Article: Chris Rock cleared in paternity case of teen boy; Eddie Murphy acknowledges paternity of Mel B's infant daughter.(CELEBRITIES)

Funnymen Chris Rock and Eddie Murphy haven't found much to joke about lately after a woman claimed Rock fathered her son and then tried to sue him for child support, while Murphy conceded paternity of a child with Spice Girls singer Melanie "Mel B" Brown.

John Mayoue, Rock's attorney in Atlanta, said a court-ordered DNA test proved Rock is not the father of a 13-year-old boy whose mother tried to sue him for support this year, according to The Associated Press.

The teen's mother, Kali Bowyer, disputed the test results.

Rock and his wife, Malaak, said in an issued statement they were happy to put the case to rest. The couple, married for 10 years ...

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