COMEDIAN CHRIS ROCK TO DO DNA TEST

Chris Rock is next to do DNA test

Chris Rock will take a DNA test to determine whether he is the father of a 13-year-old boy. Kali Bowyer filed a paternity suit against Rock in Georgia's Superior Court last month claiming he was the father of her son Jordan. Rock's lawyer said his client is willing to take the test but is busy promoting his latest movie. Bowyer told the New York Daily News newspaper: "I'm not asking for money for myself nor am I suing him for $1 million. I'm just seeking a DNA test to establish paternity, medical coverage and child support."Bowyer, a 35-year-old freelance journalist, contacted Rock's lawyer shortly after son's birth but admits she never pressed the issue. She got back in contact with Rock's lawyer after Jordan suffered a seizure and she couldn't afford the costly medical bills. Bowyer said: "Chris and I were part of the same group of friends. I wouldn't even call it dating. We were two consenting adults who had sex once in awhile. No strings attached."Bowyer says she only wants to protect her son - just as Rock protects his daughter and wife, Malaak. She said: "If his child was sick, he'd be knocking down doors."

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COMIC RICHARD JENI COMMITS SUICIDE

Stand-up comedian Richard Jeni, who was a frequent guest on the popular Tonight Show and appeared in several films, has died in an apparent suicide. Los Angeles police said a woman called on Saturday and reported her boyfriend had "just shot himself in the face". Police officers found Jeni, 49, alive but fatally wounded in a West Hollywood home. He died later in hospital. Police spokeswoman Norma Eisenman said suicide had not been officially confirmed. An autopsy is due on Monday. Jeni appeared in The Mask as Jim Carrey's best friend and had roles in several other films including The Aristocrats, Burn, Hollywood, Burn and National Lampoon's Dad's Week Off. He was a close friend of comedian Chris Rock, appearing in his sitcom Everybody Hates Chris and writing material for Rock's stint hosting the Oscars in 2005. But he was best known as a stand-up comedian, regularly playing to sold-out crowds at Hollywood's Laugh Factory. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he first came to attention in 1990 with a 30-minute showcase, Richard Jeni: The Boy From New York, on the US Showtime channel. He became a regular guest on The Tonight Show during Johnny Carson's reign as host and continued to appear after Jay Leno took over. Several of his comedy routines were captured for television, with 1992's Platypus Man winning a Cable ACE award for best stand-up comedy special and inspiring a short-lived TV series of the same name. Frazer Smith, a fellow comedian who often opened for Jeni, said younger acts looked up to him. "He was probably one of the best stand-up comedians in the last 50 years," said Smith. "He had tons and tons of material."

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