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"Looks like Snooki&amp;apos;s son Lorenzo has a new playmate! Jersey Shore star Pauly D is now a father to a baby girl, he confirmed to TMZ on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The reality star and DJ (real name: Paul DelVecchio) recently welcomed a child with a former fling.\r\n\r\nAlthough the ex has yet to be named, TMZ says she&amp;apos;s 26, and that the pair hooked up in Las Vegas and that she currently resides with the little one in New Jersey.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m proud I&amp;apos;m a father,&amp;quot; Pauly D told TMZ. &amp;quot;I am excited to embark on this new part of my life.&amp;quot; (TMZ reports that the star took a paternity test, and that he has already accepted responsibility for the little girl, who was born a few months ago.)\r\n\r\nIt&amp;apos;s the first child for the MTV star. His castmate Nicole &amp;quot;Snooki&amp;quot; Polizzi is mom to Lorenzo, nearly 14 months, with fiance Jionni LaValle.\r\n&amp;#xA0;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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