ENTERTAINMENT – William Shatner hit with $170 million paternity suit

A Florida based radio host is suing William Shatner, who once played Captain Kirk on “Star Trek”. He claims that Shatner is his father.  Peter Sloan says that the actor had an affair with his birth mother, Katherine Burt in 1956. William Shatner denies that Sloan is his son. Sloan who is 59 years old was given up for adoption right after his birth. Sloan is seeking $30 million in compensatory damages, $90 million in punitive damages and $50 million for pain and suffering. He is also demanding a jury trial.