Kody Brown is estranged from his child Leon amid their transition, The U.S. Sun has exclusively learned. Leon, who now uses they and them pronouns, came out as transgender in June 2022 and distanced themself from the famous family earlier this year. Now, The U.S. Sun can reveal that Leon’s relationship with their father Kody is nonexistent following the reality star’s gender-affirming surgery.

“He does not support Leon’s transition at all,” a family source told The U.S. Sun. “He’s actually disgusted by it, as terrible as that is. Kody is telling close friends, ‘This is a new person. I don’t know who this person is, but this is not the little girl that I raised.'” The source continued: “They don’t have a relationship anymore, and because of it, it has affected his relationship with Meri, 100 percent.”

Meri, Leon’s mother and Kody’s ex-wife, is “standing by” their side. “Leon is her only child, and she wasn’t going to disown them. “She will pick Leon over Kody every day,” the source said. Kody, 54, and Leon, 28, have made it clear on social media that their relationship is no more.

Meri Brown Shares Rare Update About Child Leon

“They, by their choice, have made a decision to not be super public,” Meri, 53, told People about Leon – who uses they/them pronouns – in an interview published on Thursday, December 12. “So I don’t talk about them so much.” Meri added that whatever Leon, 29, wants “to put on social media is what people get to know about them.” While the TLC personality respected her child’s privacy by not sharing too many details, she assured fans that they “talk often.” Meri concluded, “They’re doing well.”

Kody Brown refuses to take responsibility for the rift with his children

Just a few weeks ago, Kody admitted he’s been an absentee father. The guy barely has any relationship with his adult kids… but he took extreme exception Sunday night to Woolley bringing them up in the context of his mea culpa. When it comes to repairing things with his children, the polarizing former polygamist told Woolley: “There’s an effort I’m already making and reaching out.”

Kody also made a point to defend himself and blame his kids for their estrangement from him, as he has in the past. “Those deteriorations happened as a party, not as an individual,” Kody told David. “My bad experience with my children and their pain comes from an experience that we were in together, not that they or I did something wrong and offensive.”

The narcissist emphasized that he remains open to reconciliation — or at least communication of some kind. “I’m willing to have the conversation. I’m willing to hold space. ‘Dad, you did this, you did this, you did this.’ I’m willing to hold that space,” he said.

Leon Brown Breaks Silence About Kody

Leon Brown, who is also Meri’s child, shared the truth about Kody Brown, revealing the ‘Liar’ that they say he is. Leon stepped back from the show for several seasons but did do a special appearance after Garrison’s suicide on May 5th, 2025. Garrison was not on good terms with his dad or Robyn at the time of his tragic death. The Brown family had to get together for several memorials for Garrison. Sister Wives viewers had not seen the whole family together in years. Garrison’s death forced them all together again. Leon has been moved to speak out on what a “joke of a father” Kody is and also what a “liar” he is. Leon said there is a ridiculous video of Kody saying he reaches out to his children. Leon said “Let me be so f**ing clear: i have not heard from that man since my brother ki!!ed himself. Leon added “He blatantly blew me off at garrsion’s funeral. he is a liar he is a joke of a father. that’s all” Leon’s partner, Audrey Kriss, even called out Kody on his fabrication of the truth on the Viall Files Instagram. Saying “Verifiably not true.”

Fans have taken to social media as they watch and share their disgust with Kody Brown’s alleged lies. Longtime viewers and followers of the TLC are loud and clear about how they feel about Kody’s alternate reality. Comments are flooding on all social media.

• “Leon one of the top Kody worshippers too when it comes to the kids. They loved that man to the ends of the earth. Kody really is pathetic”
• “Especially Leon. Even more than Mykelty. Leon took Kody’s side for YEARS. He is a sorry excuse of a father. I hope Leon will/ already have more grace for Mary after seeing how Kody is.”
• The way that this man has just completely abandoned his children is so sad.
• “Here’s this incapability to reconcile that they are not their mothers, and that’s just f*cked up. He could have put in the bear f*cking minimum, and his kids would have accepted it. But he didn’t.”