Jude Law's ex-lover has baby girl

The love child that ladies' man

Jude Law

conceived with "model and actress"

Samantha Burke

has been born, a publicist has confirmed.

Barely two months on from Law's shock acknowledgement that Burke - with whom he had a brief fling with in December - was pregnant with his child; the actor has become a father for the fourth time.

The

Sherlock Holmes

star, 36, already has three children,

Rafferty

, 12,

Iris

, eight, and six-year-old

Rudy

, with ex-wife

Sadie Frost

.

She popped

Burke - supposedly Kiwi-born if you believe the hype - gave birth to a wee baby girl weighing 5lb 12oz on Tuesday, Burke's publicist Eileen Koch told

People

magazine.

"Samantha Burke is overwhelmed with joy at the arrival of her beautiful and healthy baby girl,

Sophia

," the rep said, adding "The baby and mom are doing wonderful."

Hey, Jude

But while Burke is embracing the afterglow of her new arrival, you can bet your boots that Law isn't popping the champagne corks. Far from it. Remember this statement from his rep acknowledging the pregnancy last July:

"Jude Law can confirm that, following a relationship last year, he has been advised that he is to be the father of a child due in the fall of this year," the actor's rep said.

"Mr. Law is no longer in a relationship with the individual concerned but he intends to be a fully supportive part of the child's life. This is an entirely private matter and no other statements will be made."

A cold and rather clinical statement that smacked of an embarrassing truth he'd rather forget.

'He's not involved'

A well-placed snitch echoed the sentiment. Blabbing to

People

about Burke's birth, a 'family friend' *rolls eyes* said: "I doubt Jude was there."

"Besides the financial support, he's not involved." The snitch adds: "Samantha is doing well" after the birth.

Keeping mum

Meanwhile, Law kept mum about the birth of his new daughter as he signed autographs for fans in New York on Wednesday.

Law was reportedly as cool as a cucumber and appeared to be completely unfazed by the newborn news as he greeted fans outside the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway, where he's currently flexing his thespian skills in

Hamlet

.

Tabloid tell- all

But while Law's zipping his lip, Burke on the other hand is rumoured to be revving up for a warts-and-all, lid-flipping tabloid tell-all exposing the finer details of her and Law's naughty love affair.

To be honest, we can't really see what's left to expose about their torrid affair. But regardless, Burke is believed to be in

advanced negotiations

with tabloid bosses for a tell-all interview and exclusive snaps of their love child.

Her highness has already started gum-flapping about the scandal, as she launched a blog last  month for "anyone interested in the story of this ordinary' woman having a celebrity's' child".

Recalling the moment she learned she had a ciabatta in the oven, she wrote:

"I didn't jump for joy because I hit the jackpot'. I cried my eyes out and started adjusting my future plans. Not once did I think about money."

Earlier reports claimed that Burke was only after Law's money and that she'd demanded nearly $180,000 a year from the British actor to keep their bambino in nappies. A claim Burke vehemently denied.

“I’m no gold digger,” she wrote on her blog. “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 girlfriends of mine could even ask their boyfriends to buy them clothes.”

Thing is, while Law would no doubt prefer the whole baby mama saga be under rug swept, just imagine his chagrin when he signs those child support cheques every month.

Oh, Jude, you silly sausage.

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