{"id":39792,"date":"2023-09-20T10:39:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T10:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/20\/clayton-echard-served-with-lawsuit-ex-lover-claims-he-impregnated-her-with-twins\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T10:39:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T10:39:05","slug":"clayton-echard-served-with-lawsuit-ex-lover-claims-he-impregnated-her-with-twins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/20\/clayton-echard-served-with-lawsuit-ex-lover-claims-he-impregnated-her-with-twins\/","title":{"rendered":"Clayton Echard Served With Lawsuit, Ex-Lover Claims He Impregnated Her with Twins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Clayton Echard did not find true love on The Bachelor.<\/p>\n<p>But the former lead of this ABC franchise now facing a legal battle for having allegedly <em>made<\/em> love to someone after his time at the center of this show.<\/p>\n<p>Back on August 1, Echard was hit with a lawsuit by an unnamed podcaster who hails from Arizona and who claims in court documents that she and the 33-year old slept together on May 20.<\/p>\n<p>This woman says she is pregnant with twins\u2026 they are due in February\u2026 and Echard is the biological father.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-484004 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bachelor-clayton-echard-breaks-tears-718254665.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bachelor-clayton-echard-breaks-tears-718254665-1024x577.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bachelor-clayton-echard-breaks-tears-718254665-1024x577.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bachelor-clayton-echard-breaks-tears-718254665-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bachelor-clayton-echard-breaks-tears-718254665-768x433.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bachelor-clayton-echard-breaks-tears-718254665-1536x865.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bachelor-clayton-echard-breaks-tears-718254665-480x270.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bachelor-clayton-echard-breaks-tears-718254665-720x405.webp 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bachelor-clayton-echard-breaks-tears-718254665-320x180.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bachelor-clayton-echard-breaks-tears-718254665-735x414.webp 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bachelor-clayton-echard-breaks-tears-718254665-335x189.webp 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bachelor-clayton-echard-breaks-tears-718254665-347x195.webp 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bachelor-clayton-echard-breaks-tears-718254665-520x293.webp 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bachelor-clayton-echard-breaks-tears-718254665-640x361.webp 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bachelor-clayton-echard-breaks-tears-718254665-960x541.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bachelor-clayton-echard-breaks-tears-718254665-1080x608.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bachelor-clayton-echard-breaks-tears-718254665.webp 1917w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clayton Echard looks stunned in this photo from his time on The Bachelor.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The woman added that she \u201chadn\u2019t been with anyone since March of 2022\u201d and that Echard broke things off the morning after their supposed night together.<\/p>\n<p>According to The Sun, she says she sent Echard copies of her pregnancy results, stating that he didn\u2019t believe her and said they only had <em>oral<\/em> sex.<\/p>\n<p>This doesn\u2019t mean Echard has done anything wrong in this instance \u2014 but he wasn\u2019t exactly the most popular Bachelor.<\/p>\n<p>He was trashed last spring for having screwed over finalists Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey\u2026 prior to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/03\/clayton-echard-makes-history-in-most-scripted-ridiculous-nauseat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asking Susie Evans out on a totally ridiculous finale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-819x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-459861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-819x1024.webp 819w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-1229x1536.webp 1229w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-735x919.webp 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-268x335.webp 268w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-278x347.webp 278w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-416x520.webp 416w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-512x640.webp 512w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-614x768.webp 614w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-864x1080.webp 864w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-459861 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-819x1024.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-819x1024.webp 819w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-1229x1536.webp 1229w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-735x919.webp 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-268x335.webp 268w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-278x347.webp 278w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-416x520.webp 416w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-512x640.webp 512w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-614x768.webp 614w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine-864x1080.webp 864w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Clayton-Echard-Instagram-6-Clayton-Echard-and-Susie-Evans-Podcast-Off-The-Vine.webp 1440w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clayton Echard and Susie Evans didn\u2019t last as a couple, to no one\u2019s surprise.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/09\/clayton-echard-and-susie-evans-its-over-to-the-surprise-of-absolutely-no-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evans and Echard split just a few months later.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clayton later thanked Susie, however, for saving him during an extremely low point in his life, even saying that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/10\/clayton-echard-reveals-suicidal-thoughts-says-susie-evans-saved-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">once had suicidal thoughts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for this lawsuit, meanwhile?