Dallas — A 25-year-old lady who grew up in North Texas is suing Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones, alleging he is her organic father and he paid her mom to maintain the knowledge secret.
Alexandra Davis says in a lawsuit filed final week in Dallas County that she was conceived from a relationship Jones had together with her mom, Cynthia Davis, within the mid-Nineteen Nineties, The Dallas Morning Information reported Wednesday.
Davis and her mom reached a settlement by which Jones would assist them financially so long as they did not publicly establish him as her father, in response to court docket paperwork. A listening to is scheduled for March 31, court docket paperwork present.
Alexandra Davis is asking the court docket to seek out she is not legally certain by an settlement between Jones and her mom if she tried to determine legally that Jones is her father. On the time of the settlement in 1998, Jones denied he was the daddy.
The Related Press could not entry the paperwork as a result of they've been quickly sealed pending a listening to on Jones' movement to maintain them sealed.
CBS Dallas reached out to Jones' private spokesperson however he declined to remark. Jim Wilkinson, a spokesman for Jones, declined to remark to the AP.
Alexandra Davis and her lawyer couldn't be reached for remark by the newspaper. Her mom declined to remark to the newspaper.
It wasn't clear why Alexandra Davis filed the lawsuit now, in response to the Morning Information, which added that the swimsuit "mentions well being considerations of her mom."
The swimsuit says Alexandra Davis has feared dropping Jones' monetary assist if she informed revealed to anybody that he was her father.
The newspaper says, "The one time she has disclosed her father's identification was when she needed to receive safety clearance from the FBI to work within the White Home for President Donald Trump, the lawsuit stated. She at the moment works for U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson, an Amarillo (Texas) Republican, in response to her LinkedIn profile."
Jackson was chief White Home doctor for parts of the Obama and Trump administrations.
In line with court docket paperwork, Cynthia Davis was estranged from her husband when she met Jones. She was working as a ticket counter agent for American Airways on the airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, court docket paperwork stated.
Jones "pursued" Cynthia Davis and the pair started a relationship, in response to court docket paperwork. It is unclear how lengthy the connection lasted.
Alexandra Davis was born on Dec. 16, 1996, and shortly afterward, Cynthia Davis and her husband filed for divorce. Throughout the divorce proceedings, it was decided by way of genetic testing that Alexandra Davis was not the kid of Cynthia Davis' husband. He was not ordered to pay baby assist when the divorce was finalized, and Alexandra Davis didn't have a authorized father, court docket paperwork stated.
After receiving the check outcomes, Cynthia Davis informed Jones that he was Alexandra Davis' organic father, in response to the lawsuit. In line with court docket paperwork, Jones had informed Cynthia Davis that he was not capable of have youngsters.
Jones and his spouse, Gene, married in 1963. They've three youngsters, and all have entrance workplace roles with the Cowboys. Jerry Jones is the workforce president and basic supervisor.
The settlement referred to as for a lump sum cost of $375,000 to Cynthia Davis, and Alexandra Davis was to obtain "sure month-to-month, annual and particular funding" from the trusts till she turned 21, in response to court docket paperwork. The youthful Davis additionally was the obtain lump sums when she turned 24, 26 and 28.
The newspaper reported that Alexandra Davis and her mom starred within the closing season of a Dallas-area actuality confirmed referred to as "Huge Wealthy Texas." On the time, representatives for Cynthia Davis stated she was dwelling off a belief fund.
Alexandra Davis grew up within the Dallas space and graduated from Southern Methodist College, in response to court docket paperwork. Jones has been involved with Cynthia Davis, however he and Alexandra Davis have by no means met, the lawsuit stated