Joey Fatone is opening up about a disturbing encounter from the height of his boy band fame, revealing that a woman once showed up at his family\u2019s home claiming he had fathered her child\u2014an incident he now says was an attempted case of paternity fraud.<\/p>\n
Speaking in Boy Band Confidential: Deep Cuts<\/em>, the *NSYNC<\/a> member recalled how the situation unfolded while he was on tour in the group\u2019s early years. People<\/em><\/a> notes that according to Fatone, the woman appeared at his parents\u2019 door and told his father, \u201cThat\u2019s your son\u2019s daughter,\u201d leaving his family shaken.<\/p>\n His mother called him in distress, handing him the phone, and the woman claimed they had met after one of the group\u2019s first performances in the mid-1990s.<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n Fatone said the allegation immediately raised an alarm. \u201cI\u2019m thinking to myself, \u2018My career is over. Somebody\u2019s telling me I have a kid. Is it my kid?\u2019\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n After returning from tour, Fatone said he was hit with a paternity lawsuit and presented with what appeared to be official documents, including a birth certificate listing him as the father.<\/p>\n The turning point came when he closely examined the paperwork. \u201cThe font was in one type and then my name was in a completely different type of font, and you can see that it was white-out on it,\u201d Fatone said, explaining how the inconsistencies exposed the claim as fabricated.<\/p>\n He believes the goal was to stage a public paternity test for media attention and financial gain.<\/p>\n According to the National Library of Medicine<\/a>, while paternity fraud is difficult to quantify, it is often very rare. In disputed cases\u2014where testing is pursued\u2014a worldwide range of incidence from 0.8% to 30% (with a median of 3.7%) is found to be not the biological father.<\/p>\n The story adds to the growing list of behind-the-scenes revelations from the docuseries, which explores the pressures and risks surrounding late-\u201990s pop stardom.<\/p>\n Fatone, who also serves as an executive producer, joins other artists in detailing how fame created situations that extended far beyond the stage.<\/p>\n In the same series, former 98 Degrees member Nick Lachey described the extreme scrutiny his group faced, including label control over their image and constant pressure to perform without pause.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a> Nick Lachey Says 98 Degrees Was Pushed to Become the ‘White Jodeci’<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/a> New Kids on the Block Will Tear Up Vegas with ‘The Right Stuff Remixed’ Summer Residency<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/a> New Edition Won the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Fan Vote, Still Got Snubbed<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Lana Del Rey\u2019s Ex Clayton Johnson Says Her New Marriage \u2018Might Sting a Little Bit\u2019<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Man Sentenced After Spoiler Site Posted \u2018Godzilla\u2019 Movie Details<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\nRelated News<\/h3>\n
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