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Rock cleared of love child allegations
Published Wednesday, Aug 8 2007, 10:59 BST | By Alex Fletcher
Chris Rock and his wife Malaak have claimed they are both satisfied with paternity tests that prove the comedian is not the father of a Georgian woman's 13-year-old son.
Kali Bowyer, a 35-year-old journalist, has argued that the paternity case hasn't finished and that the couple's assertions are premature.
She told the Associated Press: "I could've sworn we weren't supposed to talk about it until we were done with mediation." However, Bowyer admitted in May that she wasn't certain that Rock was the father.
Rock and his wife have released a statement, saying: "Though we prefer to keep our private life out of the media, we feel it is necessary to respond to the many grossly inaccurate media reports that were sold to the tabloids by Kali Bowyer, who falsely claimed that Chris Rock fathered her 13-year-old son."
They added: "After multiple lies, including that Chris refused to establish paternity...we personally asked the court to help us establish paternity so that we could put this harassment to rest. Last week it was concluded through DNA testing that Chris is not the father."
Kali Bowyer, a 35-year-old journalist, has argued that the paternity case hasn't finished and that the couple's assertions are premature.
She told the Associated Press: "I could've sworn we weren't supposed to talk about it until we were done with mediation." However, Bowyer admitted in May that she wasn't certain that Rock was the father.
Rock and his wife have released a statement, saying: "Though we prefer to keep our private life out of the media, we feel it is necessary to respond to the many grossly inaccurate media reports that were sold to the tabloids by Kali Bowyer, who falsely claimed that Chris Rock fathered her 13-year-old son."
They added: "After multiple lies, including that Chris refused to establish paternity...we personally asked the court to help us establish paternity so that we could put this harassment to rest. Last week it was concluded through DNA testing that Chris is not the father."
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