A Texas judge has ordered Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to take a paternity test amid a legal dispute with a 26-year-old woman, according to CBS News. The woman, Alexandra Davis, claims Jones is her biological father.
Jones’ lawyers declined to make an immediate public response, but court filings indicate they plan to appeal the decision, per CBS News.
Davis filed a paternity lawsuit against Jones in early March, and although he has yet to admit to being Davis’ father, a lawyer for Jones admitted less than a month later that the Cowboys owner has paid out millions to Davis and her mom, Cynthia Spencer Davis.
In a statement, Jones’ lawyer, Don Jack, told ESPN.com that he has regularly given money to the two Davis women on Jones’ behalf since Alexandra’s birth on Dec. 16, 1996.
“On numerous occasions, I have made payments on behalf of Mr. Jones to Cindy and Alex Davis,” Jack said.
Jack also noted that he gave Cynthia Davis a lump sum payment of $375,000 in 1995 and also revealed that Jones gave Cynthia Davis “monthly payments for child support which ultimately totaled over $2 million.”
According to Jack, the Cowboys owner set up two trusts to help pay for Alexandra Davis’ upbringing, as those trusts have paid out more than $1.2 million over the past 25 years. According to ESPN, Alexandra Davis is expected to get two more payments from the trusts, with one coming when she turns 26 and another slated for when she turns 28.
Besides the trust, Jack claims that Jones has also footed the bill for several extravagant items, including a $70,000 Range Rover that Alexandra Davis received on her 16th birthday. That same year, Jones also spent $33,000 to help throw a “Sweet 16” birthday party. The Cowboys owner also forked over nearly $50,000 for two big trips Alexandra Davis took abroad. One trip was a Christmas vacation to Paris with her mom, where Jones allegedly chipped in $25,000. The other vacation was a trip abroad that she took following her college graduation. Jones is said to have contributed $24,000 to that trip.
In a court filing from March 28, Jones asked that the paternity lawsuit be thrown out as the Cowboys owner called it an extortion attempt. Jones spokesman, Jim Wilkinson, called the lawsuit a money grab.
Wilkinson and Jack claimed that the Davis’ original plan was to try and get $20 million from Jones and they made that demand at a dinner a…
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