In 1944 charlie chaplin was involved in a legal battle over the paternity of a child born to joan berry, a young starlet. the baby was blood type b, the mother a, and chaplin o. from what you know about the inheritance of blood types, could chaplin have been the father of the child? (at the time of the trial, blood group evidence was not admissible in california courts. charlie chaplin was declared responsible for the child's support.)