The first husband of Naomi Judd accused her of tricking him into getting married.
Michael Ciminella said that the late country queen claimed she was pregnant with his kid, Wynonna, who came into this world shortly after he and Naomi married in 1964.
He wasn't Wynonna's biological father, it was later discovered.
Michael said that Charles Jordan, a friend of Naomi's from high school, was the father of Wynonna. He acknowledged having sex with the singer when they were teenagers, but he was unaware that she had also had relations with Charles.
According to reports, the paternity crisis was covered up for several years before showing up in Naomi and Wynonna's complex relationship.
Michael said in an interview from 1995 about how Naomi approached him and revealed her pregnancy.
Per Radar Online, "I didn't assume for a moment that an 18-year-old girl whom I had known for quite some time would tell lies about something like that."
High school senior Naomi, according to Michael, allegedly deceived him into believing his family was wealthier than Charles'.
When Wynonna was three years old, prior to the birth of their genuine daughter, Ashley Judd, Michael reportedly learned she wasn't his own child.
He claimed, "I simply looked at her really closely and I knew," adding that Naomi subsequently admitted to him that Charles was Wynonna's biological father but that nobody had ever told their daughter.
The story began to come into focus when Terry Steele, the older half of The Judds' ex-boyfriend, disclosed that she had first informed Wynonna that Michael wasn't her father but that Naomi had finally revealed this to her.
Wynonna allegedly confronted Naomi about the falsehoods.
Additionally, Michael said that the only reason he stepped out was because Naomi disparaged him in her biography, "Love Can Build A Bridge."
"Naomi has spent her entire career criticizing me," he said, "but she is actually the one who didn't do what is, quote, right."
"I've been lied about and made fun of in my hometown because she let me get away with something."
Later, Charles acknowledged that he had hoped to see Wynonna in the future, but only if she ever wants it.
This followed rumors that a suicide note from Naomi Judd slammed Wynonna just before she took her own life in April 2022.
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