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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.

As reported by NBC, Augusta;

By Danielle Johnson djohnson@nbcaugusta.com

Story Published: Mar 7, 2008 at 7:12 PM EDT

Story Updated: Mar 7, 2008 at 7:12 PM EDT

She wasn’t in court Friday, but the woman who claims to be James Brown’s widow wants a judge to order paternity tests for the six children the Godfather of Soul named in his will as heirs if here son has to be tested.

An affidavit signed by Tomi Rae Brown singled out three of Brown’s adult children Darryl, Yamma and Larry Brown.

Louis Levenson, who represents five of the six names heirs and their children, is objecting to the DNA testing. He calls it an unnecessary and costly expense.

There was also some revealing testimony concerning Brown’s former trustees.

For the first time it came out that former trustee Buddy Dallas hired another trustee to replace David Cannon after Cannon stepped down in August. It was also revealed that Dallas moved Brown’s trust from South Carolina to Georgia without letting anyone know.

But when Judge Jack Early asked why he failed to tell the court, Dallas said he was scared the judge would be angry with him and turning over 24 years of documents has been hell on earth. But Judge Early was furious, saying with all due respect it’s hell you’ve created.

Former Trustee David Cannon is looking to hire new attorneys. Both his lawyers asked the judge to remove them from the case. The judge granted their request.

According to KoloTV; A Reno, NV middle school counselor has been fired, for fathering the child of one of his students.

Daniel Bryant, an O’Brien Middle School counselor was fired Monday for getting one of his former students pregnant. The Washoe County School District delivered 38-year-old Daniel Bryant a formal letter of termination, demanding that he never work in our public school system again.

19-year-old Cassi Chambers now attends Hug High School while she takes care of her five-month-old baby, Paige.

When she met Dan Bryant, she was just 16. Cassi was at attending Vaughn Middle School at that time, and Bryant was supposed to be her guidance counselor.

Cassi gave birth to her daughter, Paige late last year. A paternity test has proven that her former middle school counselor, Dan Bryant is the father.

According to Cassi, the relationship with Bryant began three years ago. She says, after being sexually assaulted by a family member for over a year, she turned to Bryant for help, saying she had no one else. Several months later, they began a sexual relationship.

“He knew everything that happened to me. He knew the grisly details of what this man had done to me. It was brutal. He knew that and used it to take advantage of me. The first chance he got, he took it,” said Cassi.

Bryant took legal guardianship of Cassi after hearing about her difficult life at home. She says he gave her alcohol, consoled her, and told her he loved her.

“He’s kind of like the snake that got Eve to eat the apple. He is conniving and manipulative and he’ll say anything or do anything to make you think he cares about you,” said Cassi.

Bryant later transferred to O’Brien Middle School, where he had one-on-one contact with students weekly. The Washoe County School District got wind of the affair and the pregnant student in late November.

Superintendent Paul Dugan says he placed Bryant on administrative leave while an investigation took place. Once the paternity test was conclusive, Dugan says he made the decision to fire Bryant for good.

“We ask parents to put their children under our responsibility. 99 % of the time, we do a great job. This individual made a major mistake, one that is inexcusable and indefensible,” said Dugan

Dugan says the decision was easy, and Bryant has possibly tainted the role of a middle school school counselor.

“I feel angry this individual ever worked with Washoe County School District for even one day,” he added.

Cassi plans to graduate this year. She says her daughter, Paige won’t have contact with her father, but she is hoping for child support. She says the district’s decision to fire Bryant was the right one.

“I’m afraid that if he continues to have contact with students in the school district, he’s going to find another vulnerable girl like me and that he’s going to get one of them too,” she said.

Dugan says if he has anything to do with it, Bryant will never work in the Washoe County School District again. The district is also asking the state to pull Bryant’s Nevada teaching license, meaning he can’t get a job in any of our state schools.

Bryant can appeal either of these decisions with an outside arbitrator, but Dugan says the chances of overturning the termination is unlikely.

The school police forwarded the case onto the Washoe County District Attorney. Once reviewed, the DA will have to decide whether or not to press charges.

We placed three calls to Mr. Bryant, but he has not returned our messages, thus far.

As reported in the Chicago Daily Tribune, a state Appellate Court ruled in favor of Michael Jordan in his dispute with former lover, Karla Knafel who contends that the retired superstar owes her $5 million.

Knafel contends that Jordan promised her the money for remaining silent and agreeing not to file a paternity suit after she learned she was pregnant in 1991.

Jordan denied making the promise and sued Knafel in 2002. A DNA Paternity test later showed that Jordan was not the father of the child.

The 1st District Appellate Court in Chicago ruled that even if Jordan made the agreement, the deal was unenforceable because Knafel had misled him about whether he was the child’s father. The ruling affirmed a trial judge’s decision last year.

Knafel’s lawyer Blake Hannafan said Wednesday that he was surprised by the decision and will ask the Illinois Supreme Court to review the case.

As reported in the Patriot News, Col. Scott Carlson, who is charged in an alleged paternity test scam, came before Cumberland County Judge Skip Ebert to explain why he didn’t appear for his court hearing on a $12,000 child support delinquency.

Although Senior Assistant District Attorney Derek Clepper argued the no-show was deliberate and that Carlson, 51, a former Army War College student, should be jailed, Carlson’s defense attorney Laurence Kress insisted his failure to appear resulted from miscommunication.

Judge Ebert didn’t find Carlson in contempt, but told him he didn’t buy his excuse.
“You’re a colonel. You’re used to getting your way,” Ebert scolded. “That doesn’t apply in this courtroom. Don’t play games with me, you understand?”

“Yes, your honor,” Carlson replied.

Carlson and another former War College student, Bruce Adkins, 44, are charged with forgery and other criminal counts for allegedly swapping places in March to try to fool a paternity test Carlson was supposed to take.

The test was ordered because a Virginia woman sought a boost in child support for her 9-year-old daughter. Carlson had been paying support for the child without a court order.

According to AOL Celebrity website TMZ.com, Angela Nazario, a former Raiderette cheerleader, has filed a Paternity Suit against Larry Fitzgerald Jr. The 24 year-old Wide Receiver for the Arizona Cardinals has admitted hooking up with Nazario, but is not ready to agree to anything unless he is proved to be the father.

37 year-old Nazario’s child is due to be born in early January 2008. Fitzgerald has asked that a DNA Paternity test be performed after the child is born. The Paternity Suit seeks child support for Nazario which Fitzgerlad says that he will provide, if he is determined to be the father. The filed documents indicate that the couple have no plans to marry.

Larry Fitzgerald Jr.’s blog at www.larry-fitzgerald.com has no mention of the pending case.