Willie Nelson — already dealing with health issues that have forced him to drop out of shows — has been forced to unleash the FBI on a Texan claiming to be the his secret love child after “blackmail” threats, The National ENQUIRER has learned from sources! Catch up on more Willie news here….
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Now nearly 60, Eddie Lee — who lives just outside Dallas — has been telling the world for years his mom, Gracie Lee, got knocked up during a 1958 fling with the "Red Headed Stranger" singer in San Angelo, Texas. “My dad’s Willie Nelson,” Eddie told a source for The ENQUIRER.
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But Willie’s daughter, singer Paula Nelson, branded Lee “a total fruitcake” peddling a story that's “not true!” After "years” of threats, the family asked the FBI to step in — and agents are now “tracking him,” according to Paula, the child from Willie’s marriage to third wife Connie Koepke.
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A spokesperson for the FBI’s Dallas office says the agency won’t comment on the situation “until an actual indictment is announced.” Meanwhile, a source close to the family says, “Lee’s insisting Willie come out and acknowledge paternity," or else!
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Specifically, "Lee will continue spreading
misinformation about him and
his health on the internet," the source claimed. "That’s the blackmail!”
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Married four times, Willie fathered seven children. With first wife
Martha Matthews, he had
Lana,
Susie, and
Willie Jr., who committed suicide in 1991 at age 33. Willie was married to
Shirley Collie when he got Connie preggers with Paula.
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He divorced Shirley to wed Connie in 1971, and daughter Amy (left) — like Paula, also a performer — is also from that marriage.
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Connie and Willie split in 1988, and in 1991 he married current wife Annie D’Angelo (right) — mom of sons Jacob and Lukas (to the left of Willie and Amy) — in 1991. Now, Paula is asking Willie’s fans to shun Eddie Lee and his internet rants.
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“That’s what he wants — even if it’s negative. He wants his name out there. And he does not deserve it,” she told a source for The ENQUIRER. Meanwhile, Eddie Lee insisted to our sources that he’s Willie’s love child: “It’s not blackmail for me to expose the truth!
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"The FBI have been involved," Eddie insisted, "but to protect me!” He also claims the "Whiskey River" songster’s other kids were spreading lies about his health and have “said Eddie Lee is dead and that I’m an imposter!”
Now nearly 60, Eddie Lee — who lives just outside Dallas — has been telling the world for years his mom, Gracie Lee, got knocked up during a 1958 fling with the "Red Headed Stranger" singer in San Angelo, Texas. “My dad’s Willie Nelson,” Eddie told a source for The ENQUIRER.
But Willie’s daughter, singer Paula Nelson, branded Lee “a total fruitcake” peddling a story that's “not true!” After "years” of threats, the family asked the FBI to step in — and agents are now “tracking him,” according to Paula, the child from Willie’s marriage to third wife Connie Koepke.
Photo credit: Getty Images
A spokesperson for the FBI’s Dallas office says the agency won’t comment on the situation “until an actual indictment is announced.” Meanwhile, a source close to the family says, “Lee’s insisting Willie come out and acknowledge paternity," or else!
Specifically, "Lee will continue spreading
misinformation about him and
his health on the internet," the source claimed. "That’s the blackmail!”
Married four times, Willie fathered seven children. With first wife
Martha Matthews, he had
Lana,
Susie, and
Willie Jr., who committed suicide in 1991 at age 33. Willie was married to
Shirley Collie when he got Connie preggers with Paula.
He divorced Shirley to wed Connie in 1971, and daughter Amy (left) — like Paula, also a performer — is also from that marriage.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Connie and Willie split in 1988, and in 1991 he married current wife Annie D’Angelo (right) — mom of sons Jacob and Lukas (to the left of Willie and Amy) — in 1991. Now, Paula is asking Willie’s fans to shun Eddie Lee and his internet rants.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“That’s what he wants — even if it’s negative. He wants his name out there. And he does not deserve it,” she told a source for The ENQUIRER. Meanwhile, Eddie Lee insisted to our sources that he’s Willie’s love child: “It’s not blackmail for me to expose the truth!
"The FBI have been involved," Eddie insisted, "but to protect me!” He also claims the "Whiskey River" songster’s other kids were spreading lies about his health and have “said Eddie Lee is dead and that I’m an imposter!”
