The controversy surrounding Chaplin increased when, two weeks after the paternity suit was filed, it was announced that he had married his newest protégée, 18-year-old Oona O'Neill – daughter of the American playwright Eugene O'Neill.
Kontroversi terhadap Chaplin tersebut meningkat saat, dua pekan setelah hak asuh diserahkan, ia dilaporkan menikahi pasangan terbarunya, Oona O'Neill yang berusia 18 tahun – putri dari pengarang drama Amerika Eugene O'Neill.