<\/p>\n<p>The accuser included with it \u201cerratic, illogical and threatening messages\u201d from Echard, along with screenshots of texts he reportedly sent her.<\/p>\n<p>These messages included comments like, \u201cI don\u2019t believe you for a second,\u201d \u201cI legitimately hate you right now,\u201d \u201cYou have lost your mind and I hope YOU think about how terrible this is that you would subject me to this\u201d and \u201cMy personal hell would be having to have you be a part of my life.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"982\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-982x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clayton Echard on Hot Seat\" class=\"wp-image-416586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-982x1024.jpg 982w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-768x801.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-735x766.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-321x335.jpg 321w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-333x347.jpg 333w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-499x520.jpg 499w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-614x640.jpg 614w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-737x768.jpg 737w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-921x960.jpg 921w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-1036x1080.jpg 1036w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat.jpg 1150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"982\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Clayton Echard on Hot Seat\" class=\"wp-image-416586 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-982x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-982x1024.jpg 982w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-768x801.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-735x766.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-321x335.jpg 321w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-333x347.jpg 333w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-499x520.jpg 499w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-614x640.jpg 614w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-737x768.jpg 737w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-921x960.jpg 921w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat-1036x1080.jpg 1036w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/clayton-echard-on-hot-seat.jpg 1150w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clayton Echard faced a great deal of backlash during his time on The Bachelor.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The woman writes in her lawsuit that she \u201coffered more than 50 times in writing\u201d for Echard to take a paternity test. <\/p>\n<p>They allegedly scheduled an appointment for Augugst 23, which she said she paid a $725 deposit for, yet that she says it was cancelled due to Echard\u2019s \u201cunwillingness to participate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another one of Clayton\u2019s alleged messages to her read as follows: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like for you to get an abortion (if you are pregnant with my child, which I still don\u2019t believe, but it doesn\u2019t really matter either way). If you do not, that\u2019s your choice. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen, in that case, if it ends up being my child, I have decided that either you\u2019ll take 100% custody of the child, or it will be put up for adoption. I will not be raising it in any capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"Clayton Echard for The Bachelor\" class=\"wp-image-412687\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-2048x1536.webp 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-720x540.webp 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-480x360.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-320x240.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-735x551.webp 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-335x251.webp 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-347x260.webp 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-520x390.webp 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-640x480.webp 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-960x720.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-1080x810.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Clayton Echard for The Bachelor\" class=\"wp-image-412687 lazyload\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-1024x768.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-2048x1536.webp 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-720x540.webp 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-480x360.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-320x240.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-735x551.webp 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-335x251.webp 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-347x260.webp 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-520x390.webp 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-640x480.webp 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-960x720.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/clayton-echard-for-the-bachelor-1080x810.webp 1080w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clayton Echard smiles here for a promotional photo on behalf of ABC.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Page Six reports that the reality star has agreed to take a paternity test on September 26, two days before both parties are due in court for an early resolution conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy response is in the court documents,\u201d Echard told The Sun this week, referencing his August 21 petition. \u201cI\u2019m not giving it the time of day because it\u2019s baseless. We did not have sexual intercourse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Echard also told this outlet that he plans to sue the woman, whom he believes is \u201charassing\u201d him because she is \u201cobsessed\u201d with trying to date him.<\/p>\n<p>b<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/09\/clayton-echard-served-with-lawsuit-ex-lover-claims-he-impregnated-her-with-twins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clayton Echard did not find true love on The Bachelor. But the former lead of this ABC franchise now facing a legal battle for having allegedly made love to someone after his time at the center of this show. 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