Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz's children sought out to prove paternity claims - page 2

04-09-2008 00:01

But according to the newspaper, several attempts made by Carlson to establish the truth have been shunned by her allegedly estranged family.

In a letter written by Lucie Arnaz to Carlson in 2004, she protests: "I must inform you we're almost certainly not related. In 1947, my parents were married and wanted nothing more than to have a baby together. They struggled for 10 years with infertility and miscarriage until I came along in 1951. My mother would never have given up a child of hers nor would my father have let her."

A spokesperson for Desi Arnaz Jr. and Lucie Arnaz did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

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#1 by Susan - 21-09-2008 18:28

I saw the picture of this woman's mother and if Desi Arnaz is not her father, he must have a twin brother! I'm quite sure celebrity families are contacted by kooks all the time, howeve... READ MORE

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