A virtually two-and-a-half-year authorized battle involving Jerry Jones has lastly come to an finish as he has reached a settlement with a lady who says she is his organic daughter.
In March 2022, Alexandra Davis sued Jones in Dallas County, asking a decide to void a authorized settlement she stated her mom reached with Jones two years after she was born.
That settlement allegedly stated Jones would assist them financially so long as they didn’t publicly say he was Davis’ father – Jones had filed a countersuit, citing a breach of contract.
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Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones stands on the sector in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers previous to the NFC Wild Card Playoff sport at Raymond James Stadium on Jan. 16, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. (Perry Knotts/Getty Photos)
Jones agreed to drop his countersuit if the ladies dismissed pending lawsuits in opposition to him, together with one the place the Dallas Cowboys proprietor was ordered to take a DNA take a look at, in line with media experiences.
As a part of Tuesday’s settlement, the 1998 settlement will stay in impact.
“It was resolved. It was unlucky,” Jones stated, per the Star-Telegram. “It was delicate to me and my household… It was resolved. I actually am the place I need to be.”
“I remorse that it got here to this, and I’m glad that it’s resolved to everybody’s satisfaction,” he additionally stated, by way of NBC Dallas-Fort Worth.
Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones is seen on the sector trying on throughout pregame warm-ups previous to a sport in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on Oct. 8, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Photos)
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Davis dropped her 2022 case a month later and as an alternative filed the paternity case by which earlier this yr the decide ordered Jones to take a DNA take a look at. She then filed a defamation lawsuit in opposition to Jones this previous November, accusing him and two of his associates of concocting a plan to label her “an extortionist.”
She was capable of refile the grievance primarily based on statements made in a March 2022 ESPN story, ABC Information reported final yr. The grievance stated Jones’ legal professional, Donald P. Jack, and Jim Wilkinson, a communications advisor for the Jones household, falsely accused Davis of “being an extortionist and portrayed Plaintiff as trying to ‘shakedown’ Defendant Jones.”
Proprietor Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys appears to be like on in opposition to the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 10, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Photos)
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Jones and his spouse, Gene, married in 1963. They’ve three youngsters, and all have a entrance workplace position with the Cowboys. Jerry Jones is the crew president and normal supervisor.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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