Chris Brown revealed as owner of pet monkey his three-year-old daughter Royalty was pictured with... after singer was skewered on social media

By Justin Enriquez and Ross Mcdonagh For Dailymail.com

Published: 16:43 GMT, 12 December 2017 | Updated: 17:03 GMT, 12 December 2017

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He was skewered on social media after fans believed that he had given his daughter Royalty a monkey.

But even Chris Brown was not foolish enough to give his three-year-old a wild animal as a pet.

The 28-year-old singer is the actual owner of the baby capuchin monkey it was revealed by TMZ on Tuesday.

An insider close to the Excuse Me Miss hitmaker told the publication that he had bought the exotic pet about two months ago and her name is Fiji.

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Relax: Chris Brown is the actual owner of the baby capuchin monkey his three-year-old daughter was pictured with it was revealed by TMZ on Tuesday

'Wild animals are not pets': The 28-year-old singer posted this photo last week of Royalty with the baby primate leaving many users to assume that he had gotten it for her

The clarification comes just days after Brown had shared a video with his 41million Instagram followers on Wednesday, showing Royalty cradling the baby primate leading many to believe had had given it to her.

'Is this your baby?' the singer asks her. 'She's going to be bigger than you, right. Y'all got the same size head.'

In the clip the youngster sits with the tiny mammal on her lap, wearing a nappy and wrapped in a blanket.

While many fans thought the video cute, just as many were furious at the hip-hop star for glamorizing owning an exotic pet

Anger: While many fans thought the video cute, just as many were furious at the hip-hop star for glamorizing owning an exotic pet

'Shameful. Wild animals are not your pets,' one commenter wrote. 'Let that baby be in the wild where it belongs. You ripped that baby from his mother for your own pleasure and entertainment. Buy her a stuffed animal instead.

A second wrote: 'Everyone please report this video so we can get it taken down and actually educate the mindless zombies out there that wild animal should be left in the wild.'

A third added: 'Nooo, monkeys are not pets this little one needs to be in the wild not in a nappy, it's not a doll.'

A fourth described the clip as 'Disgusting.'

'This is animal abuse. Wild animals belong in the WILD. These poor animals are ripped away from their mother for temporary human pleasure. Please educate yourself and be a part of the solution, not the problem. #protectwildlife #animalabuse.

While owning a marmoset is not illegal, animal experts strongly advise against it, as they require very specific care and habitat

Pet: The 28-year-old shared a video on Wednesday with his 41million Instagram followers, showing three-year-old Royalty cradling the baby marmoset

Not happy: 'Shameful. Wild animals are not your pets,' one commenter wrote. 'Let that baby be in the wild where it belongs. You ripped that baby from his mother for your own pleasure and entertainment. Buy her a stuffed animal instead'