Danney Williams
Danney Lee Williams Jr. (born December 7, 1985) is a biracial man from Little Rock, Arkansas who claims to be the biological son of Bill Clinton, the former President of the United States.[1] The claim remains unproven.[2]
Danney Williams | |
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Born | Danney Lee Williams December 7, 1985 |
Nationality | American |
Background
Williams was born in 1985 to Danney Williams Sr. and Bobbie Ann Williams, a former prostitute.[3]
The story came to notice in the late 1990s when reporting by Newsmax led by celebrity tabloid magazine Star to commission a paternity test prove whether Williams is actually Clinton's biological son.[2] Time magazine cited Star on July 18, 1999 to say that there was no match.[4]
The story was revived in 2016 before the 2016 presidential election and pushed by a number of media outlets including Newsmax, the Drudge Report,[2] as well as WorldNetDaily,[1] and the New York Daily News.[1]
Due to some uncertainties with the original test by Star, Snopes concluded that the claim was unproven.[2] The Washington Post stated that, while the test could not prove Clinton was the father, it did conclusively rule him out as the father.[1]
On October 19, 2016, Williams' lawyers announced their intentions to file a paternity suit to prove that Clinton's DNA matched Williams'. Williams wrote to Monica Lewinsky asking for her dress in order to obtain a sample of Clinton's DNA. However, Lewinsky never replied to Williams.[3] A partial analysis of Clinton's blood, and thus his DNA, was already part of the public record because of the Lewinsky affair investigation.[1] Russian-funded Facebook advertisements prior to the 2016 presidential election included ads claiming that Williams was Clinton's son.[5]
Personal life
Williams is the father of five children.
References
- Borchers, Callum (October 16, 2016). "Danney Williams is not Bill Clinton's son, no matter what Matt Drudge tells you". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- Emery, David (October 3, 2016). "Does Bill Clinton Have an Illegitimate Son Named Danney Williams?". Snopes. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- Li, Johanna (November 2, 2016). "Man Claiming to Be Bill Clinton's Son Asks Monica Lewinsky for Former President's DNA". Inside Edition. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- Sachs, Andrea (January 9, 1999). "Scandal Interruptus". Time. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- Schultz, Marisa (1 November 2017). These were the Russian-bought political Facebook ads, New York Post