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Dog the Bounty Hunter reveals he secretly fathered a son named Jon

  2024-03-10 pagesixFrancesca Bacardi42380
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Just call him Dog the Son Hunter.Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman revealed Monday — the fourth anniversary of his l

Dog the Bounty Hunter reveals he secretly fathered a son named Jon

Just call him Dog the Son Hunter.

Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman revealed Monday — the fourth anniversary of his late wife Beth Chapman’s death — that he secretly fathered a son named Jon.

Duane posted a photo on Instagram of Jon standing with his arm around his wife, Jodi, and shared that the discovery of his son has created a “new meaning” for what used to be a heartbreaking day.

“For the last four years, this day was a terrible reminder of one of the greatest losses of my life,” he wrote in the caption.

“But God redeemed this day when I discovered my son Jon, who I just met recently, was born on this day.”

dog the bounty hunter sitting in a chair
Dog the Bounty Hunter revealed Monday that he secretly fathered a son named Jon. Getty Images
dog the bounty hunter's son Jon and his wife Jodi
Born Duane Chapman, the “Dog’s Most Wanted” star posted this photo of Jon and his wife, Jodi. duanedogchapman/Instagram

Duane continued, “So now instead of sorrow, this day has a new meaning. This is my son Jon and his wife Jodi.”

The TV personality, 70, teased that he will open up about Jon in his forthcoming memoir, “Nine Lives and Counting,” out next year.

“For anyone who has suffered a terrible loss please know God restores and redeems,” he concluded. “Happy birthday son, love you both.”

beth chapman and dog the bounty hunter
It’s unclear who Jon’s mother is, but it isn’t Duane’s late wife, Beth Chapman. FOX Image Collection via Getty Images

Including Jon, the “Dog’s Most Wanted” star now has 13 children from his numerous marriages and past relationships.

Beth died in June 2019 at age 51 after a lengthy battle with stage 2 throat cancer. Just 10 months later, Duane became engaged to Francie Frane.

The couple tied the knot in September 2021 in Colorado surrounded by close friends and family.

dog the bounty hunter and beth chapman posing on a red carpet
Beth died in 2019 after a lengthy battle with throat cancer. Getty Images for ACM

“We appreciate the support and well-wishes as we begin our life together,” the groom told Pvnew at the time.

Absent from the intimate event, however, was Duane’s daughter Bonnie Chapman, who had publicly accused him of being racist and homophobic.

“I have expressed time and time again my ever-growing disappointment in my father’s progression into his old racist ways,” Bonnie, now 24, wrote in an August 2021 Facebook post.

dog the bounty hunter walking with his sunglasses above his eyes
“For anyone who has suffered a terrible loss please know God restores and redeems,” Duane wrote on Instagram. Getty Images

“I had forgiven my father after my mother’s death for countless actions that I shouldn’t have.”

Duane claimed he was not racist and insisted he was given a “pass” by his black “brothers” to say the N-word.

“I thought I had a pass in the black tribe to use it, kind of like Eminem,” he added.

(By/Francesca Bacardi)
 
 
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