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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Billy Idol addresses 'promiscuous' past
Caption: Billy Idol addresses 'promiscuous' past. The 69-year-old punk rock singer recently discovered he had a secret son named Brant who was born in the 1980s. He discovered the unexpected news when a genealogy test connected a member of his family to Brant, who was looking to track down his biological father. Asked if he was shocked to learn he had a child he did not know about, Idol told iNews: ”Maybe a little bit, but the more I thought about it, I guessed there must be something like that.” "We were going around in the 80s, and 70s, just having knockdown, drag-out sex with a million people you didn't know.” "A lot of people in the rock world got children beyond their usual relationship.” Idol is father to 37-year-old son Willem Wolfe Broad, who he shares with ex-partner Perri Lister and 35-year-old daughter Bonnie Blue Broad, who he shares with ex-partner Linda Mathis. Brant was discovered when Bonnie took a 23andMe DNA test and learned she had an unexpected half-brother. Discussing the son he conceived during his 1985 Rebel Yell Tour, Idol declared, "We're quite good friends, and I love him. He's a nice guy." Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Billy Idol,Son,Child,iNews,Father,Genealogy test,Rock singer,Rock,Family,Willem Wolfe Broad,Bonnie Blue Broad,Perri Lister,Linda Mathis
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