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Robert De Niro, aged 79, welcomes seventh child

In an interview for ET Canada published on Tuesday, the 79-year-old spoke about his own family while promoting the upcoming comedy film About My Father.

When discussing Robert's experiences with fatherhood, the interviewer stated, "I know you have six kids," to which the actor replied, "Seven, actually."

"I just had a baby," he divulged.

Robert did not share any further details, such as the mother of the child. His representative confirmed the news.

Elsewhere in the interview, the Taxi Driver star reflected on the relationships he has with his children.

Britney Spears asks judge to remove her father as her conservator

The singer's life has been controlled by a court-ordered conservatorship since 2008 after her public breakdown.

A temporary conservator, Jodi Montgomery, was appointed in 2019 after her father Jamie Spears stepped down due to health issues.

Spears is now requesting that Montgomery be made permanent.

What are the conservatorships?

Spears' conservatorship is split into two parts - one is for her estate and financial affairs, the other is for her as a person.

Meghan's father may not attend ceremony

Mr Markle told celebrity news website TMZ, at his home in Mexico, that he had decided not to attend his daughter's wedding to Prince Harry.

Kensington Palace issued a statement saying it was "a deeply personal moment for Ms Markle".

It follows Mail on Sunday reports that Ms Markle's father had staged pictures for a paparazzi photographer.

The widely circulated photographs showed him being measured for a wedding suit and looking at newspaper stories about his daughter.

Finding out dad isn't your biological father

Up to 3 per cent of people are the genetic offspring of someone other than the man they think, according to UNSW Professor Rob Brooks and Swinburne University of Technology Professor Michael Gilding, who have both studied misattributed paternity.

Possible scenarios include mum having multiple sexual partners at the time of the child's conception, undisclosed adoption, medical mistakes, the parents using a sperm donor to conceive or "dad" arriving on the scene when the child is too young to remember.

In some cases, dad may not even realise himself.

Tongan Father facing 27 charges of incest against his two daughters

Police said they immediately arrested the 42-year-old man from Folaha after receiving a complaint on Monday, Radio Tonga news report says.

Police said the daughters are 17 and 18 years old and their mother is still alive.

Police have released no further details about the inicident.