A $1.35 billion lottery winner's own father turned against him in a messy family lawsuit

• The father of a $1.35 billion lottery winner has turned against him in a bitter lawsuit.
• The winner is suing the mother of his child, saying she broke an NDA and told family members.
• But the man's father said he was the one who told him.

A lawsuit brought by a $1.35 billion lottery winner against the mother of his child has taken a new twist, with the winner's own father siding with the defendant.

Last November, the plaintiff, known only as "John Doe," filed for damages against the mother of his child, claiming that she broke a non-disclosure agreement by revealing details of his win.

Doe, a resident of Maine, hit the headlines in January 2023 after becoming one of the biggest-ever winners of a US lottery.