Jack Nicholson’s ‘illegitimate’ daughter breaks silence: I was told ‘not to tell anyone’

nypost.com:

said to be a recluse.Nicholson has never publicly acknowledged that Gourin is his daughter, but his paternity is considered “an open secret” in Hollywood, according to The Daily Beast.“From a very young age, my mother told me not to tell anyone that I have this famous dad,” Gourin told that publication during an interview on Wednesday. “I knew he was powerful and Daddy Warbucks-level rich, so I kind of equated my life to being like Orphan Annie’s,” she added.

Gourin — who has long been described as Nicholson’s “illegitimate” daughter — was raised by her mom on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

She attended private schools purportedly paid for by her superstar dad. ‘My mom wanted me to have a relationship with him, but he said he wasn’t interested.’But despite reportedly providing financial assistance to Gourin, Nicholson has not been in contact with her for many years. “I was raised by a single mother in a really intense, nuanced situation,” Gourin declared. “I was dealt a really shitty random card, but I’m not gonna let that destroy me.

In fact, I’m gonna use it to fuel me.”Gourin didn’t disclose when she last spoke to Nicholson and admitted that she “doesn’t know him” well at all. “My mom wanted me to have a relationship with him, but he said he wasn’t interested,” she stated.