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  • Morena Baccarin: “One Million Years Pregnant” And Getting Ready To Deal With Custody Battle

    Morena Baccarin: “One Million Years Pregnant” And Getting Ready To Deal With Custody Battle

    Morena Baccarin is slowing down these days now that Gotham, the show she films with her baby’s soon-to-be dad Ben McKenzie, has ceased filming and she has wrapped touring to promote Deadpool.

    Though, Morena Baccarin admits, slowing down when she already has a toddler running around is nearly impossible.

    Morena Baccarin said recently, “I’m one million years pregnant! I’m feeling good, and I’m now at the point where I can chill out a bit.”

    She continued, “With a toddler, chilling out is hard to do,” and added, “I’m nesting.”

    Morena Baccarin is due any day now with her second child, but soon afterward, she’ll have to deal with some custody drama.

    Morena Baccarin shares custody of her son, Julius, 2, with her estranged husband, Austin Chick. The couple had previously agreed to share custody and Chick moved to New York, where Baccarin was filming Gotham, to co-parent.

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    However, when Chick found out about her romance with Ben McKenzie, he changed his mind and moved back to Los Angeles and challenged her for custody of their son.

    Court papers said Chick “shipped some furniture there and actually stayed there with the child for approximately two weeks in July. Apparently he changed his mind and returned to Los Angeles with the child when he learned that [Baccarin] had a new boyfriend.”

    A hearing was set for the custody proceedings, but Morena Baccarin was put on bedrest by her doctor. So, the actress will have to deal with it after the birth of her second son.

    Hopefully Morena Baccarin can get her custody battle ironed out so that she can begin living her life with McKenzie.

    What do you think about Morena Baccarin’s upcoming battle with estranged husband Austin Chick?

  • Morena Baccarin, Ben McKenzie Show Off Baby-to-Be at Gotham Independent Film Awards, Following Child and Spousal Support Order

    Morena Baccarin and Ben McKenzie were showing off her pronounced baby bump and clearly wearing the glow of impending parenthood at the Gotham Independent Film Awards on Monday. The two are expecting their first baby together.

    It was less than a couple of weeks ago, however, that Morena Baccarin received an order from the court to pay both spousal support and child support to estranged husband Austin Chick. She will have to pay more than $20,000 in spousal support, as well as $2,693 per month in child support until their son Julius–who is now two–turns 18, according to a report from People magazine.

    The Gotham costars wowed the crowd at the awards show. Morena Baccarin wore a white dress that accentuated that burgeoning belly–she is in her second trimester–and Ben McKenzie wore a black pinstripe suit.

    Baccarin and McKenzie began working together on Gotham in 2014. They announced this past September that they were dating, and just days later shared their baby news, too.

    This will be the first child for Ben McKenzie– a former O.C. star. He and Morena Baccarin plan to marry, but she obviously will need to finalize her divorce with Austin Chick before that can take place.

  • Morena Baccarin Boasts Visible Baby Bump On NYC Date Night With Ben McKenzie Amidst Custody Turmoil

    Morena Baccarin Boasts Visible Baby Bump On NYC Date Night With Ben McKenzie Amidst Custody Turmoil

    Morena Baccarin got all dressed up for a date night with boyfriend Ben McKenzie on Wednesday, but despite her efforts on just perfect dress, makeup, and hair, all eyes were on her baby bump. It’s growing rapidly, making Morena Baccarin a positively adorable pregnant woman.

    It was at the Sierra Club’s Act in Paris that Morena Baccarin and Ben McKenzie enjoyed their date night. His arm was lovingly draped around her, as she sported a black and white sparkling dress that hugged her belly.

    The former Homeland star is expecting her first child with Ben McKenzie. She already has a two-year-old son with estranged husband Austin Chick. Morena Baccarin and Chick are presently engaged in a bicoastal custody battle over Julian. Chick was going to relocate to New York to co-parent the little boy. That’s where Gotham, in which both Morena Baccarin and Ben McKenzie star, is filmed. When Austin Chick learned Baccarin and McKenzie were both seeing each other and expecting a baby together, he refused to relocate, preferring instead to remain in L.A.

    “Austin was totally shocked when he found out about the affair,” a source tells E! News. “Totally blindsided. When Morena left him for Ben, Austin was devastated — completely shocked.”

    Morena Baccarin is unable to travel frequently between New York and L.A. because of both her pregnancy and work.

    Do you think Austin Chick will eventually relent and move to New York so he can spend more time with their son? Or will he fight for Morena Baccarin to start making the trip more frequently after her baby is born?

  • Nina Dobrev Talks ‘Busy Weekend’ of Alleged Hook-ups at Comic-Con

    Nina Dobrev seems to be a hot ticket now that Ian Somerhalder is no longer in the picture, and there is constant speculation about who she might hook up with next.

    The Vampire Diaries actress addressed the dating rumors and speculation Thursday at the Let’s Be Cops red carpet premiere at the ArcLight in Hollywood looking beautiful in a Zuhair Murad dress, Salvatore Ferragamo heels and Tiffany & Co. jewels.

    Dobrev told E! News she can totally relate to her character, who falls for a phony cop, in the film.

    “I went on a date once with a police officer, unbeknownst to me,” said the 25-year-old actress. “I thought he was a regular guy. And when I found out that he was a police officer…I wasn’t so into it. I got paranoid that I would illegally cross the street and get a ticket for jay walking. I thought he was gonna arrest me every five seconds, so it obviously didn’t go anywhere after that…Even when I’m not doing something wrong, when there’s a police officer [around], I suddenly feel guilty for nothing.”

    As to all the rumors of a plethora of hook-ups with the likes of Orlando Bloom, Ben McKenzie, David Anders, and Derek Theler—and that was just over the San Diego Comic-Con weekend—Dobrev said she was surprised her friends bought into the speculation.

    “If all of my personal friends that know me so well are texting me and asking me and calling me, if they’re believing it, then I couldn’t imagine what everyone else in the world is believing,” she marveled.

    “I had a busy weekend at Comic-Con!” she joked. “I was linked to like 10, 15 guys apparently.

    “Stay tuned for next year—I’m gonna have a kissing booth!” she said with a sly little wink.

    Image via Nina Dobrev, Instagram