Similar to Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight became a one-hit wonder as a solo artist, as 1999’s “Give It To You,” which also reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, is his only solo single to crack the pop charts. While he’s nowhere near as active outside of New Kids on the Block as McIntyre and Donnie Wahlberg are, Knight got some attention when he spoke to Boston Magazine in 2020 about how life has been for himself, his wife, and their sons during the COVID-19 pandemic. Around that same time, he also found himself embroiled in a bit of controversy when he defended Donald Trump after the then-president made comments about the pandemic that were perceived to be racist (via NKOTB Blog).
“To twist, distort and magnify everything into a racist story is racist, exploitative and devisive [sic] on the media’s part,” read one of Knight’s tweets. “[Trump] saying ‘ask China’ to a reporter who is Asian is not racist unless you are viewing everything through a racial lens.” In another tweet, he wrote, “Give me a break. Whatever you think of him, is fine with me.. I’m just calling out the blatant BS and narrative and spin of the media in this particular little exchange.”
Close to one year after Knight made those remarks, the NKOTB singer quietly left social media.
