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Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Avoids Paternity Test After Reaching Late Deal to End Legal Battle with 27-Year-Old Woman Claiming to be His Daughter
The legal battle between Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Alexandra Davis, the 27-year-old woman claiming to be his biological daughter, came to an unexpected end on Tuesday without Jones facing a paternity test.
Davis agreed to dismiss her pending lawsuits against Jones “with prejudice,” meaning she cannot sue him again in the future. In return, Jones dropped his countersuit against Davis, which included a $1.6 million demand to cover attorney fees.
Speaking to the jury in Texarkana, Texas, Jones said, “I will tell you that my defendants here were well-meaning. Certainly, in the case of the mom. She is a working mom,” as reported by the Dallas Morning News.
Davis had claimed in legal filings that she was conceived as a result of an affair between Jones and her mother, Cynthia Davis, in the mid-1990s. Cynthia gave tearful testimony on Monday, where she was seen hugging Jones.
It remains unclear what led to the sudden resolution of the legal drama. Jones’ attorney did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Alexandra Davis walks into the federal courthouse in Texarkana, Texas, Monday
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones arrives at the federal courthouse in Texarkana, Texas, Monday
Cynthia Davis, center left, and her daughter Alexandra Davis walk into the federal courthouse
Jones told reporters in Texarkana, “I’m happy this is resolved. It’s not something that I wanted to happen – or we wanted to happen – but I’m glad we resolved it.”
Jones’ countersuit accused Davis and her mother of violating an agreement Cynthia reached with the Cowboys owner more than 20 years earlier.
The 1998 deal barred Davis and her daughter from suing Jones or supporting any lawsuit against him that would establish his paternity.
As part of that deal, Jones allegedly paid more than $3 million through trusts for Davis.
By dismissing her lawsuits with prejudice, Davis agrees to not sue Jones again in the future.
Cynthia, 62, testified Monday that she and Jones had a romantic relationship when she was working as an American Airlines employee in Little Rock during the 1990s.
The elder Davis said she was “very desperate” after having Alexandra, despite hiring attorneys to represent her in the 1998 settlement.
Cynthia said she would have signed “anything they put in front of me.”
She said she regretted the agreement because it denied her daughter the chance to have a relationship with her father.
In the end, Jones avoided taking a paternity test and testifying in the case. His wife, Eugenia, and their children Charlotte, Jerry Jr., and Stephen could have also been called to the stand.
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones avoids paternity test after striking late deal to end legal battle with 27-year-old woman claiming to be his daughter
