McLean joked that despite Elliott's intense aversion to the 1999 hit, his daughter does "secretly" appreciate some of her dad ...

20 Mindy Small/Getty AJ McLean is feeling incomplete without his ... share two children: Elliott, 11, and Lyric, 7. “We are the best of friends, and honestly, we're in the best place I think ...

AJ McLean will stand by his daughters ... Now she's Elliott." McLean, who also shares daughter Lyric, 5, with his wife, continues, "Whatever journey both my girls have, I will be in their corner ...