Mathew Knowles, father and former manager of pop superstar sisters Beyoncé and Solange, was summoned to participate in a DNA test on May 30, for declaration of paternity and child support from TaQoya Branscomb. The 30-year-old former lingerie model turned real estate agent filed legal documents in Houston, claiming Knowles impregnated her in 2010, the same year his ex-wife Tina Knowles filed for divorce after 31 years of marriage.
This isn’t Mathew’s first paternity case. In 2010, Mathew fathered son Nixon with Alexsandra Wright and was ordered to pay $12,000 per month in child support for the 3 year old. After Beyoncé fired him as her manager, his child support payments were reduced to $2,485, according to TMZ. The gossip site also reported the multimillionaire convinced the family court judge that he should have been paying the reduced amount all along, and should be given credit for overpayment. He now doesn’t have to pay child support for the next three years. Wright is currently fighting the ruling, and is currently engaged to “Celebrity Fit Club” trainer Harvey Weldon IV.
Beyoncé, 32 and Solange, 27, did not attend their father’s wedding earlier this year to former model Gena Avery in Texas and have reportedly had little dealings with their half-brother Nixon.