Anne Heche, 39, and James Tupper, 43, had their first child together over the weekend, a son they named Atlas. Anne also has a 7 year-old son, Homer, with her ex-husband, Coley Laffoon. Anne and Coley had an acrimonious divorce, with accusations flying on both sides. Their divorce was finalized earlier this week with Anne ordered to pay an over half million settlement.

Anne Heche and beau James Tupper welcomed their first child together over the weekend, her rep confirms to Usmagazine.com.

Atlas Heche Tupper weighed in at six pounds, 12 ounces, the rep adds.

Heche finalized her divorce from ex Coley Laffoon — the father of her 7-year-old son, Homer — earlier this week.

“Homer is very excited to be a big brother,” a source tells Us.

Heche exclusively confirmed she was pregnant to Usmagazine.com in December. “They are thrilled,” her rep told Us then.

She and Tupper first met in 2006 on the set of their short-lived ABC drama Men In Trees while Heche was still wed to Laffoon.

[From US Weekly]

The names Homer and Atlas both come from Greek mythology, with Homer attributed as the author of epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey and Atlas a Greek God who held up the heavens. Homer and Atlas are odd baby names, but there are worse, particularly among celebrity families. Considering that this is Anne Heche we’re talking about she could have picked something much more stigmatizing. Congratulations to Anne and James.

Anne Heche and James Tupper are shown on 1/17/09. Credit: WENN.com

Anne Heche was legally divorced from her ex-husband Corey Laffoon last June, but they failed to agree on custody and property issues. Laffoon initially asked for $33,000 a month in child support. He was awarded almost $15,000 a month, but Anne couldn’t pay this due to the actors strike. It was reduced further to $3,700 a month when Anne returned to Los Angeles to live after her ABC show Men in Trees was canceled. Laffoon claimed he was making just $6,000 a year before he quit his job as a videographer to care for Homer.

Two years after they first filed for divorce, a property and custody agreement has been made. Heche will pay Laffoon over a half million dollar settlement and he will also receive 1/2 of their community property.

According to the Los Angeles Superior Court documents:

• The pair will share 50-50 physical and legal custody of son, Homer, 7.

• Heche agreed to pay Laffoon a $515,000 lump sum cash payment. He’ll also get half of all their community property, including more than $700,000 worth of stocks and other assets.

• Heche keeps her multimillion-dollar home in Vancouver, B.C.

• Laffoon waived his right to claim any spousal support.

People

Anne has been said to be eager to end her marriage once and for all pending the birth of her son with co-star James Tupper. She was reportedly desperate for them both to be divorced by the time their son is born. If Anne is so concerned about social conventions she might have thought about not dating her co-star while they were both still married, and not getting pregnant while they were still divorcing. There have been no reports of his divorce being finalized, but he’s still got a few months. The new baby is due late May-early June.

Anne Heche is shown out at Sundance with James Tupper on 1/17/09. Credit: WENN

It has been almost two years since Anne Heche and her co-star/boyfriend/baby-daddy James Tupper left their respective spouses and children for each other. Now she’s pregnant with their child, a boy, and wants to get married before he’s born. James Tupper is a little hesitant, if only because of the small issue that he is still married to his estranged wife.

They went public with their romance in 2007, after Heche filed for divorce from her then-husband, Coley Laffoon, the father of her 6-year-old son Homer.

And now the actress is eager for Tupper to finalize his split from Katherine Mayfield, almost two years after he filed a petition for divorce.

A source tells Star magazine, “Anne has told him that it’s gone on long enough. She wants it finished.

“She doesn’t want to give birth to their son while his father is married to another woman. She knows how hard it is to get through a divorce, because she’s done it herself. But she can’t understand why it’s taking James so long to get his act together.”

San Francisco Chronicle

James might actually be deliberately avoiding ending his marriage. Anne was in a lesbian relationship before ‘changing her mind’ as she puts it, and she also has an alter ego ‘Celestia’ who is an alien. Or talks to aliens. Or wants to be an alien. Who can understand a word that comes out of that woman’s mouth? It’s kind of surprising they’ve lasted this long.

Anne Heche and James Tupper are shown out in Sundance on 1/17/09. Credit: WENN

Anne Heche, 39, is pregnant by her former Men in Trees costar, James Tupper, 43. Tupper and Heche met on the set of the now-canceled ABC show in 2006 when they were both married to other partners. They divorced their respective partners in order to be together, with Heche’s spring 2007 divorce garnering plenty of press as accusations were flung by both sides.

Anne’s ex husband, Coley Laffoon, alleged that she was not a proper caregiver to their now six year old son, Homer, and that she was unable to meet his basic needs. Anne and her ex were granted 50/50 custody of the boy, who now must fly from LA to Vancouver to visit his mother on weekends twice a month.

It looks like Heche will have a chance to screw up another child considering that she’s pregnant again. I’m surprised she’s still with Tupper and despite this supposedly happy news I don’t see them lasting. They both cheated on their partners to hook up together and there have been stories of them arguing loudly in public.

Heche and Tupper are said to be considering marriage, but there’s the still the issue of Heche’s divorce from her first husband, which isn’t quite settled yet. Heche may also have to curtail her lifestyle if she wants to bring another child into the world. In May she claimed she could no longer afford to pay child support of nearly $15,000 a month to her ex because she couldn’t find work. According to IMDB, Heche does have one film coming out, a “sex comedy” called Spread with Ashton Kutcher, and Tupper is working on a film as well. Now that their prospects have improved, it’s as good a time as any to have a child.

