Have people forgotten about Jude Law’s “situation” with his one-time lover Samantha Burke? And by “one time” I mean “literally, one time.” Jude met Samantha Burke one night in late 2008. She came home with him. He was sick and heavily medicated. They had unprotected sex. She got pregnant, decided to keep the baby and Jude demanded a paternity test and then barely acknowledged that yes, he did father a fourth child (his other three kids are by his ex-wife Sadie Frost). The whole thing seemed very sleazy and sketchy, but Jude managed to move on from the incident with very little damage to his reputation. He probably doesn’t want to remind anyone about his daughter (Sophia, born September 2009) by Samantha, but here’s Star Magazine, bringing her up:
After a three-year Cold War, Jude Law has finally made an uneasy peace with his baby mama, Samantha Burke, who gave birth to his daughter, Sophia, in 2009. Jude, who demanded a paternity test to prove the child was his, has kept Samantha and Sophia at arm’s length.
“Even after the DNA test, he dealt with them in a very businesslike fashion,” explains a family friend, but Jude’s ex-wife, Sadie Frost, helped open his heart: “Sadie insisted that Sophia be treated as an equal sister to his other kids.”
Now Jude’s relationship with his daughter is stronger than ever.
“He made sure the little one was at his 40th birthday with his other kids, who have taken to calling her their little sister… when Jude flies to New York, he tries to see his Sophia as often as possible.”
[From Star Magazine, print edition]
I wouldn’t be surprised at all if this were true. I also wouldn’t be surprised if Jude has only seen his daughter a handful of times over the years. It was my understanding that Samantha moved back to Florida and she’s raising Sophia there…? But Samantha did pick up $300,000 for Sophia’s first photos, so maybe Samantha moved back to New York (where she met Jude for the first time) after Sophia was born. I don’t know. Do you judge Jude for not wanting to be too involved with Samantha and Sophia? I would hope that he would spend more time with Sophia, of course, but I think Samantha is… odd. She’s “off” somehow. Eh.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
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