Emma
04-04-2008, 02:08 AM
HEATH LEDGER's ex-girlfriend has chastised the media for alleging the late
actor fathered her young daughter, insisting there is "no proof" for the
claims.
Reports Ledger had a secret lovechild surfaced at the weekend (29-30Mar08), when the star's uncle Haydn - the estranged brother of the late actor's dad Kim- claimed the unnamed 25-year-old woman discovered she was pregnant after her romance with the then-17-year-old Ledger ended.
The woman in question alleged to be in a relationship with another man at the time. When the baby was born, it was presumed her boyfriend was the father, and he raised the child as his own.
And Hadyn fueled reports of Heath's paternity, saying: "There is a very real
possibility that Heath was the father."
But Heath's former lover has disputed the allegations and has blasted the
press for the invasion of privacy.
When asked about the lovechild rumors, she replied: "I'm not answering
anything. I think it's very, very rude that I'm being posed all of this. I
really do. I can't talk about anything.
"You have no proof, there's no background, there's no grounds, there's no
nothing.
"When you are considering an 11-year-old girl who has to go to school and be
a part of society, that is my main concern."
Her husband - the child's stepfather - also spoke out to deny the reports,
and even suggested the family settles the dispute with a paternity test.
He added: "The whole thing with (Ledger being the father) is no. No way. No
can be.
"We knew it would flare up and that is the point of my talking and the simple
thing is we will do a DNA test.
"I'm the step-dad, but there's nothing to hide... and if I asked (the mother)
I'm sure that she wouldn't mind (to have a DNA test)."
Ledger died on 22 January (08), aged 28, from an accidental overdose of
prescription drugs at his New York apartment.
If the rumors are true, Matilda, Ledger's two-year-old daughter with
ex-fiancee Michelle Williams, will have an 11-year-old half-sister.
(MT/WNWCDAM/TN)
actor fathered her young daughter, insisting there is "no proof" for the
claims.
Reports Ledger had a secret lovechild surfaced at the weekend (29-30Mar08), when the star's uncle Haydn - the estranged brother of the late actor's dad Kim- claimed the unnamed 25-year-old woman discovered she was pregnant after her romance with the then-17-year-old Ledger ended.
The woman in question alleged to be in a relationship with another man at the time. When the baby was born, it was presumed her boyfriend was the father, and he raised the child as his own.
And Hadyn fueled reports of Heath's paternity, saying: "There is a very real
possibility that Heath was the father."
But Heath's former lover has disputed the allegations and has blasted the
press for the invasion of privacy.
When asked about the lovechild rumors, she replied: "I'm not answering
anything. I think it's very, very rude that I'm being posed all of this. I
really do. I can't talk about anything.
"You have no proof, there's no background, there's no grounds, there's no
nothing.
"When you are considering an 11-year-old girl who has to go to school and be
a part of society, that is my main concern."
Her husband - the child's stepfather - also spoke out to deny the reports,
and even suggested the family settles the dispute with a paternity test.
He added: "The whole thing with (Ledger being the father) is no. No way. No
can be.
"We knew it would flare up and that is the point of my talking and the simple
thing is we will do a DNA test.
"I'm the step-dad, but there's nothing to hide... and if I asked (the mother)
I'm sure that she wouldn't mind (to have a DNA test)."
Ledger died on 22 January (08), aged 28, from an accidental overdose of
prescription drugs at his New York apartment.
If the rumors are true, Matilda, Ledger's two-year-old daughter with
ex-fiancee Michelle Williams, will have an 11-year-old half-sister.
(MT/WNWCDAM/TN)