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<ul class="summary-list"><li>"The Man with 1000 Kids" puts a prolific sperm donor, Jonathan Jacob Meijer, in the spotlight.</li><li>It shows how families slowly realize the sheer number of children he has fathered.</li></ul>"<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-the-man-with-1000-kids-danish-sperm-donor-mothers-2024-7">The Man with 1000 Kids</a>" tells the story of four couples and a single woman as they gradually realize their sperm donor has fathered hundreds of children.The Netflix docuseries details how Jonathan Jacob Meijer told those who used him as a donor that he had only helped a handful of families. But as parents in The Netherlands realize their children born using <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/finding-sperm-donors-facebook-high-sperm-bank-prices-2023-11">sperm donors</a> look oddly similar, it becomes clear that wasn't the case. It later emerges he has been donating sperm around the world.The families quickly become fearful of the potential dangers to future generations if half-siblings unknowingly have children together.A man identified as John, one half of a couple who used Meijer, said on the show: "We thought, 'Oh fuck. What if these children meet each other and maybe have a connection or fall in love and they don't know they are related?' That's when the real panic started. That's when we saw the real danger of this."<h2 id="2c95a933-a61a-4cb5-ac1b-f1ee4169f24e">Jonathan Jacob Meijer was banned from donating sperm in The Netherlands</h2>In April 2023, Meijer was banned from donating sperm to fertility clinics by the Hague District Court in his native Netherlands, after it emerged he had fathered over 500 children, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/sperm-bank-donor-dad-banned-b2329387.html">The Independent</a> reported.He will be fined €100,000 for every violation if he donates again.An anonymous sperm donor also alleged in the series that Meijer and another man, identified only as Leon, ran a website called "Longing for a Child" to try to father as many children as possible. The anonymous donor claimed that Meijer and Leon mixed their sperm samples together to play "sperm roulette," to see who the child would look like.In an email to Business Insider, Meijer denied running the site."I have never ran a website, there's no evidence for that. I had posted my advertisement on that very website in the early years of my donating, 2008-2014," he wrote. "What Leon did is unclear to me, I have met him 4-5 times in my life, he passed away two years ago."Meijer added, referring to Netflix: "I will take legal action for slander, this is really insane! I will take legal action, not only because of the mixing but some other claims as well."Netflix didn't respond to a request for comment from BI. <h2 id="dcc5fd43-daca-4969-a232-b9a8da690b34">Meijer still posts videos of himself traveling on YouTube</h2>The docuseries details how Meijer traveled a lot for work, which is why some of the mothers involved were not able to speak to him face-to-face when they discovered just how many children were conceived using his sperm samples.He frequently posts videos to his YouTube channel about his thoughts on various topics, such as spirituality, traditional wives, raw meat diets, and his reaction to "The Man with 1000 Kids."On May 5th, he uploaded a video from Tanzania, explaining that he decided to leave<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/american-moved-from-japan-to-netherlands-happier-less-lonely-2024-7"> the Netherlands</a> because it had become overpopulated and that he wanted to be closer to nature.In his most recent upload on July 3rd, Meijer was on a beach in Zanzibar, off the east coast of Africa. He explained that he spent "over 50,000 hours" as a sperm donor until 2019, when he said he stopped donating to clinics.

The sperm donor at the center of 'The Man with 1000 Kids' says he plans to sue Netflix. Here's where Jonathan Jacob Meijer is now.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"The Man with 1000 Kids" claims that Jonathan Jacob Meijer mixed sperm samples with another donor.</li><li>Meijer denied the claim in several YouTube videos.</li></ul>The prolific sperm donor at the center of Netflix's "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/man-with-1000-kids-jonathan-jacob-meijer-symbol-avoid-incest-2024-7">The Man with 1000 Kids</a>" has denied claims that he mixed his sperm with another donor's to see who the babies would resemble.The three-part docuseries, which was released on July 3, details how parents who used <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-man-with-1000-kids-jonathan-jacob-meijer-now-2024-7">Jonathan Jacob Meijer</a> as a sperm donor brought a case against him in his native Netherlands for fathering 550 children.In April 2023, Meijer was banned from donating sperm to new parents worldwide, and he faces a fine of €100,000 for every future violation of the ban.In the second episode of the series, a woman called Patricia, who says she is Meijer's friend, claims he and another donor named Leon mixed their semen samples together before giving them away to unsuspecting couples on several occasions.Patricia described it as a game. Describing the pair's alleged approach, she said: "Let's do a sperm roulette and see who wins."Since the docuseries was released, Meijer has denied the claims in several videos on his YouTube channel.On July 3, Meijer appeared in a livestream interview with Patricia on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1sPK2At4vs&amp;t=2565s&amp;ab_channel=DOWNtheRABBITHOLENews">Down the Rabbit Hole</a> YouTube channel and challenged her accusation that "he swapped sperm with Leon." Patricia said that she only recounted what Leon told her, but accepted she couldn't prove the claim."I didn't say that. I said it was mentioned by Leon and it could be possible. I never said… Because I wasn't there. I wasn't there to witness it," Patricia said.On July 4, Meijer said in a YouTube video that he planned to take legal action against Netflix."I filed the report against slander for the statement that I swapped or mixed sperm with another donor, Leon. I've never done that," he said, without clarifying what "the report" referred to. "It's a blatant lie, and Netflix will have to remove it, or I will make a legal case. Money money!"It's the second time this year that the subject of a high-profile Netflix project has threatened legal action against the streamer.In June, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/baby-reindeer-timeline-fiona-harvey-richard-gadd-piers-morgan-martha-2024-5#harvey-sued-netflix-seeking-170-million-in-damages-17">Fiona Harvey filed a defamation suit</a> against Netflix over the abuse she faced online after audiences identified her as the person stalker Martha Scott (Jessica Gunning) is based on in "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/baby-reindeer-real-stalker-martha-scott-true-crime-psychologist-2024-5">Baby Reindeer</a>."Meijer's response to "The Man with 1000 Kids" has been watched on YouTube over 100,000 times since July 5, which indicates that audiences want to know the truth about the sperm-mixing allegations. If Meijer can prove that it didn't happen, he may have grounds for a similar defamation case.Netflix did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

