Linda Evangelista :::Case for Her baby support

The billionaire father of Linda Evangelista's baby wanted her to abort their son, her lawyer has claimed as the supermodel meets her former boyfriend in court over child support. And taking the stand, François-Henri Pinault admitted he had broken up with the supermodel after discovering she was pregnant four months into their relationship. "I didn't even know her," he said. The clash could eclipse even the deal reached by musician Sean Combs, aka P. Diddy, who agreed to pay $US19,000 a month to the mother of his first son. The bitter trial, which kicked off on yesterday and is expected to last four days, is set to spell out the childcare obligations of Pinault, who is now married to Hollywood actress Salma Hayek. Evangelista gave birth to their son Augie, now five, after her short relationship with Pinault, and has claimed in the run-up to the trial that she wants a staggering $46,000 a month for his care.

 She claimed the vast sum is to cover the youngster's around-the-clock nanny, at a cost of $7000 a month, and armed drivers, costing as much as $16,000 a month, the New York Post reported. Pinault had criticised Evangelista for her outlandish demands, suggesting the money was in fact for "mom support"; she maintained she was modelling or working on her image at all hours of the day. In a move that shows they are readying for a bitter feud, Evangelista's lawyer William Beslow recounted a conversation the former couple shared in January 2006. "After some initial happiness, he told her he wished she would terminate the pregnancy," Beslow told a support magistrate. Evangelista, who was then in her early 40s, told Pinault she would keep the baby, the Post reported. "She would support the child herself, since he had made it perfectly clear to her that he had no interest in doing so. And she did." Arriving at court, Evangelista, 46, looked ready for business, dressed in a smart floral-print shirt, knee-length black skirt and sunglasses, with her hair cut into a sleek bob. Pinault, who began dating Hayak while Evangelista was pregnant, watched his former girlfriend with a bemused smile, the Post reported.

 As he took the witness stand, Pinault said he found out she was pregnant in early 2006 and admitted he broke up with her on hearing the news. "She was so happy to be pregnant," he said. "But it was not planned. I decided to stop the relationship at that point." He added: "We were dating four months and I didn't even know her very much." He went on to say he believed she had intentionally become pregnant and that he had no part in deciding whether she should keep the baby or not. He added: "I told her I would recognize the baby, which I did. I would take my responsibility and I did." The 49-year-old is chief executive of PPR, the conglomerate that owns Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci and Bottega Veneta. He has an annual income is heir to an $11.5 billion family estate.

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