Posted on 11/29/2007 3:37:03 AM PST by Andy'smom
An East Sandwich woman and her son are suing The National Enquirer saying the supermarket tabloid printed “outright fabrications” alleging that she gave birth to Sen. Ted Kennedy’s “love child” then participated in a “20-year coverup” of the scandal.
“Virtually every critical fact which these stories reported is false and each is defamatory,” says the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Boston by Caroline Bilodeau-Allen and her son, Christopher.
The lawsuit contends that Christopher is not Kennedy’s biological son, that there is “no paternity test which proves that Sen. Kennedy fathered Mrs. Bilodeau-Allen’s son.” That “Sen. Kennedy never ‘paid’ Mrs. Bilodeau-Allen to cover up a scandal, nor did Mrs. Bilodeau-Allen participate in any conspiracy to have the ‘scandal’ ‘covered up.’ ”
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...
And that he’s said to be endorsing Obama.
That's certainly a clintonesque (or is it clintonian?) statement. So what? Apparently, none has been performed. What would the results be if one were?
She wouldn't be a waitress by any chance?
The Enquirer is sticking by the story, so I don’t know what they have.
LOL and I’m sure Chris Dodd sends his regards
Allen et al v. American Media, Inc. et al
Assault? Or is that just part of the class/category?
Assault on their reputation? But what does the jurisdiction - diversity mean?
Boy, ya got me. I should’a stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night :) Maybe one of resident legal eagles could comment?
Have the DNA test lady.
Three words: dee en aye.
Just asked resident lawyer - he says “diversity” means the parties in the lawsuit are in 2 seperate jurisdictions, in this case Mass. vs. Fla.
Not a very strong denial...depending on what the meaning of "is" is.
Ah, thank you! :)
He probably isn’t, but people will claim anything to get money. Even if the case doesn’t go to trial, she’ll get a good chunk of “let’s make this go away” money. Remember the good ole days when judges just dismissed suits on their basis? You know, we keep on complaining about lawyers, but judges are 51% of the problem because none of them have to the guts to dismiss suits anymore. As my aunt would parphase, “lawyers are the wh*res of society, but judges are the pimps.”
Not a very strong denial...depending on what the meaning of "is" is.
Maybe she wasn't "Mrs. Bilodeau-Allen" then, or perhaps "no paternity test" is a brand name
Well, the Swimmer just got an 8 million dollar book advance. Plenty to go around.
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