The David Goggins’ deadbeat dad controversy has blown up after accusations by his daughter Jade
Know more about David Goggins, the American motivational speaker has been making waves online after a claim went viral that he is a “deadbeat dad.”
Social media platforms, especially X/Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and Reddit, have been buzzing with a viral claim that the 50-year-old motivational speaker, David Goggins, who has been a source of motivation for many allegedly has been absent from her daughter’s life.
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What Exactly Happened?
Earlier, David Goggins’s daughter took to social media platforms as she shared a post to reveal her tumultuous relationship with her father. The 24-year-old daughter of David Goggins, Jade, who goes by the name @jademgoggins on TikTok, took to the video-sharing platform and shared a clip, captioning it as “Mama, I’m chasing a ghost,” sparking a widespread debate and criticism towards the military veteran as many began trolling Goggins and calling him a deadbeat dad.
Jade has gone on three different platforms on social media in the last few years, and called David Goggins, a deadbeat dad, and an absent father and said she was chasing a ghost.
Social media users began trolling David Goggins after seeing the caption and hashtags under it, especially the one that read “daddyissues.”
The post instantly went viral on TikTok, and soon enough it found its way on other social media platforms, sparking a fury and backlash. After the post went viral, Jade made her account private, while the online personality addressed the accusations in an event, denying being a dead beat father.
Wife and Children
His daughter went on 3 different platforms on social media in the last few years, and called David Goggins, a deadbeat dad, and an absent father. She said she was chasing a ghost .He never said a word to defend himself. he just took it for years! 3 days ago got questioned on it. pic.twitter.com/V0BRR41JNp
— Claudia benchea (@claudialerik) August 30, 2025
The motivational speaker was married to Aleeza, a licensed nurse, with whom he walked down the aisle in 2005, though, it didn’t last long, as the two went their separate ways in 2007 due to him being accused of him cheating on her. After divorcing, Goggins went on to have another marriage with a woman named Kate, however, it again didn’t last long, as they called it quits merely after two years of marriage.
Subsequently, he dated a woman named Pamela, with whom he had a daughter. Currently he is in relationship with his fiancée Jennifier Kish, with whom he got engaged in 2020. He has a 24 year old daughter named Jade with him and Jade’s mom getting divorced when she was just one although her identity isn’t known.
David has claimed he was a part of Jade’s life till the age of 15 and was sued by her and her mom in 2016 for child support. However, he has claimed he paid $743,000 in child support till Jade turned 19.
David Goggins alleged daughter has come out on TikTok to say he has never been in her life and is a deadbeat 😳 pic.twitter.com/Ay19MvJ8Cf
— lve me (@616lvemlone) August 23, 2025
Who is David Goggins?
David Goggins is an American author, and a motivational speaker, born in Buffalo, New York, U.S., on February 17, 1975 to Trunnis and Jackie Goggins. The ultramarathon runner lived in Williamsville, New York, with his parents and brother. However, they soon moved in Brazil, Indiana, to his grandparents’ place, after David’s mother divorced his father due to abuse.
Due to the child abuse, that he received from his father, David Goggins developed a stutter. In his viral videos and motivational session, he earlier revealed how he was constantly in fight or flight response with social anxiety.
In addition, he also developed learning disability. Before his freshman year, David Goggins joined a course of pararescue jump orientation, that he joined after his grandfather, who had worked in the Air Force, suggested and influenced him. He is widely recognized for his book “Can’t Hurt Me,” that he wrote in 2018.
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