Norh Robinson 84-year-old World War II veteran and a Mississippi farmer now living in a rural VA hospital, wants Oprah to participate in a paternity test that he says would once and for all prove that he is her father. During a at his hospital, Robinson said that he met Oprah’s mom when they worked in the same part of Kosciusko and that he often drove her to and from work.
Robinson says that he has no interest in her money but that he would like to speak with Oprah as father and daughter before he dies. Robinson claims that years ago, he tried to reach the talk-show queen to asked her to agree to a DNA test. In an interview with The Post Robinson said, “I told her [in a letter], if she wanted, I’d give her one.”
In the letter, he placed mementos from his life, including his Social Security number and a picture of him from the Navy in World War II, he said. “I never got no answer, I never did get no answer. If I did, it didn’t get to me, I’d like her to call me,” said the Wold War II Vet.
Oprah was raised by her mother, Vernita Lee, 75, and Lee’s longtime boyfriend, Vernon Winfrey. Oprah considers Vernon her father but has figured out he isn’t her biological dad.
When confronted on April 19th about the story, Oprah Winfrey was very upset when asked if she would undergo DNA testing to learn the identity of her biological father. Oprah stated, “I will not be taking a paternity test, ever! I’ve never heard of him. I know who is claiming to be my real father.”
When Winfrey was asked what Robinson could possibly gain by lying about her lineage her only response was, “Get out of my face!” before pushing the Post reporter aside to jump into an SUV and head for lunch.
