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NEWS ABOUT: paternity test

paternity test stories: 18 news summaries

 Jude Law Wants 
 Paternity Test 
 for Lovechild 

After fling with Samantha Burke, Law isn't convinced baby Sophia is his

Sep 29, 09 7:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don’t roll out the Father of the Year award for Jude Law just yet. The alleged babydaddy has yet to meet Samantha Burke’s daughter Sophia because he’s waiting on a DNA test to prove he’s the father—though he did pay for the birth. “It... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Jude Law • paternity test • love child • celebrity baby • Samantha Burke

 Paris Keeps 
 Cut Hair to 
 Dodge DNA 
 Testing 

Jackson's daughter gets haircut during retail therapy trip with grandmother

Sep 1, 09 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The hair snipped from Paris Jackson's head last week won't be falling into the hands of the genetic paparazzi. The Las Vegas salon that cut the 11-year-old's hair carefully swept up, bagged, and handed over every last strand, apparently to stop potential thieves from running a DNA test on the... More »

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genetic testing • DNA • Michael Jackson • paternity test • Paris Jackson

JACKSON ROUNDUP

 MJ's Credit Score: 
 Pretty Crappy 

Plus: DNA tests and sperm samples and paternity questions, oh my!

Aug 28, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Michael Jackson hadn’t been the King of Pop, he probably would have had trouble getting a loan. His average credit score was a “very low” 563.67, TMZ reports—the average Californian’s is 672. Collections and delinquent accounts contributed to the score, and Barneys even shut... More »

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entertainment • sperm • DNA • celebrity • Michael Jackson • paternity test • credit score • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • celebrity death • Arnold Klein

(Newser) - A new DNA test proves John Edwards is the father of ex-mistress Rielle Hunter's daughter, the National Enquirer reports. (Yep, it's the Enquirer, but remember they broke news of the affair before any of the mainstream media and forced Edwards into a televised confession.) And it gets worse: Hunter... More »

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John Edwards • sex scandal • DNA • tabloids • National Enquirer • paternity test • political scandal • Rielle Hunter

Jacko Pal Claims Paris Is His Daughter

Michael 'found the sexual act something
he couldn't do'

Aug 9, 09 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fearing that Katherine Jackson will sever his bond with Michael Jackson’s children, a confidante of the fallen pop star says Paris is likely his biological daughter, News of the World reports. Mark Lester, who starred as a child in the Oscar-winning film Oliver!, says that until 2 weeks... More »

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Michael Jackson • paternity test • sperm donors • paternity • Katherine Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson

(Newser) - With millions of dollars at stake, Jude Law is demanding a DNA test to confirm that American model Samantha Burke is carrying his child, the Daily Mail reports. And the Burkes are none too happy about it. "To say this family is mad at that man is an understatement,... More »

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Jude Law • paternity test

 Texas 2-Step: 
 Twins Have 
 Different Dads 

Mom says she had an affair; paternity tests reveal rare situation

May 19, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Texas mom checked with doctors when she noticed her twins didn’t look much alike—and learned they had different dads, Fox News reports. Much to the surprise of her partner, paternity tests showed two eggs had been fertilized by different sperm; the woman said she’d had an... More »

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twins • father • paternity test

 Edwards Mistress 
 Wants DNA Test 

Love child could be exposed as John's

May 7, 09 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards’ trash talking of Rielle Hunter is backfiring—Hunter now wants a DNA test to prove John Edwards is the father of her baby, the National Enquirer reports. “Rielle is so infuriated by his and Elizabeth’s actions that she’s throwing her loyalty to him out the... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • sex scandal • affair • infidelity • paternity test • love child • illegitimate child • Rielle Hunter


 Sperm Donor 
 Isn't Octu-Dad: 
 Suleman 

Man: Nadya said she had ovarian cancer

Feb 23, 09 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The man who appeared on ABC's Good Morning America today as the possible dad of Nadya Suleman’s octuplets didn’t father any of her children, Suleman told Us Magazine. Dennis Beaudoin’s “not lying. He went to the doctor with me once,” she said. “It didn’... More »

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Good Morning America • father • paternity test • sperm donors • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Dennis Beaudoin

