Laurie Holmond: what’s actually known about Julian Broadus’s mother
Laurie Holmond is the mother of Julian Corrie Broadus, Snoop Dogg’s fourth child, born 18 June 1998. She has never sought public attention, has no social media presence, and has said almost nothing publicly in nearly three decades.
This article covers what the record supports, what remains disputed, and what other websites have invented. It is short on biography because the verified biography is short. Anyone promising you a full account of her career and her life today is filling in blanks.
Even her surname is uncertain
Start with the spelling, because it tells you how thin the sourcing is.
Mainstream outlets that have covered Snoop Dogg’s family — People, NBC, TODAY and Parade among them — consistently render her name as Laurie Helmond. The spelling Laurie Holmond appears mostly on smaller biography sites and content aggregators.
A third variant, Holmand, also circulates.
Nobody has produced a document, statement or interview settling which is correct. If the most basic fact about a person is contested, treat everything downstream of it with the same caution.
What the record supports about Laurie Holmond
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Mother of Julian Corrie Broadus | Confirmed by multiple mainstream outlets |
| Julian’s date of birth, 18 June 1998 | Confirmed |
| Snoop Dogg is Julian’s biological father | Confirmed by paternity test |
| From Long Beach, California | Widely reported |
| Born around 1973 | Reported everywhere, sourced nowhere |
| Career | No documented career of any kind |
| Public statements | Effectively none since the 2000s |
| Current life | Not publicly known |
| Net worth | No credible figure exists |
The relationship and Julian’s birth
The documented facts are these. Snoop Dogg, born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., married Shante Taylor in June 1997. Julian was born in June 1998. He has three half-siblings from that marriage: Cordé, Cordell and Cori.
Beyond the dates, accounts diverge on how to describe the relationship. Mainstream coverage generally refers to Julian as Snoop’s son from a previous relationship. Other write-ups characterise it as an affair during the marriage. Neither Holmond nor Snoop has published a detailed account, so the framing you encounter usually reflects the outlet rather than the evidence.
Several sites also claim she and Snoop were high-school sweethearts at Long Beach Polytechnic. That claim is repeated constantly and confirmed nowhere. Snoop and his wife Shante are also documented as Long Beach high-school sweethearts who attended prom together. That is exactly the kind of detail that gets transferred between people in copied biographies.
The paternity dispute, and the two versions of it
This is the most substantive part of her story, and it comes with two incompatible accounts.
What is confirmed is that a paternity test established Snoop as Julian’s biological father, and that he has been present in Julian’s life since. Julian has spoken publicly about growing up without a father figure and about valuing his mother’s role in raising him.
What is disputed is everything about the years before that:
- One account holds that Snoop initially denied knowledge of the child and that the matter went through the courts before he acknowledged paternity.
- Another, attributed to Holmond herself, holds that Snoop took responsibility immediately, was present at the birth, and covered the medical costs.
Both versions circulate. Neither has a primary source you can check. Any article presenting one of them as settled fact is choosing a side.
The part that is genuinely documented: Julian
If you came here wanting to know how the story turned out, the answer lives with her son, because he is the one who chose a public life.
Julian Corrie Broadus was born in Long Beach and raised largely by his mother. He has worked in technology rather than entertainment, unlike his half-siblings. Since 2021 he has served as executive director of promotions for Voxel X Network, a company working in gaming and digital assets. He also produces video content and maintains an active social media presence.
His half-siblings took creative paths. Cordé and Cori have both worked in music, Cori performing as Choc, and Cordell has worked as a model and filmmaker.
Julian’s relationship with his father developed later than his siblings’ did, and he has been candid about that without bitterness.
What other sites made up
The pages ranking for her name supply a great deal that has no source. Some examples worth knowing about:
- Her childhood. One article states plainly that little exists in public records about her parents or siblings, then describes a stable household founded on respect, kindness and discipline, and suggests her father may have owned a small business while conceding this is unconfirmed. That is invented biography for a living private person.
- Her birth date. February 3, 1973 is published as fact across most results. At least one of those same pages admits her birth records are not publicly available.
- Her net worth. Figures circulate with no citation. She has no documented income of any kind.
- Julian’s physical details. One site lists him at 6 feet 4 inches, another at 5 feet 9. Neither cites anything.
- His siblings. At least one page claims Cori Broadus is also Holmond’s daughter. Cori is Shante Broadus’s daughter.
Where sites disagree this badly on checkable facts, the unverifiable material around them deserves no trust at all.
FAQs
Who is Laurie Holmond?
She is the mother of Julian Corrie Broadus, Snoop Dogg’s youngest son, born in 1998.
Is her name Holmond or Helmond?
Mainstream outlets generally use Helmond; smaller biography sites use Holmond. No source settles it.
How old is Laurie Holmond?
A birth year of 1973 circulates widely, which would make her about 53, but it has no verifiable source.
Did Snoop Dogg acknowledge Julian?
Yes. A paternity test confirmed he is Julian’s biological father, and he has been part of Julian’s life since.
What does Laurie Holmond do for a living?
Nothing is publicly documented about her work, then or now.
Where is Laurie Holmond today?
Unknown. She has no public presence and has not spoken publicly in many years.
What does Julian Broadus do?
He works in technology, serving as executive director of promotions for Voxel X Network since 2021, and creates video content.
The honest conclusion
There is no complete biography of Laurie Holmond to be written, because she never made one available. She had a child with a man who became famous, raised him, and declined the attention that came with it.
The long articles about her exist because her name gets searched, not because anything is known. Read several and you will notice they agree on almost nothing except that she is private, which they then spend a thousand words undermining.
Her son’s story is documented and public because he chose to make it so. Hers is not, and that appears to be the point.
JacksonPadilla is a writer at Around Celebrities, covering celebrity families, relationships, biographies, and the stories behind the stars. With a focus on clear and engaging storytelling, Kole helps readers discover the people and connections beyond the spotlight.
