Kali Bowyer (born Kali Mari-Bowyer, 1971) is a celebrity journalist, photographer, publicist and television treatment writer. She is the only living daughter of Betty Ford Center doctor Chester Bowyer, and socialite Maria Christina (Mary) Mari. Bowyer is best known for her controversial relationship with actor Chris Rock (1991–1993), which ended in a highly publicized paternity battle in 2007,, which she lost. In 2008, Bowyer hosted the news series Taste Of The Town with Chef Elaine Minick Stone, and was a tabloid journalist between 2001-2010. Bowyer, made a name for herself breaking over 1000 exclusives for the weekly gossip rags; Ok! Magazine, Star Magazine, National Enquirer, and In Touch Weekly, and Radar Online.