Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr. shoot extra scenes as Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes in Camden for Guy Ritchie’s next movie. They were called back on set after studio bosses told Ritchie to weave in a new plot involving Holmes’ nemesis Moriarty Quins.
Samantha Burke, Jude Law’s pregnant lady friend, introduced herself to the world yesterday — literally.
Samantha told a throng of reporters, “Hi, I’m Samantha Burke” — and then her lawyer read a brief statement before Samantha asked everyone to respect her privacy.
Aspiring actress and Florida model Samantha Burke is the mother of Jude Law’s fourth child, her attorney says.
“Ms. Burke can confirm that she did in fact have a relationship with Mr. Law and that she has informed Mr. Law that she is expecting his child later this fall,” the lawyer, who is not identified, tells TMZ.com. “Since informing Mr. Law of the pregnancy, he has been nothing but responsive and supportive of Ms. Burke and the pregnancy.”
A Florida friend of Burke’s also tells People that the model told her she was “pregnant from Jude Law.”
Law’s rep declined to comment.
On Wednesday, the actor, who has three children with ex-wife Sadie Frost, announced he was expecting a fourth child with an unidentified former lover.
Law, 36, next will appear in Hamlet on Broadway in October, and will star with Robert Downey Jr. in the film Sherlock Holmes opening on Christmas Day.
“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,” his rep tells Usmagazine.com. in a statement. “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.”
Law, 36, split from wife Sadie Frost in 2003 after six years of marriage. They are parents to Rafferty, 12, Iris, 8, and Rudy, 6.
He and G.I. Joe star Sienna Miller called called off their engagement in 2005 after Law admitted to having an affair with his children’s nanny, Daisy Wright. They briefly reconciled, but broke up for good in 2006.
Law, who is currently single, will next star in Sherlock Holmes, opening Dec. 25. He’ll also appear in Hamlet on Broadway beginning this October.
The night after Jude Law started a controversy by — accidentally, he claims — striking a female photographer attempting to snap a picture of him in London, the actor was booed and heckled by the paparazzi gathered outside the Wyndhams Theatre while he tried to sign autographs for fans.
The obviously agitated Jude even got face-to-face with one photog who had a problem with Law’s behavior the previous night.
It was obviously an accident and there are no photos that have surfaced showing him hitting her in the face. I’ve only seen the ones where he looked like he was raising an arm to shoo away the snappers.