8 Wild Celebrity Paternity Suits
Celebrities are hit with wild accusations daily, and the most scandalous of rumors often involves pregnancy. See: Miley Cyrus supposedly carrying Juicy J’s child. From rappers to athletes, plenty of stars who break off some of that groupie love may suddenly find themselves in hot water and in the middle of a paternity suit.
For some, it’s a reoccurring mishap—the unfortunate reality of NBA legend Michael Jordan. For others, it’s a one-time lesson from which they quickly recover. The men and women filing these suits quickly learn that science trumps all nonsensical claims. Here’s a look at 8 stars who've beaten the baby mama or papa drama.
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Justin Bieber, 2011
Poor Biebs was just getting a taste of success when he was hit with a paternity suit for a young woman’s 3-month-old baby. Mariah Yeater even claimed to have taken Bieber’s virginity in a bathroom stall. The allegations were later dropped in favor of holding negotiations out of court. Photo Credit: panotur.com
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Tiger Woods, 2010
In the midst of Tiger Woods' adultery scandal, the golf legend was hit with a claim of fathering a porn star’s 9-year-old son. The suit quickly lost steam after a previous paternity test resurfaced to prove he wasn’t the father. Photo Credit: sportsillustrated.cnn.com
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Michael Jordan, 2013
Just two months ago, NBA star was slapped with another paternity suit. Pamela Smith went to the courts claiming Jordan had fathered her 17-year-old son in 1995. She was seeking all the back child support and then some. The court ruled in Jordan’s favor, citing that Smith was only interested in a media frenzy and sentenced her to pay the Chicago Bulls star legal fees. Photo Credit: gafollowers.com
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Chris Rock, 2007
Funnyman Chris Rock was hit with a paternity suit when Kali Bowyer made claims that he had fathered her 13-year-old son. Rock was confident that he wasn’t the daddy and a DNA test proved he surely wasn’t. After the ordeal, Rock and his wife Malaak requested all money given to Bowyer for the story be donated to charities for disadvantaged children. Very admirable. Photo Credit: last.fm
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Game, 2010
Seems like Game is always in a bit of lady trouble. Three years ago, the rapper was accused of being the father to reality TV trainwreck Tila Tequila’s alleged unborn child. Tila threatened to expose secrets about the Game and the paternity suit but later revealed it was a lie. Photo Credit: motortrend.com
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Rick Ross, 2012
Even the boss can’t run away from paternity suits. Rozay was hit with claims of fathering a child with a woman in Georgia. After submitting a blood test, the claims were dismissed. Photo Credit: GQ.com
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Bill Cosby, 1997
TV star Bill Cosby found himself in a bit of a pickle back in the mid-1990’s when he was accused of being 22-year-old Autumn Jackson’s father. The scandal took a strange turn when Jackson refused to submit any blood work to prove that Cosby was indeed her father. After conceding, the blood work would only prove that Cosby was not the daddy. Jackson was later convicted for attempting to extort millions from Cosby and sentenced to five years in prison. Photo Credit: hollywoodspectator.com
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Kourtney Kardashian, 2009
Everyone wants a piece of the Kardashian Klan. Michael Girgenti claimed to have been the real father of Kourtney Kardashian’s son, Mason. Girgenti even challenged Scott Disick to a paternity test to prove who the really daddy was. Kourtney and Scott never took Girgenti up on his DNA battle despite the striking resemblance between him and Mason. Photo Credit: justjared.com
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