Chicago Bulls' Pippen settles paternity suit

Jet, July 29, 1996

Chicago Bulls superstar forward Scottie Pippen recently settled a paternity suit regarding his 17-month-old daughter.

Pippen agreed to support thr daughter born to former girlfriend Yvette DeLeone. He will fund a trust to be used for her college costs David Pasulka, the child's attorney said in the Chicago-Sun Times.

This was the second of two suits filed against Pippen. The first was settled last year.

In that case, Pippen was ordered to pay model Sonya Roby $10,000 for birth costs after she had twin daughters on July 24, 1994. Pippen later admitted to fathering the twins (JET, July 3, 1995). One of the babies died.

Pippen also has a son from a previous marriage.

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