David Spade, 44, has confirmed that he’s the father to a baby girl, born on August 26 to an ex girlfriend, Playboy Playmate Jillian Grace, 22. It seems it took so long to make the confirmation to the press because they were waiting for the DNA results to come back, at least that’s what I’m reading into it. E! Online titled their story “DNA IDs Daughter for David Spade,” although there’s nothing about a paternity test in the article itself:

It turns out that David Spade did, in fact, produce an heir.

A baby girl born last week to former Playboy Playmate Jillian Grace is the 45-year-old funnyman’s biological daughter, a rep for Spade has confirmed.

“David and Jillian have been in close contact throughout her pregnancy and he plans to go see the baby during his first break from shooting Rules of Engagement,” publicist Meredith O’Sullivan told People.

[From E! Online]

Spade reluctantly admitted the possibility that the baby was his in a statement released after the news broke of Jillian’s pregnancy. He seemed to suggest he only had a fling with her, saying, “I had a brief relationship with Jillian Grace. If it is true that I am the father of her child, then I will accept responsibility.”

Reports came out in the tabloids shortly afterwards that Spade led the young model on, telling her he did want a baby and flying her out to LA from Missouri several times. He supposedly consciously had unprotected sex with her. When she broke the news that she was pregnant, he turned cold and broke it off, according to reports. Grace stayed in Missouri, pregnant and brokenhearted.

Spade strikes me as one of those guys who is not into monogamy at all and isn’t about to let a baby get in his way. At least Grace will get some child support.

It’s possible Spade and Grace have some kind of friendly relationship, though. Spade was seen out with a woman identified as Grace on 7/8/08. Credit: Fame.