Jude Law Forgets How Many Kids He Has
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Jude Law lost track of how many children he's fathered during a Thursday appearance on Late Show With David Letterman. (Watch a clip of Law's slipup.)
The actor, 36, has three children with ex-wife Sadie Frost, and became a Dad for the fourth time this September, when his ex-girlfriend Samantha Burke gave birth to their daughter, Sophia.
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But little Sophia didn't cross his mind while chatting Thursday about his holiday plans. "I usually try to take the children on a bit of an adventure," Law told Letterman of his traditions. (This year, he says they're relaxing on a beach.)
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When the late-night comedian followed up to ask "how many kids?" Law replies "three," and fails to correct himself.
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When Burke, a 24 year-old aspiring actress, announced her pregnancy in July, Law initially disputed the paternity claims. The Oscar-nominated star soon came around, and his rep released a statement confirming that he was the father, and that he intended "to be a fully supportive part of the child's life."
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28I doubt he "forgot" about the child. I think he just doesn't really recognize this child because it's by a woman he doesn't love or want to have anything to do with.
Notajudefan - The child was created and is in this world regardless of how she was conceived. She deserves a father to be present in her life and love her -- even if he isn't with her mother. When Sophia gets old enough, she's going to be able to read all this stuff and she'll also at some point become aware that her father never wanted to be with her and wished she was never born. That will do so much to hurt her self-esteem and cause her much emotional pain. It will be especially painful for her and make her feel even more worthless when she realizes he was very attentive to his other three children. It's natural for a kid to process things that way -- to feel somehow responsible or that they weren't good enough or did something wrong and that's why their father didn't want anything to do with them. Jude may be justifiably upset with the mother for how this all came about, but Sophia is here and she has done nothing wrong and deserves love from her father -- not just a lump sum payment. I really do hope your perspective on this doesn't reflect what Jude has chosen to do in this matter -- if so, whether intended or not, he will break the heart of his daughter Sophia.
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So, all parents who decide to put their baby up for adoption are "dirtbags" or "disgusting" or "selfish" as some of you have described Jude Law? From what the tabloids have reported, the woman who he slept with became pregnant ate a brief affair. They really didn't know eachother. Yes, shame on them both for not using protection, but these things happen. SHe gets pregnant and decideds to have the baby. Good for her, but he's decided he's done raising kids. He pays her a lump sum to care for the child and then terminates his parental rights. What's so wrong with that. If the woman can have a "choice" in bringing a child into the world and raising it, why shouldn't the father?? For whatever reason, he's decided that he can't become a parent to this child. There's no crime in this. It's no different than putting your child up for adoption.
I am sure he didn't make a mistake. It sounds as if he would have corrected himself if he considered himself to be the father of this other baby. He may be the dad by genetics but it takes alot more than just sperm to be a dad and it seems as if he doesn't have any contact with the new baby, Sophia. He will probably be there financially for her, but I don't think he will ever get that great bond that he has with his other kids. I read that he and Samantha got pregnant and hadn't even dated that long when this controversy first came out. Having a child with the woman you once loved seems more important than having a child with someone you barely know.
I agree with the people who have commented that Jude was answering Dave Letterman's question about how many were coming with Jude to the beach for the holiday. People magazine had a photo of Jude going to one of his friend's kid's 1st birthday party and Jude had a big baloon, flowers and arms full of gifts. He's not a thoughtless person and I think he does consider Sophia his daughter and he has stepped up to the plate. This article is misleading. You can say a lot of things about Jude Law, but 'bad parent' isn't one of them. He is a loving guy who is absolutely present in his kids lives -- no matter who birthed them.
Well I guess he wants no part in that child's life.
If you listen closely to Mr. Law, he says "I've got three." He is responding to an inquiry about the "adventure," but the words he speaks definitely leave his fourth child out. I think he either forgot (having not seen her, it would be easy to) or he is still quietly denying paternity, regardless of his agent's statements.
Unless the article is poorly written (I'd have to see the interview to judge that), he *didn't* "forget" how many children he had!!! He was asked how many he's taking on "adventure"....and I doubt he's taking the newborn!!! What a silly excuse for an article.
He was talking about what he usually does. The 4th child wasn't even born last Christmas to have a "tradition". He has plans with the 3 from his former marriage. The 4th is 3 months old and I am sure "little Sophia" will be with her mother. The question was not how many children do you have but how many will be going to the beach. I expect better from US Weekly.
The host doesn't ask Jude how many kids he has in total - he's simply asking how many kids Jude takes on "a bit of an adventure" - which would be 3 since Sophia is too little.
he has 4 kids and he has to accept that he must be a horrible father and fyi most people who ignore or dont treat thier kids when the kids are young and helpless usually repent when theyre old. what a**
Well he has 3 kids he's taking to the beach and spending his holiday with.
i hate when innocent children get put in the middle of the parents' bullsh*t! that baby did not choose her father, but her father is choosing to ignore his daughter! it annoys me when people judge only the women in these situations--celebrities who sleep with models, waitresses, wannabe actresses, etc, should know better...what do they expect?!?! God bless that little girl!
It is so sickening to read so many post bad mouthing the mother. Yes, she should have been on birth control. But he could have used a condom. They did something together and a child was created. This child didn't ask to be brought into the world but it is still a blessing and deserves to be treated as one by both it's mother and father. And this dirt bag isn't such a great dad to his other three kids - great dads dont act as irresponsible as he did and they don't cut their sibling out of their life. If he was any kind of a man, he would embrace this new child of his. It isn't about the mom, it's about the baby. It is so gross to me that so many people are perfectly okay with blaming everything on the mother and acting like it's totally acceptable for dirt bag to ignore the fact that he has a 4th kid. We live in a sorry a** world....
It takes 2 to make a baby so why is it the womans falut is he gets knocked up. He was present at the conception for all of his kids and his refusal to acknowledge his youngest is disgusting.
**MEMO to 3:12pm kit *** It's quite simple really. A "father" is a male parent. A "parent" is an organism that produces or generates offspring. Therefore whether Jude Law likes it or not...he is this child's father.
has no one heard of birth control?? good god women you should know by know what happens when you mess around.
This doesn't sound like forgetfulness, it sounds like evasion.
Dirt-bag. Kit - you make no sense. He does have a fourth child. He may chose to ignore the kid but that's what makes him a loser and a horrible person. Whether he planned on having a kid or not doesn't matter. He now has this kid and the child deserves to have a father in her life. He is a horrible, disgusting human being. Any person who can ignore their child and pretend like it doesn't exist is worthless.