Anne Heche and James Tupper are shown out shopping in Beverly Hills with Homer on 10/24/08. They are also shown at the Race to End MS on 5/2/08. Credit: WENN

Anne Heche claims she can no longer afford to pay child support for her six-year-old son Homer, as she’s unemployed.

“I am continuing to look for work, but I have no offers pending and the impending strike by the Screen Actors Guild reduces my prospects for work even further,” Heche, 38, writes in court papers.

A judge Wednesday gave her a temporary break, saying she didn’t have to pay her next support payment to her ex Coley Laffoon, 34, covering the month of July. But Superior Court Judge Gail Ruderman Feuer ordered the actress to provide updated income and expense information.

In a court declaration, Heche indicated her financial straits were dire and that she can no longer afford to pay the $14,798 in monthly support, along with private school tuition for her 6-year-old son Homer, the mortgage on her house in Canada where Men In Trees filmed, rent on her Los Angeles home and car expenses.

“Since January 18, 2008, I have been unemployed and had no income from employment except for one very short-term contract for a movie role for which I received a total of $65,00, approximately the amount I received for one episode of Men In Trees, she writes.

People

I’m not sure where I sit on this idea. Anne’s ex-husband Coley Laffoon is getting a whole lot of child support for that kid, plus Anne is paying for his schooling. Coley must be damn pleased he married Anne, he claimed that his income was only $6,000 a year before he quit his job as a videographer to take care of Homer.

Anne, however, was making $65,000 an episode on Men in Trees, filming in Canada. Did she spend all of it? She lists her costs as being her mortgage, her rent, school tuition and child support for Homer, as well as her own car expenses. Why not get rid of one of your homes, or rent a smaller cheaper place? That money is going to take care of your kid, if you had custody of Homer you would still have to support him through the strike.

Reports are that the actor’s strike will go ahead, and a ‘defacto deadline’ of June 30th is preventing many films from beginning their shoot. Obviously Anne Heche thinks it will happen, and Hugh Laurie wants it to proceed. I am really hoping it doesn’t, in New Zealand we’re still waiting for new episodes to appear on TV following the writer’s strike.

Anne Heche and her boyfriend, James Tupper, are shown at the Race to Erase MS Gala on 5/2/08, thanks to WENN.

Anne Heche was on the “Late Late Show” with Craig Ferguson and in his funny “roll with me” interview style he got her to talk about some pretty controversial issues in her life.

On cheating with James Tupper
Ferguson first asked her if she fell in love with James Tupper on the set of their show, “Men in Trees,” and she admitted that they did have feelings for each other on set.

Then Ferguson told a story about how he fell for a woman he was playing lovers with, and Anne asked “Were you married at the time.” Craig said “yes,” and she asked “And did you stay married?” and he said “no.” (According to Wikipedia, Ferguson has been married and divorced twice, so this could have been true.)

Heche said “Neither did I [stay married]” and “it happens.”

Both Anne Heche and James Tupper were married and had children with their spouses when they hooked up on set.

On the tabloids
Ferguson asked “Do you get bothered by that? All the tabloids… chasing you around? You’ve had a few adventures in the tabloids.”

“I’ve had a few adventures in life.”

On being gay
Craig reminded Anne of running into her years ago in NY when he was hanging out with British director Brian Gibson, and she half-heartedly claimed to have remembered him.

Craig joked that he was making out with him, and Anne said “I didn’t know Brian was gay,” and he quickly shot in “Were you?”

He said “You were gay for a bit… you have an open mind.”

Anne said “I have yes – had an open mind. But then I make decisions, ‘I have an open mind, but then I’ve learned about that. Fantastic’”

“I have an open mind, I can change my mind.”

“There’s a door, we can close that door. We can go to another door.”

Toward the end of the interview Craig asked Anne about filming in Vancouver and whether she would consider becoming a Canadian citizen. She said “sure.” He reminded the audience that her boyfriend and co-star, James Tupper, is Canadian and that she might consider Canadian citizenship if she married him. Last week’s Star Magazine reported that they were planning a June wedding.

Here’s a clip:

Anne Heche is shown in the header image filming a movie on Robertson Boulevard with Ashton Kutcher on 4/4/08, thanks to Splash News.

Everyone’s favorite cheating crazy person, Anne Heche, is planning to marry her Men in Trees costar just as soon as she settles matters in that pesky divorce with her porn-loving husband, Coley Laffoon. Heche and Tupper plan to make it legal as soon as they’re able, and Heche, 38, wants another child because the court hasn’t granted her enough opportunity to mess up her first one:

“Anne is very happy with James and wants to remain with him for the rest of her life,” a friend of the actress tells Star. “She calls him her soul mate.” Also on her agenda – a child with James! “Anne doesn’t get to see [son] Homer like she used to, and it kills her,” adds the chum. “She misses him terribly.” Homer, 5, lives in L.A. with dad Coley, while Anne is in Vancouver filming the ABC dramedy.

[From Star Magazine, print edition, November 5, 2007]

Heche was granted 50/50 custody of her five year-old son, Homer, with her estranged and soon-to-be ex husband, Coley Laffoon. It came out in their divorce that Laffoon has been the primary caretaker for Homer since he was an infant. Laffoon claims that Homer gets upset after spending time with Heche and that she is incapable of meeting his basic needs.

Maybe Heche thinks she can get it right the second time, or maybe she’s delusional enough to believe that she didn’t do anything wrong with her son and deserves another child. Either way, I hope she doesn’t reproduce again. If she does, maybe Tupper will get custody in the divorce. He’s got to be stupid enough to have a baby with her considering that he left his wife and child to hook up Heche and is supposedly about to marry her.

Anne and James are shown at the ABC upfronts in May, thanks to PRPhotos.