Jude Law's baby mama 'set for tabloid tell-all'

Herald online

17 Sep, 2009 01:40 AM5 mins to read

Jude Law's former lover is reportedly in advanced negotiations about selling exclusive photographs of their daughter to the tabloids. Photo / AP

Brit actor

Jude Law'

s baby mama,

Samantha Burke

, is lining up a megabucks deal with tabloid bosses for a tell-all interview and exclusive snaps of their love-child, according to reports.

The 24-year-old model and aspiring actress is eight months pregnant with Law's fourth child, whom she is reportedly naming

Sophia

News of lusty Law's passionate fling with Burke while filming Sherlock Holmes in New York broke last month, creating a media circus which reportedly saw the wee lass scuttling into hiding.

Law's spokesperson said at the time: "Following a relationship last year, Jude Law has been advised by the birth mother that he is to be the father of a child due in the autumn of this year.

"He is no longer in a relationship with her but he intends to be a fully supportive part of the child's life.

"This is an entirely private matter and no further statements will be made."

Private? Nice try. This whole sorry baby-gate saga is about as private and under-wraps as standing naked in Trafalgar Square with a flashing neon sign above your head saying 'Stud for hire'.

Word at the water cooler is that Burke is in talks with an American magazine and a British newspaper to sell the first snaps of her baby, along with a warts-and-all "tell-all" about her brief fling with ladies' man Law.

A snitch told the

New York Post

, "Samantha is getting offers ranging up to $200,000."

The printed fairytale will reportedly coincide with Law's appearance in Hamlet on Broadway on October 6 - 'round about the same time that Burke's set to pop.

Show producers are said to be flapping over Burke's alleged snitching, as they've been working overtime to keep a lid on Law's love life, so as not to detract attention from the show. They even came up with the water-tight and genius plan of banning reporters from asking questions about his relationships (like that'll work. Yeah, right).

"The irony of the timing for the interview is not lost on her. She will talk openly about her relationship with Jude," says the snitch.

"While Jude has promised to provide for Sophia, Samantha doesn't feel like his behaviour towards her was entirely chivalrous."

Law, on the other hand, has said he is prepared to face up to his responsibility and stand by Burke and their baby.

"Samantha, her mom and her family can confirm Jude has been responsive and supportive through the relationship and pregnancy and know that he will remain so as a father once baby Sophia is born," Burke's spokesperson said.

'I'm no gold-digger'

Somehow, we don't think a tabloid tell-all will help with those pesky claims that Burke's only out to exploit Law.

Scurrilous reports earlier this year accused her of deliberately getting pregnant by Law after meeting him in New York.

But despite the rumours, Burke wrote on her blog in August: "I can't tell you how far from a gold-digger I am. I've never dated a rich man in my life. I've always wondered how girl friends of mine could even ask their boyfriends to buy them clothes."

Oh, the irony.

But it's not all bad news for Law...

The thesp has been cleared of walloping a female photographer earlier this year.

Law was accused of elbowing a snapper in the face as she tried to photograph him leaving a swanky Mayfair restaurant in London back in July.

Anyway, the charge has now been dropped. Which is no great surprise to Law's lawyer who said the whole thing was "nonsense" all along.

Absolutely.

Flashback: Law escaped charges in 2007 for allegedly assaulting another snapper outside his Maida Vale home, which he denied. Curiously, Law was accused of pelting said snapper with root vegetables. Go figure. Weapon of choice? A nasty little turnip.

Nope, there's nary a pattern here.

Back to babygate. Talk about your past coming back to haunt you. Mind you, we can't say we blame Burke for wanting to spill the beans. Especially after that naughty little rumour that Law

didn't even remember his baby mama

after their brief fling. Tsk!

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned...

And as the great equine-featured philosopher

Sarah Jessica Parker

once mused:

In the Brown stuff

He's done the crime, and now he's doing the time.

Chris Brown

has officially started his community service as punishment for attacking former love

Rihanna

- by picking weeds and shoveling horse poo in a stable.