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A Texas woman is claiming that billionaire Dallas Cowboys ownerJerry Jonesis her biological father in a new lawsuit.
Incourt documentsfiled in Dallas County this month, 25-year-old Alexandra Davis claims her mother, Cynthia Davis, had a relationship with Jones in the 1990s that resulted in her conception, theDallas Morning Newsreported on Wednesday.
In the court documents, Alexandra says Jones, now 79, paid her mother $375,000 “in exchange for confidentiality” following her birth, though he denied being her father, according toESPN.
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“Plaintiff has had to endure the endless public profiles of her father and siblings while forced to remain secret to everyone, including her closest confidants,” alleges Alexandra’s legal team.
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A hearing is scheduled for March 31. Representatives for Jones and Alexandra did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
In the suit, Alexandra argues that she is not legally bound to the agreement between Jones and Cynthia, and hopes to legally establish Jones as her father, theDallas Morning Newsreported. She also does not want to lose her financial trust or be sued.
According toBloomberg, Jones is worth $10.1 billion and is No. 206 on their Billionaires Index.
Both Alexandra and Cynthia appeared in the third season ofBig Rich Texason the now-defunct Style Network, theFort Worth Star-Telegramreported.
The Cowboys, winners of five Super Bowls, are one of the most valuable franchise in the NFL, Bloomberg notes. Jones bought the team in 1989 for $150 million after amassing his fortune through oil and gas.
Alexandra’s suit claims Jones and Cynthia met while Cynthiaworked as a ticket counter agentfor American Airlines in Little Rock, Arkansas, during the 1990s. At the time, Cynthia was estranged from her husband and the two divorced after Alexandra was born.
According to theDallas Morning News, genetic testing during the couple’s divorce showed Alexandra was not the biological daughter of Cynthia’s husband.
Jones has been married to his wife, Eugenia, since 1963. They have three adult children together: Stephen, Charlotte and Jerry Jr.
source: people.com
