Michael Jordan didn’t need Maury for this one!
The basketball legend has asked a Georgia court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him by a woman who said he fathered her 16-year-old son in 1990s.
Pamela Smith, who gave birth to Grant Pierce Jay Jordan Reynolds, announced last week that she was slapping Jordan with a paternity test and child support payments. But Jordan’s lawyer, John Mayoue, said that the six-time NBA champion is not the father of Smith’s son. Jordan accused her of making false claims against him.
Jordan also said that the paternity of the teen has already been “conclusively established” in divorce filings between Smith and her ex-husband. He released a statement to the Associated Press regarding the question of paternity.
“Public records show that the paternity of the child was established in a prior case in this same court many years ago and that Michael Jordan is not the father. He also filed a counterclaim seeking sanctions for the false claims made against him. It is unfortunate that well-known figures are the target of these kind of claims. Michael Jordan will vigorously defend himself and his reputation.”
Jordan’s response to Smith’s Feb. 6 lawsuit said her suit is a “shameless, bad faith attempt to abuse the legal system.”
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But Smith’s publicist acknowledged that the teen posted a video to YouTube on Dec. 25, saying Jordan is his father and that he wants him to play a larger role in his life.
“Pamela had no choice but to support her son and his desire to forge a relationship with his father,” Smith’s publicist, April Love, said in a statement Friday. “That’s why she is now speaking out and prompting Michael to do the right thing.”
This is getting messy. Who’s telling the truth?!
SOURCE: AP
