After more than ten years of blissful marriage, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen are proud parents of four kids. Through surrogacy, their youngest child was delivered in June 2023.

Although the pair is the epitome of a happy family, one of Legend’s most recent posts has caused some controversy among the internet community.

John Legend posted the adorable father-daughter photo below on Instagram, showing his second-youngest daughter, Esti Maxine.

John Legend is seen in the picture, which appears to have been taken right before the Academy Awards, wearing a tuxedo jacket, dress shirt, and long socks in place of pants.

He is beamingly observing his daughter, who is wearing a pink outfit and appears to be as content as ever.

The benign photo, meanwhile, sparked debate in the comments area. A few people voiced unease and questioned whether the image was suitable.

Remarks like ‘What’s wrong with you showing the world that you look like you’re not even wearing underwear?’

You’re a dad. Be respectful in some way. Why would you post this? It doesn’t appear good. This isn’t cute at all! represented varying viewpoints on the way the social media portrays fatherhood.

Another social media user responded to the conflicting comments by downplaying the worries regarding John Legend’s outfit:

‘These remarks are absurd! He’s definitely wearing underpants, my goodness! Would it make a difference if mom had been wearing a skirt? People, give it a rest!

Some people made the situation funnier by lightening the tone. ‘I’m at home being a remote worker.

one user jokingly reacted to the incident, while another said, ‘You forgot your shoes.’ If not, you can proceed.’

John Legend later responded in an elegant and amusing way to all of the small talk. ‘Okay, I wore pants,’ he wrote as he posted a photo of himself on the red carpet. I really did wear pants.