of the moments that have made being a mom special for her so far.
“Oh my god, the mornings, like, seeing his morning face! Seeing a baby with, like, little bags and waking up and they’re just, like, startled. They’re trying to figure out where they’re at. It’s the cutest, it’s my favorite part of the day,” the singer said. “He’s amazing, he’s a happy baby.”

Motherhood is also serving as a major inspiration to Rihanna in the baby market. The singer revealed that it’s been difficult finding clothes that she likes for her son, and is tempted to create outfits for him herself.

“You know, I always thought doing kid stuff would be cliche and the obvious thing to do when you have a baby. It’s, like, the obvious next step,” RiRi shared. “But when I went shopping, that’s when I realized like, OK, maybe I need to start making the stuff that I want my kids to wear because it’s hard! I got my own ideas.”

In the meantime, Rihanna is busy with her endeavors in the lingerie market. The Savage x Fenty Vol. 4 fashion show arrived on Wednesday (Nov. 9) via Amazon Prime. The showcase features performances from Anitta, Burna Boy, Don Toliver and Maxwell. The show will also include special appearances by Johnny Depp, Ángela Aguilar, Avani Gregg, Bella Poarch, Cara Delevingne, Damson Idris, Irina Shayk, Joan Smalls, Kornbread, Lara Stone, Lilly Singh, Marsai Martin, Precious Lee, Rickey Thompson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Simu Liu, Taraji P. Henson, Taylour Paige, Winston Duke, Zach Miko and more.