Paternity test shows James Brown fathered boy
As reported by The Associated Press
Although the results of the court-ordered test have not been released, an attorney for the 6-year-old son of a woman who claimed to be James Brown’s wife when he died, says an independent DNA test confirms the soul singer fathered the child.
Peter Shahid, an attorney for James Brown II’s guardian, told the Associated Press on Friday that the boy was tested in April before a South Carolina judge ordered a paternity test.
Brown II is the son of Tomi Rae Hynie, a former backup singer for the Godfather of Soul.
Trustees handling Brown’s estate have suggested Hynie was not legally married to Brown and her boy is not his son. They were not mentioned in Brown’s will.
A call to a spokesman for Hynie and a message left for Brown’s trustees were not immediately returned.
The story was first reported by Art Harris, whose blog “The Bald Truth” is at http://www.artharris.com.
Brown died in Atlanta on Christmas Day 2006.
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