Jude Law refusing to see newborn baby until DNA tests prove paternity

Hollywood film star Jude Law has refused to see a newborn baby, being claimed to be his daughter, until DNA tests prove the paternity of the child.

Model Sam Burke claims that her daughter Sophia, born in Florida on Tuesday, is the product of a fling with the 36-year-old actor.

Jude, however, was not present at the baby’s birth, and even refused to make the three-hour trip from New York, where he's starring in Hamlet.

“Jude is still very cautious about Sam and Sophia. Until he is 100 per cent certain she is his daughter he is only communicating through lawyers,” the News of the World quoted one of the actor’s pals as saying.

“If he is the father he will meet his obligations to the child. He's hoping for an early chance to establish that he is genuinely her dad,” the friend added.

Sam is said to have told people closer to her that Jude paid her for antenatal care and for the birth.

However, Jude’s friend said: “It was an act of kindness rather than an admission that he was the dad.”

The paper further reports that Sam’s representatives are negotiating a six-figure deal for pictures of the baby, but Jude's lawyers have asked her not to talk to the media until they agree a financial package if the baby is confirmed as his.

Sam's gran Delores accused Jude of taking advantage, saying: “She's a lovely outgoing girl and he's a lot older man, with three children from a failed marriage (to Sadie Frost). It breaks your heart.”