Brittany Renner is one of the most argued-about figures on the American internet, and almost none of the argument is about what she actually does. She is a fitness personality who built a large audience, published a memoir that made her notorious, had a child with an NBA player, converted to Islam, and married and divorced a rapper inside two months. The record is more interesting than the caricature.
Quick Bio / At a Glance
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Brittany Nichole Renner |
| Date of Birth | February 26, 1992 |
| Birthplace | Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States |
| Occupation | Fitness personality, content creator, author, television personality |
| Book | Judge This Cover, self-published 2018 |
| Child | One son, born May 2021 |
| Child’s Father | PJ Washington, NBA player |
| Marriage | Kevin Gates, married April 2025, divorced May 2025 |
| Television | VH1’s Basketball Wives |
| Faith | Converted to Islam |
Mississippi, Athletics and the Fitness Audience
Renner was born in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on February 26, 1992. She came to social media through fitness, building a following on Instagram with training content, travel posts and motivational writing during the platform’s early influencer boom.
That audience — measured in millions — is the asset everything since has been built on, and it predates every controversy attached to her name.
Judge This Cover
In 2018 she self-published a memoir, Judge This Cover, recounting relationships with athletes and musicians, most of them under pseudonyms. It made her a permanent fixture in online discourse and hardened a public image she has spent years since complicating.
The book was self-published rather than acquired, which is worth noting: the notoriety was self-generated, not manufactured by a publisher’s marketing department.
Her Son and PJ Washington
Renner began a relationship with basketball player PJ Washington in 2020. Their son, Paul Jermaine Washington III, was born in May 2021. The relationship ended within months of the birth.
What followed has been a long-running and heavily publicised co-parenting dispute covering custody and child support, litigated partly in court and extensively on social media by both parties and their supporters. Washington has since played for the Dallas Mavericks.
Renner posts about her son sparingly, and the reporting on the dispute frequently outpaces what has actually been filed. Readers should treat viral claims about the case with caution.
Conversion to Islam
Renner converted to Islam, a change she has discussed publicly and which has visibly reshaped how she presents herself and how she talks about her past. It also framed how she later explained the end of her marriage, referencing the waiting period observed in Islamic practice.
The 52-Day Marriage to Kevin Gates
What Happened
Renner married rapper Kevin Gates in April 2025. She referred to him as her husband publicly at the Basketball Wives season premiere in May 2025.
The marriage ended the same month. She confirmed the divorce in a radio interview, and coverage placed the total duration at 52 days. She has said publicly that she has no regrets about it.
Television and What Comes Next
Renner joined the cast of VH1’s Basketball Wives, giving her a scripted-reality platform alongside the social media presence, and has moved into podcasting.
Reading Her Career Honestly
Renner is routinely discussed as a cautionary tale, usually by people making a point about something else entirely. Set that aside and what remains is a Mississippi-born fitness creator who built a durable audience, wrote a book that guaranteed she would never be ignored, and has kept converting attention into work for close to a decade.
The custody dispute is genuinely unresolved and involves a young child, which is the one part of the story that deserves less commentary rather than more.
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