Jerry Lewis: The Homeless Love Child He Denied To The End
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Jerry Lewis adopted Danielle Sara Lewis in 1992, proclaiming that he'd always wanted a daughter — but the comedy legend died while refusing to acknowledge his homeless love child!
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Suzan Minoret, also known as Suzan Lewis, has spent years insisting that she's Jerry's daughter from the womanizing star's three-year affair with model Lynn Dixon. She once enjoyed the life of a socialite, but Suzan revealed earlier in 2017 that she had ended up homeless and ignored by her father — even after her half-brother Gary Lewis had come forward to help her pass a DNA test!
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The National ENQUIRER had the scoop in 2009 when Gary volunteered to help in a DNA test that showed an 88.7 percent "probability" that she and Gary are related! Gary added: "That's good enough for me." Sadly, however, Jerry's longtime friend and former business associate Rick Saphire revealed that Gary was the only family member who wanted to know the truth.
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Gary, said Saphire, "knew in his heart she was his sister. Now there's concrete proof." But that wasn't enough for Gary's father — who went to his grave refusing to discuss if Suzan was his child. That's an especially tragic twist for Suzan, as the former beauty queen is now homeless and struggling with mental issues!
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Suzan's privileged life had her coming out at the 1969 International Debutante Ball at the Waldorf Astoria, and she has fond memories of Jerry playing with her at Miami' Beach's Fontainebleau Hotel as a child. “He was very affectionate," she recalled. "He gave me gifts, dolls. And I loved dolls. He wanted a daughter, but he could never tell anyone he already had one.”
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But, says Suzan, Jerry's manager told her in 1980 that she was no longer allowed to contact Jerry. Since then, Suzan has fallen on hard times — blaming a car accident for forcing her to go through her savings. Her mother passed away in 2004. Today, all Suzan has is a striking resemblance to Jerry, and her regret that half-brother Gary couldn't bring his family together!
Photo credit: Getty Images
Jerry Lewis adopted Danielle Sara Lewis in 1992, proclaiming that he'd always wanted a daughter — but the comedy legend died while refusing to acknowledge his homeless love child!
Photo credit: Getty/SuzyLewis.webs.com
Suzan Minoret, also known as Suzan Lewis, has spent years insisting that she's Jerry's daughter from the womanizing star's three-year affair with model Lynn Dixon. She once enjoyed the life of a socialite, but Suzan revealed earlier in 2017 that she had ended up homeless and ignored by her father — even after her half-brother Gary Lewis had come forward to help her pass a DNA test!
Photo credit: Getty Images
The National ENQUIRER had the scoop in 2009 when Gary volunteered to help in a DNA test that showed an 88.7 percent "probability" that she and Gary are related! Gary added: "That's good enough for me." Sadly, however, Jerry's longtime friend and former business associate Rick Saphire revealed that Gary was the only family member who wanted to know the truth.
Photo credit: SuzyLewis.webs.com
Gary, said Saphire, "knew in his heart she was his sister. Now there's concrete proof." But that wasn't enough for Gary's father — who went to his grave refusing to discuss if Suzan was his child. That's an especially tragic twist for Suzan, as the former beauty queen is now homeless and struggling with mental issues!
Photo credit: Getty Images
Suzan's privileged life had her coming out at the 1969 International Debutante Ball at the Waldorf Astoria, and she has fond memories of Jerry playing with her at Miami' Beach's Fontainebleau Hotel as a child. “He was very affectionate," she recalled. "He gave me gifts, dolls. And I loved dolls. He wanted a daughter, but he could never tell anyone he already had one.”
Photo credit: Getty/Files
But, says Suzan, Jerry's manager told her in 1980 that she was no longer allowed to contact Jerry. Since then, Suzan has fallen on hard times — blaming a car accident for forcing her to go through her savings. Her mother passed away in 2004. Today, all Suzan has is a striking resemblance to Jerry, and her regret that half-brother Gary couldn't bring his family together!
Photo credit: Getty Images
