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Asafa Powell has broken his silence on years of accusations that he’s a deadbeat dad.

In a 15-minute video shared online, Asafa Powell shared his side of the story following what seemed to be a bitter maintenance dispute at the family court between him and the mother of his first child- his eight-year-old daughter.

According to Asafa, he is not a “deadbeat dad,” as posited by many persons who have watched as the public case went on over child support with his baby mother Amita Persaud-Webb, claiming that the sprinter does not take care of his child and that she wanted $25,000 for maintenance monthly.

Asafa Powell, whose sprinting career has been on the slow side due to many injuries, now has a YouTube channel with his wife, Alysia Powell.

He published his 15-minute video on the family page on Sunday in which he denied that he was ever in a “relationship” with Persaud-Webb.

However, he said he became excited when he learned that he was to be a father for the first time and