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Michael Jordan Paternity Case Thrown Out Following Request From Accuser

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Michael Jordan is used to winning in the game of basketball, and it appears that his good luck has trickled over into a life situation. The a paternity test brought on by a woman claiming that Jordan is the father of her 16-year-old son, has been thrown out, TMZ reports. Pamela Smith, the woman accusing Jordan of fathering her son, filed paperwork in Georgia to have the case dismissed. Her request was granted “without prejudice,” which gives her the opportunity to re-file, if she likes. While Smith has yet to release details behind the decision to have the case dismissed, it may point to a settlement reached between both parties. Not long after the story was announced, Jordan denied being the father of Grant Pierce Jay Jordan Reynolds, who goes by the name Taj, and aspires to be a rapper. “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,” Jordan’s spokeswoman, Estee Portnoy, said. “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.” According to the lawsuit, Smith demanded that Jordan take a paternity test immediately, driving the belief that she was confident in the paternity results. She claims to have met the basketball star in the late ’80s. Jordan, and his ex-wife, Juanita, divorced in 2006, after reaching a $168 million divorce settlement. He is currently engaged to Cuban model, Yvette Prieto.

via:hiphopwire.com

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Frank Ocean Being Sued By His Father

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As with most newly popular celebrities, singer-songwriter Frank Ocean is allegedly being threatened with a million dollar lawsuit by his own estranged father.

Ocean, who largely keeps silent about personal issues on social media, blasted his father on Twitter after finding out about the lawsuit. Ocean tweeted, “father wanna sue me for a million. like i owe him back child support. weak individual bought me a swiss knife at 6yrs old then dipped on me.” The tweet has since been taken off of Frank Ocean’s timeline.

We have to wonder what brought on the lawsuit. This isn’t the first time Ocean has said something about his father. On a track lifted from nostalgia, ULTRA called “There Will Be Tears,” the New Orleans native sang, “My grandaddy was a player/Pretty boy in a pair of gators/See I met him later on/Think it was 1991/The only dad I’d ever know/But pretty soon he’d be gone too/Hide my face hide my face.” Although we know Ocean is being sued for a million dollars by his father, we haven’t found out on what grounds the lawsuit is building itself upon. We will let you know as soon as details are revealed.

via:theurbandaily

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Alicia Keys, Father: Singer Reunites With Estranged Dad

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Alicia Keys has reportedly reunited with her father, Craig Cook, after years of being estranged from him.

In a new interview with Britain’s “You” magazine, the singer shares how her and her father were able to mend the pieces of their broken relationship back together.

“The process started when my [paternal] grandmother became ill,” she said. “You realize what’s important when you see a person you love dearly and you’re not going to have them for long. It was important to her. And I saw [my father's] love for her. I realized he wasn’t an evil person so I said, ‘Can we start from this point on? Can we be friends? I can start to understand you and you can start to understand me.’”

Alicia recalls the years of anger she felt after Cook left her family when she was just 2-years old, leaving her to be raised by single mom, Teresa. “My father and I are fine now,” she shared. “I would say in the process of growing up, you realize you’ve been holding on to anger. I was angry then and am sure I had the right to be angry, but if you hold on to all this anger the only person you’re hurting is you.”

Now, Alicia says that bonding over her own 2-year old son, Egypt, has helped she and her dad get closer. “I feel both me and my father have grown up,” she said. “I think something happens when you become a grandparent. You have a different mind-set. There’s less pressure on the relationship, so maybe it’s closer. He was with Egypt last week and he loved it.”

Alicia also just announced tour dates for her first U.K. tour since giving birth to Egypt.