Prominent people who tested their paternity (with varying results)
In 2010, Karen Sala claimed that Keanu Reeves was the father of her three children and demanded $3 million a month for their support. A genetic test proved that he had no connection to her children.
When talking about Lisa Nicole Brennan-Jobs, it's logical to suspect the outcome of the story. Still, the businessman's high school girlfriend, Chris-Ann Brennan, gave birth to Lisa in 1978 and Steve Jobs denied being the father until the test told him otherwise.
Michael Girgenti made a strange claim in 2013. He said he had relations with Kourtney Kardashian and that Mason Disick, her eldest son, could be his offspring and not Scott Disick's. A DNA test proved him wrong.
It was in 2007 when the actor took a paternity test to verify that Angel Iris was his daughter from a relationship with Melanie Brown, former Spice Girl.
The singer was 17 years old when Mariah Yeater claimed that her newborn son should be named Bieber, just like his alleged father. A DNA test proved that the singer was not the father of the child.
Kali Bowyer sued the comedian in 2007, seeking child support for their 13-year-old son, but paternity tests came back negative.
The Brazilian striker scored on and off the pitch. In 2004, during Real Madrid's tour of Japan, the 'Phenomenon' had a fling with Michele Umezu while being engaged to Daniela Cicarelli. The player would not recognize his son Alexander Nazário de Lima until he was five years old, after a DNA test.
Delphine Böel sued the Belgian king in 2013, claiming she was his daughter. The Brussels Court of Appeal forced the monarch to take a DNA test under threat of a fine of 5,000 euros per day. The case dragged on until 2020 when the king finally confirmed that Delphine Böel was his biological daughter. He conceived her with Baroness Sibila de Selys Longchamps.
Karla Knafel sued Michael Jordan in 2003, seeking $5 million in child support for the son she claimed they had together. She ultimately received $0, after a DNA test turned out negative.
It was 2017 when Sophie Brussaux gave birth to Adonis, a child she claimed was Drake's. At that time, however, she was no longer dating the hip-hop star, and he denied paternity. Two DNA tests were necessary for the singer to recognize his son.
A curious and viral case was Tyga's. Kylie Jenner, his ex-partner, gave birth to Stormi in early 2018 and Tyga asked for a genetic test to confirm who the father was. Finally, the DNA showed that it was not him but Travis Scott.
Little Sophia was two weeks old when a paternity test confirmed that her father was Jude Law. It was 2009 and the actor assured model Samantha Burke, Sophia's mother, that he would take care of the expenses and be involved in her life as a father. And so it has been.
Elizabeth Leyva filed a paternity suit against Marc Anthony in 2003, but after undergoing several genetic tests, the result was overwhelmingly clear: he was not the father.
Janice Dickinson, with whom Sly Stallone had a controversial romance back in 1994, convinced the actor that he was the father of her child. However, a genetic test proved otherwise.
Until she was 15, Pearl Lowe, the daughter of singer and designer Pearl Lowe, thought her father was her mother's ex-husband Bronner Lowe. However, a DNA test proved that her real father was actually the person she had always called her godfather: Gavin Rossdale, singer of the band Bush.
Lil Wayne's net worth is estimated at $170 million and Keitoia Watson, one of his old flames, believed her son was owed some of that money. In 2018, she claimed that her 16-year-old son Dwayne was also the rapper's son. DNA proved her wrong.
Many people will think that paternity tests are the daily routine of an eternal star like Mick Jagger, but at the moment, the only one known involving him is the one he did in 1999. It confirmed that the son of the model Luciana Morad was his.
In 1988, the Latino singer had a brief romance with actress and singer Stephanie Salas, who became pregnant. It was not until 2011, after a paternity test, that Luis Miguel recognized Michelle Salas as his daughter.
In the summer of 2023, Al Pacino and the entire world were shocked to learn that his now ex-partner, 29-year-old Noor Alfallah, was pregnant. The actor requested a DNA test and the result was positive: Roman was his son.
For this 'Goonies' and 'Stranger Things' star, the question was not whether he was someone's father, but instead, whether he was someone's son. The situation was like a 'Mamma Mia' musical: his deceased mother had had three lovers, and each of them could be his father. Finally, when he found the answer to his question, he told People magazine: "If you want to know who I am, John Astin is my father, Michael Tell is my biological father." The DNA test gave him an extra dad, although John Astin would always feel like his father figure.
Jay-Z's case is a little different because he did everything in his power to avoid doing a paternity test to see whether Rymir Satterthwaite was his son. The case between the young man and the rapper was settled outside of court. By doing it this way, instead of just taking the test, Jay-Z has made it clear that he is not entirely certain that Rymir is not his son.
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