Usually, I wouldn’t have given a second look to this tabloid report from The News of the World (via Showbiz Spy), but I think this one might be on the up-and-up. Apparently, Jude Law called his baby-mama Samantha Burke on Christmas Day and made a promise to visit their daughter Sophia for the first time “within a few weeks.” Previously, Jude seemed to want to “forget” his fourth child, but maybe he had a few drinks on Christmas and decided to check in on his baby-mama. Now, first of all, I believe this story because The News of the World reports that one of Samantha Burke’s friends told them the information (which has happened before), and because this information comes couched in Burke’s well-documented sketchiness. The friend also told the News: “She told us they would get back together but I think Jude just feels a responsibility to his daughter. Sam is also considering moving to London. It could be the career chance she wanted.” Yep. Sounds like my working theory on Samantha Burke – that the girl is batsh-t crazy and obsessed with forcing a relationship between herself and Jude.
JUDE Law has finally agreed to meet his lovechild.
The British actor has arranged to visit daughter Sophia — the result of a brief romance with model Samantha Burke — in Florida. The tot was born in September 2009.
Burke, 25, bragged to friends the Sherlock Holmes star phoned at Christmas to arrange a visit “within a few weeks”.
“She’s over the moon. She was hurt he had not seen Sophia,” a source told British newspaper the News of The World.
Sam, the insider said, hopes she can rekindle her romance with Jude — even though he is back with former flame Sienna Miller.
“She told us they would get back together but I think Jude just feels a responsibility to his daughter,” revealed the insider.
“Sam is also considering moving to London. It could be the career chance she wanted.”
Jude has three other children with ex-wife Sadie Frost.
[From Showbiz Spy]
I think Jude is a tool for many reasons involving this sketchy situation, but I don’t think Samantha is any kind of angel, or a wronged woman in any sense. I think she got what she wanted – a piece of Jude, a connection to him, a claim to some kind of fame. Personally, I don’t blame Jude for wanting to distance himself from Samantha, but I do think they should be able to work out some way he can be part of little Sophia’s life. That poor kid. Seriously.
I don’t think I’ll ever understand women who think that having a child of a celebrity somehow entitles them to a celebrity career? If they didn’t have the talent to get the recognition and jobs on their own why do they feel it will be a given for those doors to open up due to transfer of bodily fluids?
Having said that, Jude needs to see his child. If this story id true, then good for him for stepping up in that way. Also, if it’s Samantha who he doesn’t want to deal with, he could have it set up so that he doesn’t even have to deal with Samantha herself. There could be someone assigned to pick up the child from Samantha’s resident to meet Jude.
Personally, I don’t blame Jude for wanting to distance himself from Samantha. I agree KAISER, I think he kept away because she made such a big deal about it in the beginning, with all the bits of gossip and talking to the press. Maybe if she kept her mouth shut and had some dignity he might have seen his child a long time ago. I like Jude as an actor, and he is single and so is she, but I do question the woman he gets involved with, but saying all that he always has been a good dad to his children.
In her defense, she looks kinda like she could be a British television actress or presenter.
@sunseeker, you took the words out of my mouth!
I’m with you, too, Sunseeker. I feel so sorry for that baby. Jude did this to himself, but I can see him caught between a rock and hard place.
Even if he wants to see his daughter, Samantha is a celebrity’s nightmare and I can totally understand him staying away from her. Hopefully, they can come to some kind of visitation arrangement that would involve Jude and Samantha having limited contact.
Don’t care about the man, but the photo of him here is very, very good.
Ugh. Just ugh.
Firstly, he should have his balls removed.
Secondly, if removing his balls is not achievable or advisable, he should use CONDOMS.
I slightly feel uncomfortable blaming him, ’cause I hate those women (and men too, of course) who take advantage and get exposure by exploiting the children they have had with someone famous.
But it takes two to tango, he can’t escape the obligations he has to his own child.
@ hatsumomo – She’s not even British. I doubt the market in Britain is hungry for common Florida tarts.
If there is a visit planned, I am betting that he will be escorted (supervised) by his lawyer in order to give a little as possible for Samantha to blab to the tabloids. It would be much more fun if he visits his new daughter with Sienna in tow.