'The Man with 1000 Kids' donor Jonathan Jacob Meijer denies mixing sperm to see who babies would resemble. He's demanding Netflix retract the claim.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Netflix's "The Man with 1000 Kids" is about a prolific Danish sperm donor, Jonathan Jacob Meijer.</li><li>In April 2023, Meijer was banned by a Dutch court from being a sperm donor.</li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-netflix-documentaries-released-2023">Netflix</a>'s latest docuseries, "The Man with 1000 Kids," raises questions about the ethics of sperm donation by telling the story of a man who claims to have fathered 550 children. Some mothers who have used Jonathan Jacob Meijer's sperm claim the number is much higher.Released on July 3, it features five couples who used Meijer as a sperm donor to start families after finding him on a website called "Longing for a Child." They each claim in the documentary that he told them they were the third or fourth couple that he had helped.But in 2017, Meijer was banned from donating sperm by the Dutch Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology after it was found that he had donated to 11 different fertility clinics in the country, per <a target="_blank" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/24/dutch-sperm-donor-fathered-102-children/">The Telegraph</a>. This included the global sperm bank, Cryos International, which sent samples across the world.It's not the first time Netflix has covered the ethics of sperm donation. The 2022 documentary, "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fertility-doctor-our-father-sperm-pregnant-patients-2022-6">Our Father</a>," examined an American fertility doctor who misled couples by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fertility-doctor-sperm-impregnate-women-biologically-fathered-babies-netflix-2022-06">using his own sperm</a> to help them conceive.It was watched for 42.60 million hours within the first three weeks of release, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/what-to-watch/most-popular-new-documentaries-on-netflix-in-2022-so-far/">What's On Netflix</a>. The streamer, which has found great success with docuseries and true crime shows, will want to top that figure.A woman identified only as Natalie, who is one half of a Dutch couple who used Meijer's sperm in 2012, thinking they were his third couple, described the situation to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/man-with-1000-kids-true-story-netflix-b2570952.html">The Independent</a> as a "public health hazard." Natalie, who also appeared on the Netflix documentary, highlighted the possible ramifications for future generations because of the number of children Meijer has fathered.Her partner Suzanne said: "They can never just date somebody or have intercourse with somebody, they will always need to take care and even then they might not be aware that they're a donor child. It's a very dangerous and unhealthy situation for these children and for their children and grandchildren."In April 2023, Meijer was ordered by The Hague District Court to stop donating sperm, and he will face fines of €100,000 for every future violation, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dutchnews.nl/2023/04/dutch-sperm-donor-who-may-have-fathered-550-kids-is-ordered-to-stop/">Dutch News</a> reported.But Meijer has a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@JonathanJacobMeijer">YouTube channel</a> where he documents his travels around the world, and the docuseries claims that he has donated to clinics globally."That's why we're still raising awareness, and hoping that there is a government that wants to put up legislation because that needs to happen," Natalie said. "Not just in individual countries, but globally. He is not stopping at borders, and he's not the only one. There are more out there."<div type="image" title="Jonathan Jacob Meijer on a beach as seen in Netflix's &quot;The Man with 1000 Kids.&quot;" height="1197" width="1596" msid="111466053" hostid="261" sizebytes="45442"></div>When asked about the claims that he has donated globally, Meijer told Business Insider: "As a bank donor doing regular visits, I only was active in the Netherlands for Cryos. Outside of them, I have been to a few clinics to donate one time and privately for a couple."Responding to Meijer's decision not to appear in the documentary, Natalie said: "He was given a right to respond. His comments are always: 'This is untrue and the women are just angry mothers.' We're not angry. We just want him to stop."On Wednesday, Meijer appeared on BBC's "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qlvb">Woman's Hour</a>" to discuss the Netflix series and confirmed that, according to his records, he has had 550 children. Meijer also criticized the streamer for depicting him negatively."I think Netflix did a great job of selecting the five families out of the 225 families that I've helped, and they will definitely tell you something else. If someone calls this journalism or an official documentary I don't really see where's the value," he said.Meijer told BI he stopped donating sperm in 2019 and also threatened to take legal action against Netflix over the allegation made in the docuseries that he mixed his sperm sample with another donor's to see who the child would look like."I will take legal action for slander, this is really insane!" he said.Netflix did not immediately respond to BI's request for comment regarding his threats.

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