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"Surprise!\r\nCharlize Theron is now a mom!\r\n\r\nA rep for the Oscar-winning actress, 36, tells Us Weekly in a Wednesday statement:\r\n&amp;quot;Charlize Theron has adopted a child.&amp;#xA0; She is the proud mom of a healthy baby boy named Jackson.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAccording to a source close to the single Young Adult star, little Jackson was born in the United States, and is African-American. Jackson is the first child for Theron.\r\n&amp;quot;She has always wanted to be a mom,&amp;quot; the source tells Us. &amp;quot;She is glad to be able to do it on her own now and is so happy to be a mom.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe never-married South African beauty split with actor Stuart Townsend in January 2010 after nine years together -- and the breakup prompted a whole new chapter in her life.\r\nShe told the December 2011 issue of Vogue, &amp;quot;This is the first time [being single] in my life. From the time I was 19, I&amp;apos;ve been in  relationships, literally gone from one to the other within a month.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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