*Oprah Winfrey is saying hell-to-the-naw as far as taking a DNA test to prove she isn’t the daughter of an elderly Mississippi man.
Winfrey, who takes her name from her stepfather, Vernon Winfrey, never knew her biological Dad.
Recently her life has come under scrutiny in new tell-all book “Oprah: A Biography,” with writer Kitty Kelley who claims to know the real identity of her father.
And then, just like that, Noah Robinson, 84, a Second World War veteran, is claiming he is her dad – and says he begged her for a DNA test that would prove they are kin.
Noah Robinson
Well, if you think you know Oprah, we bet you’re not surprised to find out she is not pleased or surprised and said so as she addressed the audience at the New York Women in Communications Matrix Awards on Monday.
“New daddies are saying, ‘Hello daughter, call me, I need a new roof.’”
The bottom line is that the media mogul and billionaire won’t be reaching out to Robinson (and several others making Daddy claims) – and is refusing to agree to any requests for a DNA test.
“I will not be taking a paternity test, ever. I’ve never heard of him (Robinson). I know who is claiming to be my real father,” she told the NY Post.
Good for you Oprah, you don’t have to prove anything.
Mr. Robinson, you’ve just been shut down.
And shut down hard! Way to go Lady O
Indeed! Leave their asses right where they are. Ain’t nothing to prove now. What did Shaq say?…”biological didn’t bother”!
I had no idea Oprah had such a screwed up childhood. I always thought the Winfrey guy was her biological dad. Can’t imagine not knowing who my real parent is. For all her issues–most seemingly coming from her bootleg family–she’s done really well for herself (understatement of the year, lol.) She should be a testament to all those with similar hardships in their past. She mentioned something like that on her show when Monique’s family said something like, “but Monique just went on with her life” and Oprah was like, “because that’s what we [abuse victims] do.”
I agree, TGen. I’ve witnessed situations similar to what Oprah endured, and have had conversations with a few others recounting childhood experiences. I believe Oprah’s mother first left her in Mississippi with her grandmother so she could establish herself in Milwaukee. At some point Oprah was reunited with her mom but she had multiple younger siblings by then. It’s hard incorporating an older child into these families and mothers often turn them into maids and babysitters. I can truly understand why she has to keep her mother and those other siblings at a distant. All these experiences contributed to making Oprah the tower of strength that she is today. I doff my hat to Lady O!
I’d take the test and be done with it. What if he is her real father? I’d want to know for health and heredity purposes.
She probably already know what ailments she’s predisposed to by now. Plus she’s not having any children of her own so heredity don’t matter much at this stage in life. The bottom line is this daddy wants some of her shine and doesn’t deserve it. I’m sure he made the connection that she could possibly be his daughter way before she became famous and didn’t try to lay claim to her then. I’d say EF him and wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of any daughterly acknowledgement! If she wasn’t Lady O and came looking for him…he’d be just as suspicious of her motives as well. Keep it moving Mr. Robinson.