We shared the crazy story yesterday about a woman named Pamela Smith who is suing Michael Jordan for child support and medical bills, naming Jordan as her 16-year-old son’s father. Now more details are being release about how the son convinced her to sue!
Check out the report after the jump…
Via TMZ:
Michael Jordan’s alleged baby mama never planned to file a paternity suit against the NBA legend — until her son pleaded with her to make his famous (alleged) dad step up to the plate … TMZ has learned.
As TMZ first reported, Pamela Smith is suing Michael for paternity and child support, claiming Jordan knocked her up back in 1995, while he was still married to Juanita Vanoy.
Sources close to Smith tell TMZ that she’s always had a good relationship with Michael and doesn’t need the money to support herself. But we’re told her son — Grant Reynolds (a.k.a Taj) — desperately wants MJ to acknowledge him as his son, so HE begged his mom to file the docs.
We’re told Pamela’s intention was never to “call Michael out” — the lawsuit is simply so her 16-year-old son can have his real (alleged) father be a bigger part of his life.
In fact, we’re told Michael and Grant have met a few times over the years and Pamela claims Michael has given the family money and gifts here and there … but Grant always had to keep it a secret.
Calls to MJ’s rep were not returned.
