Bachelor alum Clayton Echard has confirmed that he is not the father of unborn twins, as he revealed the results of a paternity test following a lawsuit filed against him by an unidentified woman in September. This announcement comes as a relief to Echard, who has been facing accusations for the past five months.
Echard, 30, took to Instagram to share the news with his followers. He began by expressing his relief and stated, “Listen, it’s Friday and you know what we need on a Friday? We need some good news and who has got the good news today? I got the good news today.” He revealed that the paternity test results showed “little to no fetal DNA present,” leading to his enthusiastic exclamation, “Let’s go baby! I knew that was going to happen, and thankfully five months of torture can finally be put to rest.”
During the video, Echard mentioned the challenging experiences he has faced, including this recent paternity test, and another accusation in 2022 by his ex-girlfriend Susie Evans regarding infidelity. He expressed his hope that two false accusations in a lifetime would be enough, hinting at the emotional toll these situations have taken on him. He concluded by saying, “This has been a trying time but I learned so much about myself and now back to the regularly scheduled program.”
The paternity saga began in September when Echard posted a screenshot of a receipt for a paternity test on his Instagram Story, aiming to clear his name after being named in a paternity lawsuit in August by an unidentified woman. In her lawsuit, the woman claimed that Echard had impregnated her after a one-night stand and demanded that he take a paternity test to determine the father of her unborn twins before her due date in February.
Echard’s post included a message overlaid on the receipt explaining the timeline and stating, “The truth will always set you free.” In the email receipt, he outlined that he would take his portion of the test on September 27th, and the woman would contribute her sample on October 2nd. Results were expected to take about a week to come back, and Echard indicated that they were now in agreement on the testing process.
Before the paternity test, Echard had denied claims of sexual intercourse with the woman during an interview with The Sun. The woman had alleged that he refused to take the test and that she had paid a $725 deposit for it. Echard had firmly denied the accusations, calling them “baseless” and “lacking in merit.”
Court documents obtained by PEOPLE also revealed text messages in which the woman informed Echard of her pregnancy in June, and he initially seemed skeptical but later acknowledged the situation and appeared to cooperate with her request for confirmation.
Now, with the paternity test results confirming that he is not the father, Clayton Echard can move forward with a sense of closure and relief, putting this challenging chapter behind him.
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