In time the story will die to an occasional blip, and he can enjoy contact with his daughter without tabloid involvement.
If Samantha had a brain, she would have done everything without constantly running to the tabloids and posting online. She has proven he cannot trust her and has ruined any chance for continued interest, like there was any chance to start with.
Maybe he could just stop going on Letterman and saying that he only has three kids. That would be a nice start.
I love Jude. He is doing the right thing. Hope he can see the baby without the woman. she sound derange.
Also Jude should have told Letterman that he has the same number of kids as he has staff members that he had sex with. (Letterman is a tool)
I think any reference to a ‘love child’ or a ‘romance’ should be permanently deleted from any story about this cad and famewhore. It was a hook-up plain and simple, and he was dumb enough to not have protection.
Well, I was just saying, she may not be British, but she could pass for one, no? And the Brits I think would be interested in her, seeing as she aint got much to lose if she dont go.
YT is right. Bring a lawyer and Sienna. That’ll keep her from yapping about Jude. (Yawn!)
She is crazy but he did this to himself so he should man up.
If he wanted to visit the child and is not doing it because of the mom , he could have ask the court to set visitations and a third part ( nanny or a family menber) pick the child and take him back to the mother.
Stop the hate. He has not committed any crime. He said he was going to visit the baby. that’s all.
For all of you who say he did not use protection where are you getting that information from? We don’t know whether or not he did. condom aren’100% effective.
Don’t care about his lady woes, he’s simply delicious. Delicious. Don’t know about Samantha, but if I was single and had the opportunity to get with a sexy British actor (any one of them would do), I wouldn’t hesitate for a second. I doubt many of us would.
Obvious:
January 4th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
For all of you who say he did not use protection where are you getting that information from? We don’t know whether or not he did. condom aren’100% effective.
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Of course I don’t know if he does use protection or not, I wasn’t there (if I were there I’d took her place…) but I have the impression that he is the kind of guy who doesn’t care much about safe sex.
Maybe I’m wrong and he just lacks of luck.
Ugh, that headline, “their amazing story”. Sorry, what exactly is so amazing about two people having sex and producing a brat? Pretty sure that’s happened before. God, could they kiss her arse any harder?
Um Samantha darling, you are ugly, old-looking, and obviously completely nuts, so I don’t think he’ll be getting back with you, he’s much better off with his stupid famewhore homewrecker GF. They are both sex-addicts so they are perfectly suited until one cheats on the other.
stop calling her a “love child”. she is a “hook up child”. sad but true.
I’m with 21 Emily. “Their Amazing Full Story”? Barely even two sentences! Jude: “I saw her, f ucked her, left. Then she’s pregnant. Oops!”
End of story!
Betcha Jude and Sienna are going to get married and try to get full custody of the kid so he doesn’t have to pay “batsh** crazy” any money. The two of ’em are big enough douches to try it.
Seeing them together would be really nice! They looked so cute together. They should have got married before having children. No human makes no mistakes though.
Ugh, it depresses me to see babies caught in such ickiness.
With all the crap British reality television at the moment, I reckon she’s got a shot over there. She could do ‘celebrity wife swap’, ‘celebrity come dine with me’ (hell David Guest did it), ‘I’m a celebrity get me out of here’, ect.
I don’t believe a word of this story!! There is no way Jude will go to see that kid because he knows Samantha will call the paps and make sure he is photographed going into or out of her/her parents’ house.
Even if he insists on meeting at a hotel or other neutral site, she will make sure the paps or someone she knows will be there to take photos that she can sale. The woman wants MONEY!! She could care less about that baby. The child was a means to an end. Her ticket to money and fame. Don’t bother feeling sorry for the kid because of Jude, feel sorry for the kid because of the mother she has been stuck with!!!
@Goddess711 – Sienna raising a kid, God no!!
Hopefully Jude can have a decent relationship with his daughter without having to deal with crazy baby mama.
Oh my word – Sienna is going to become a MONSTER – mark my words.
It’s good to see he will be meeting her — must take responsibility for one’s action in my opinion.