Baby-Faced Teen May Not
Be the Dad

Will take DNA test to disprove two other teens' claims

Feb 16, 09 8:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Four-foot-tall teen dad Alfie Patten will take a DNA test to prove he really is the father of girlfriend Chantelle Steadman’s daughter Maisie, the Mail reports. Photos of the baby-faced 13-year-old caused an uproar last week, and two other teens came forward to claim they also slept with Chantelle.... More »

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pregnancy • DNA • children • baby • Britain • paternity test • teen pregnancy

 Spade Dad to Playmate's Baby 

DNA test calls a Spade a Spade

Sep 4, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paternity testing proves comedian David Spade is the father of a girl born last week to 22-year-old former Playboy Playmate Jillian Grace, with whom he had a brief fling, People reports. "He plans to go see the baby during his first break from shooting Rules of Engagement," a... More »

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fatherhood • paternity test • Playboy • celebrity parents • celebrity baby • David Spade • Jillian Grace

 Tab Claims
 Edwards Continued Affair

Mistress was flown away before confession

Aug 13, 08 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The National Enquirer, having finally forced John Edwards to confess to the affair with Rielle Hunter that he had strenuously denied, isn't backing down on the parts of the story Edwards still swears aren't true. This week the supermarket tabloid insists that Edwards is indeed the father of Hunter's... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • marriage • affair • paternity test • Rielle Hunter

Opinion

 He's 99%
 Honest—Really!

Edwards falls short of any standard of truth-telling

Aug 12, 08 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Every sex scandal has a defining sound bite, and John Edwards’ declaration that “being 99% honest is no longer enough,” is destined for the hall of fame, writes Ruth Marcus in the Washington Post. The thing about honesty is that last percentage is a killer. Given the... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • marriage • affair • paternity test • Rielle Hunter

Edwards' Ex-Lover
Refuses Paternity Test

She's a 'private person' who's 'not running for office,' lawyer says

Aug 10, 08 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards’ former lover refuses to get a paternity test “now or in the future” for the baby Edwards denies he fathered, the Washington Post reports.  Rielle Hunter’s lawyer said she is a “private person” who is “not running for public office” and “wishes... More »

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John Edwards • baby • father • paternity test • Rielle Hunter

Lindsay Has Secret Half-Sis, 13, Dad Says

Papa Lohan fathered girl with other woman while separated

Jun 27, 08 8:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan may have a secret sister, if her dad is dishing the truth. Michael Lohan told OK! today that he fathered a child with another gal while separated from ex-wife Dina 13 years ago. She’s “beginning to look a lot like Linds,” Papa Lohan wrote... More »

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Lindsay Lohan • Dina Lohan • father • paternity test • Michael Lohan • illegitimate child • half-sister

Determine
Your Daddy—at
the Drugstore

Do-it-yourself paternity kits now on sale nationwide for $30

Mar 27, 08 8:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The sometimes vexing task of determining a child's father can now be solved by plunking down $29.99 at the local drugstore. A Utah company has expanded sales of its do-it-yourself DNA kit to Rite Aids in 30 states after sales soared in sample markets, MSNBC reports. Identigene of Salt... More »

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FDA • DNA • parents • father • paternity test • drugstore

Family, DNA Cast Doubt on JFK Love Child

His mother says she never met Kennedy;
hair sample no match

Mar 1, 08 11:43 AM CST
(Newser) - A Texas-born investment banker's claim to be the love child of JFK is suddenly looking far less credible. The person who would know—his mom—says she never met John F. Kennedy, or any Kennedys for that matter, ABC News reports. Jack Worthington's reputable career and resemblance to Kennedy has... More »

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Texas • Canada • Lyndon Johnson • John F. Kennedy • paternity test • love child • Kennedy family • Jack Worthington

Gipper's Family Seethes Over Exhumation

Paternity questions,
and Gipp, put to rest,
but not controversy

Nov 10, 07 3:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Ronald Reagan played George Gipp in a movie about the football star’s life, but now a furor has erupted over the exhumation of Gipp’s body, 87 years after his death, the New York Times reports. Relatives and residents of his Michigan hometown remain incensed about the televised... More »

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ESPN • DNA • Michigan • Ronald Reagan • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • George Gipp • paternity test • exhumation • Laurium

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