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Mel Gibson and his girlfriend welcome a baby girl

Mel Gibson and his girlfriend welcome a baby girl

Mel Gibson and his girlfriend are welcoming the birth of the couple's first child -- making the Oscar-winner a father for the eighth time. Gibson's publicist Alan Nierob said Monday that Oksana Grigorieva gave birth to a baby girl named Lucia on Friday at a hospital in Los Angeles.

Colin Farrell welcomes baby boy Henry

Colin Farrell welcomes baby boy Henry

It's another boy for Colin Farrell. A spokeswoman for the 33-year-old Irish-born actor said Friday that Farrell and Polish actress Alicja Bachleda welcomed son Henry Tadeusz Farrell on Oct. 7. The couple met while filming "Ondine."

 

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