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Van Morrison: Baby Reports "Utterly Without Foundation"

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Reports that Van Morrison had become a father again at 64 resulted from a hoax apparently because the singer's website was hacked, according to Agence France-Press.

Morrison said in a statement Thursday that the post stating that he fathered a child, George Ivan Morrison III, with wife-manager Gigi Lee was "utterly without foundation." He doesn't even know a Gigi Lee.

"Claims were made relating to my personal life in a 'statement' purporting to come from me," the statement read. "Once these claims were brought to our attention, they were taken down from the site. The comments ... did not come from me."

The statement was issued on Morrison's behalf by the Dublin branch of the U.S.-based public relations firm Fleishman-Hillard Inc. Morrison's Hollywood-based representative, Phil Lobel, told The Associated Press in an e-mail Thursday that the original announcement was based on the hacked website posting and "all those with Van Morrison regret any confusion this may have caused."

John Saunders, senior partner of the PR firm in Europe, said Morrison doesn't ... read more

Van Morrison Welcomes a Son at 64

Van Morrison

Maybe it's a brown-eyed boy?

Van Morrison and his wife, GiGi Lee, have welcomed a son, George Ivan Morrison III, the rocker announced on his website.

"Little Van, born Dec 28, 2009 — the spitting image of his daddy. He is a dual citizen of ...
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Snap Judgment: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Robert DeNiro and Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Yeah, it used to bug me too how he cracked up all the time during SNL skits, but there's no denying that Jimmy Fallon is a funny guy. But is he late-night-talk-show funny? Let's investigate! read more

Austin City Limits, Van Morrison Scott Newton/KLRU/PBS
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