A Georgia woman who allegedly fathered an illegitimate child with basketball legend Michael Jordan 28 years ago is seeking payment of the teen’s medical bills and child support in a lawsuit.
Pamela Smith, 64, who is in financial trouble, claims she became pregnant with Jordan’s child following an extramarital affair in 1995. According to Fulton County, Georgia, she gave birth to a boy the following June. Record.
The alleged affair occurred while the former Chicago Bulls star was still married to Juanita Vanoy, his wife of 17 years and the mother of their two sons and a daughter. Mother. Their marriage ended in 2006.
In addition to the financial help, Smith, who has filed for bankruptcy twice and has a history of thousands of dollars in unpaid tax liens, asked a Georgia judge to legally use “Jordan” as his son’s last name.
The son, Grant Pierce Jay Jordan Reynolds, had already gone by the name Taj Jordan while attending Westlake High School in Atlanta and claimed on the Internet that Michael Jordan was his father.
In a YouTube video posted in December, the teen confirmed rumors that he was Michael Jordan’s son.
He said: “I have some exclusive, exclusive information that I think everyone should know. If you’ve heard any rumors on Twitter, Instagram, about Michael Jordan’s son…any of them – it’s true. of.”
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Pamela Smith: Alleged relationship with Michael Jordan and ongoing legal dispute
Smith and he had been separated and bonded with different people, but they met again in 1995 when Smith visited him and they became pregnant.
Smith didn’t want the title of mistress; so she moved on with her life and raised her son, Love claimed. He further added that Pamela did not reveal the identity of her famous father until her son was mature.
She has a record of ongoing tax lien issues, starting with $1,378 in 1999, ending with $2,704 in 2002, $1,349 in 2006, and $1,157 in 2007. All were collected before Smith somehow managed to clear them at the last minute, as shown in the record.
She later decided to drop the case after failing to remove her ex-husband’s name from the birth certificate.
Although Smith dropped the lawsuit, she maintains that Jordan is her son’s father and says she plans to sue again. Jordan has always denied the allegation, and his legal team has confirmed that paternity has been proven.
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