Buckley battles estranged bedfellow

New York Daily News ^

[Lorianne]

About a Boy: Novelist, journalist and former White House aide Christopher Buckley is alleged to be the father of Irina Woelfle's 2-year-old, Jonathan.

Christopher Buckley, who sends up a philandering President in his new novel, "No Way to Treat a First Lady," is learning more about sex scandals - probably more than he wants. The married writer is embroiled in a paternity action with PR woman Irina Woelfle over her 2-year-old son, Jonathan. Woelfle, 40, formerly worked at Random House, which published "Thank You for Smoking," one of Buckley's five novels.

Woelfle's lawyer Ed Nusbaum tells us that Buckley, the 50-year-old son of conservative pundit William F. Buckley Jr., "voluntarily agreed" to a DNA test, which established him as Jonathan's father.

Buckley also took it upon himself to file suit recently in Stamford (Conn.) Superior Court. Nusbaum says that the journalist and former speechwriter to President George H.W. Bush is seeking "to establish what child support should be paid." Nusbaum adds that "at this juncture there has been no contact between Mr. Buckley and Jonathan - by his choice. Overtures were made by Irina, which he rejected."

Buckley ..... has two children with his wife, Lucy.

[Lorianne]

I guess presidents aren't the only ones "philandering".

[My2Cents]

Proud mother and son...

[tbird5]

Damn....this makes me sick. Where have all the good ones gone?

[ravinson]

At least Buckley's in depth book research didn't get him in as much trouble as Pete Townsend's.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Buckley also took it upon himself to file suit recently in Stamford (Conn.) Superior Court. Nusbaum says that the journalist and former speechwriter to President George H.W. Bush is seeking "to establish what child support should be paid."

At least he's not making them chase him all over to support the child. He volunteered for the paternity test, etc. It is probably wise that he has had no further contact with the mother. She looks a little like Hitlery.

[537 Votes]

While Chris Buckley was growing up, his father was busy being a magazine editor, a public affairs show host, a columnist, a public speaker, a mayoral candidate, and a book writer. Maybe William F. Buckley should have spent more time being a father.

[BfloGuy]

Christopher Buckley, who sends up a philandering President in his new novel

Takes one to know one, I guess. Probably a very insightful book.

[CobaltBlue]

>>"at this juncture there has been no contact between Mr. Buckley and Jonathan - by his choice. Overtures were made by Irina, which he rejected."<<

I represent a black garbage collector with kids by three different women, and he is a better father than that.

Not only pays child support for all the kids, but has visitation with all the kids. Keeps the kids clean, well fed, helps them with their homework, takes them to the doctor, takes them out to play.

Any man can get a woman pregnant, but it takes a real man to be a father.

[CobaltBlue]

Not that I approve of having children out of wedlock. Just observing that once you've made the mistake, it takes character to deal with the consequences.

[uncbob]

I represent a black garbage collector with kids by three different women, and he is a better father than that. Not only pays child support for all the kids, but has visitation with all the kids. Keeps the kids clean, well fed, helps them with their homework, takes them to the doctor, takes them out to play. Any man can get a woman pregnant, but it takes a real man to be a father.

garbage collectors must be making big $$$ theses days

A REAL MAN would have kept it in his pants after the first mistake

[NativeNewYorker]

BTW, his books...First Lady, Smoking, and Little Green Men...are hilarious.

[Russ]

Blame the father for the indiscretions of his son when he was 48 years old? That's a stretch...