The DNA test to prove paternity claims on Prince resulted negative. DNA Diagnostics Center in Ohio, USA, said that there is zero possibility that Max Stacey McCormack is a child of the late "Purple Rain" singer.
Samples of DNA were sent on December 2016, and the results were provided in January. Stuff reported that the test was even verified by Michael Baird, DDC's laboratory director. Caren McCormack, the mother of Max, said that Prince had relations with her in 1976. She even claimed that the singer lived with her for months in Christchurch despite them being only 17 years old.
40-year old Stacey McCormack was born in Christchurch, and was raised in Invercargill since his birth in 1976. He suffers mental illness and has been with her mother all throughout his life. Caren claims that Stacey saw her father once. Though being unable to see Prince through all the years, she said that she kept in touch with the singer through emails.
Caren stood with her claim despite the results, but will not be pursuing the case due to cost on fees for legal process and DNA testing. She tells that she isn't after the money but just wanted to reveal the truth. However, she also said that it could have been a case of "mistaken identity."
"If I have made a mistake and Stacey's father was still out there, I would want to make contact with him," Caren McCormack said. Up to date, she said she spent $5000 for the lawyer's fees exclusive of the DNA tests.
This is not the first time someone claimed paternity on Prince. Last year, Colorado inmate Carlin Q. Williams claimed that he is a son of Prince. However, DNA results stated otherwise denying the entitlement for $300 million worth of Prince's fortune, Los Angeles Times reports.
