A man gets unexpected reactions and even conspiracy theories on Reddit after a court battle which left his ex, her new husband, mother and friends all tearing into him over and over again…

An anonymous man got quite a mixed response — with a few people really going in on him — after sharing a story that already has his ex, her family and friends attacking him for being “petty” about his five-month-old son.

After a hard-fought legal victory, the anonymous OP (“a.k.a. the Original Poster”) turned to Reddit’s infamous AITA (“Am I the A–hole”) forum to find out if he should be celebrating his win — or if he was a jerk for even fighting in the first place

While he certainly got a lot of support in the comments — where he was extremely active engaging with Redditors — it wasn’t all love and support. In fact, some tore into him harder than his ex and her new husband probably ever thought about doing!

Read on to find out his story and the surprising reaction from some in the comments!
What’s in a (Last) Name?

The 24-year-old man shared that he and his 28-year-old ex share a five-month old son, after dating for just eight months. “She left me for her ex and didn’t tell me she was pregnant,” OP added. “It was her sister who told me and she told me the baby was mine and my ex knew about it.”

Once he became aware that he was to become a father, OP writes, “I reached out and told her I wanted to be a parent to my kid. She retaliated by marrying her ex and they told me he was going to be the father