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| With his image projected on a screen behind her, Anita Hill made a stunning announcement earlier today about her son, Sea Hogs wide receiver Tyreek Hill. |
By Ariel Mutha-Tafoya
FSN Sports
Law professor Anita Hill stunned the sports world Friday with a dramatic allegation: She has an out-of-wedlock child by Fidalgo Island Sea Hogs owner Tirik Obobber. And now for the other shoe: Their son, says Professor Hill, is Tyreek Hill, one of the members of the Sea Hogs — and was conceived during a 1993 party aboard Obobber’s yacht, where Professor Hill says she was held hostage.
Hill made her claims at a news conference at the Mar-a-Lago Resort in Florida, which happens to be owned by NFFA franchisee Donald Trump. In her statement to the media, Professor Hill said she had never told Obobber previously that he was Tyreek Hill’s father — even though she said the child was named for Tirik Obobber. In fact, she said, she had not told Tyreek himself until after his two-touchdown performance on Thursday night.
“I didn’t want to worry him before a big game,” Professor Hill said. In response to a reporter’s question, she said that she hopes Obobber will agree to a paternity test; if not, she intends to pursue legal action that would result in him submitting DNA samples for testing.
Obobber could not be reached on Friday for comment. According to a source within the Sea Hogs organization, he was traveling back to Fidalgo Island after being away on "business."
Professor Hill is no stranger to the spotlight. She created a sensation in 1991 when she alleged that then Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had harassed her, referring to himself as “Long Dong Silver.” Obobber, for his part, has been accused by several other women — including the daughters of former NFFA Commissioner Bill Money — of holding them hostage as sex slaves aboard his yacht.
Tyreek Hill, reached after practice Friday afternoon, confirmed that his mother had told him about Obobber the night before. “You know, really, I always kind of thought Clarence Thomas was my real daddy,” Tyreek said. “So I’m a little bit bummed if I’m not the son of a Supreme Court judge. On the other hand, it’s kind of cool to be playing football for your daddy. I just hope there’s a place for me in the family after football is over.”
