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Melissa Etheridge Says Sperm Donor David Crosby Taught Her About ‘Generosity’: ‘We’re Still Finding Kids… Out in the World’

Melissa Etheridge paid tribute to late friend/sperm donor David Crosby, who helped her and her ex conceive their children, and maybe sired more kids.

Melissa Etheridge is forever thankful for the gift of life that late friend David Crosby bestowed on her and ex Julie Cypher when he agreed to be a sperm donor for the couple in the 1990s. In fact, it was Crosby’s wife, Jan Dance, who suggested he help the couple out, and according to Etheridge, they weren’t the only ones who were subject to his generosity. '” The key, she said, was that Crosby was happy to donate sperm, but did not need to be a hands-on father to Etheridge’s kids, which is why the relationship worked.

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