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"Time to set up a play date! Following the surprise news that Jersey Shore star Paul &amp;quot;Pauly D&amp;quot; DelVecchio is a new dad, costar Snooki, who is mom to 14-month-old son Lorenzo, is sharing her congratulations.\r\n&amp;quot;YAY so happy for Pauly!!&amp;quot; she says in a statement to Us Weekly. &amp;quot;Now Lorenzo has a girlfriend! Pauly will be an amazing father.&amp;quot; (Snooki welcomed her first child with fiance Jionni LaValle in August 2012.)\r\n\r\nThe 26-year-old reality star and DJ confirmed to TMZ on Tuesday, Oct. 22 that he recently welcomed a baby girl with a former fling. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m proud I&amp;apos;m a father,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I am excited to embark on this new part of my life.&amp;quot;\r\nA source tells Us that Pauly D only found out he was a father recently. &amp;quot;She contacted him after the baby was born. He of course had to take precautions before believing the baby was his, but he is definitely excited to be a dad,&amp;quot; the insider explains. &amp;quot;Pauly is taking responsibility and will be in this child&amp;apos;s life one way or another.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nPauly D&amp;apos;s relationship with the mother, who used to work as a cocktail waitress, was a &amp;quot;one time hook up,&amp;quot; the source tell Us. TMZ reports that the woman is 26 and hooked up with Pauly D in Vegas. She currently lives in New Jersey, and an insider tells Us she also has a son from a previous relationship.\r\n\r\nOn Tuesday, Pauly D retweeted a congratulatory message from AKR Public Relations. &amp;quot;Excited for my dear @DJPaulyD who is going to be an amazing father!&amp;quot; owner Amanda K. Ruisi wrote. &amp;quot;Proud of you. xoxo Auntie Amanda.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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