*Drake’s father, Dennis Graham, has been allowed back into Canada for the first time in over 15 years.
On Monday, the pop star took to his Instagram Story to share a photo of his father and mother, Sandra, reunited.
“First time in over 15 years they let the OG back into Canada,” the singer captioned the image. “Thank you to everyone that helped us out.”
In a 2016 interview with Office Magazine, Dennis explained that he met Sandi at a nightclub when he made his first trip to Canada.
“That’s where I met Drake’s mother. I was at the bar, asking the bartender where I could find cigarettes. So, she goes — Sandi, is her name — she goes, ‘Here, have one of mine.’ And that was it,” he told the outlet.
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Dennis moved to Toronto and married Sandi in June 1985. They split when Drake was five, and Dennis reportedly moved back to the United States.
Dennis has been unable to visit his superstar son in Canada for over a decade, presumably due to a legal matter.
“I was really hard on my parents for giving me sort of a childhood that I had to wrap my mind around as I grew,” Drake said on his “The Shop” appearance, People reports. “Multiple times I sort of suggested that they could have done a better job at co-parenting, sticking together, not being so divided.”
Drake welcomed his son Adonis with Sophie Brussaux in 2017. During his appearance on “The Shop,” the artist noted that he takes parenting cues from Dennis and Sandi and hopes to set a better example for his son.
“I didn’t come from that [peace],” Drake said. “I came from my mother being like, ‘Your dad is this.’ My dad would never speak ill of my mother — ever, ever, ever. My mother is the nicest, kindest, sweetest woman, but she’s a woman scorned and a woman who is exhausted.”
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