New York -- A woman says she is willing to take a DNA test to prove she is the never-acknowledged, illegitimate daughter of U.S. comedian Jerry Lewis.

Suzan Kleinman, who also goes by the name Suzan Lewis, told TV's "Inside Edition" her former showgirl mother had an affair with Lewis in the 1950s.
"He loved my mother. Everyone fell in love with her, so it wasn't surprising," Kleinman said in an interview scheduled to air Wednesday.

She went on to say she was conceived above New York's famous Copacabana nightclub in Lewis' suite. Lewis had been performing at the club with his longtime collaborator Dean Martin.

Kleinman said her mother alleged Lewis was Kleinman's father while she was on her deathbed and signed an affidavit to make it official.

"She didn't want to die and me not know where I came from," Kleinman said, adding that Lewis has never acknowledged her as his daughter.

"He's making it hard and I don't understand why," she said.

Although she said she has been down and out, living on the streets, and surviving on a meager disability allowance, she insisted she isn't looking for money from Lewis.

"A lot of people are going to ask, 'Are you coming forward in hopes of getting money from Jerry Lewis?' Absolutely not. I've lived in a car. I've done without food. I'm a survivor and I would rather have nothing than be a burden," she said, noting she would be happy to take a DNA test to prove she is Lewis's daughter.

"I don't understand why we can't just be friends and be family," she said.
"Inside Edition" said Lewis declined it comment on its report.

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