Shelly Wright came forward to Radar Online in 2013, claiming to be David Cassidy's love child from a one-night stand he supposedly had with her mother, Donna G. Wallace, who claimed to have hooked up with Cassidy while she was separated from her husband, "famed Nashville songwriter, James Bohon" in 1973. Wright claims she went public after getting "the run around" from Cassidy's publicist, who allegedly sent her a fake hair for a DNA test.
"I just want him to finally acknowledge me. I'm not getting any younger and I just want some closure. I want to meet my dad," said Wright, who also insists she's not looking for any kind of payout. Eventually, she reportedly touched base with Cassidy's son, Beau, who supposedly agreed to help but failed to follow through. In a last ditch effort, Wright wrote an open letter to Cassidy in 2014, published by Express, which read, in part: "This is not a gimmick. It's not a game. I'm frustrated and desperate, and I just want David to know that I've been trying to contact him ... From the bottom of my heart, I'm begging David Cassidy — the man that I believe is my father — to agree to a DNA test. Then, and only then, will I find the truth."
As of this writing, it's unclear if Wright received the closure she sought.
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