Jude Law to become a father for the fifth time

Jude Law is set to become a dad again - his ex-girlfriend is pregnant.

The child will be the Sherlock Holmes star's fifth.

His representative tells People.com, "I can confirm that Jude Law and Catherine Harding are expecting a child together in the spring. Whilst they are no longer in a relationship, they are both wholeheartedly committed to raising their child.

"They consider this a private matter and other than this confirmation no statement will be made. I ask that you respect the privacy of all parties involved and their families."

Law has three kids, sons Rafferty and Rudy and daughter Iris, from his marriage to British actress Sadie Frost, while the 41 year old also fathered a girl named Sophia, five, during a fling with American model Samantha Burke.