Van Still The Man, Dad Again At 64...HOAX!!!!

[RonJonSurfer]

Singer Van Morrison a father again, at 64

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Van Morrison became a father again on Monday at the age of 64 after his manager gave birth to a son he described as "the spitting image of his daddy."

"Gigi (Lee) and Van Morrison are proud to announce the birth of their first born son, George Ivan Morrison III," the Belfast-born Morrison said on his website, www.vanmorrison.com.

"Little Van, born Dec 28, 2009 -- the spitting image of his daddy. He is a dual citizen of Northern Ireland/United Kingdom and the United States," the statement added.

A spokesman for Morrison said the couple have kept the birth location private. Asked whether Lee was the wife or girlfriend of the notoriously private Morrison, the spokesman said he could confirm only that Lee was his manager and executive producer of his recent "'Astral Weeks' Live at the Hollywood Bowl" concert DVD.

Morrison, whose 45-year career spans soul, blues, jazz, R&B and country, has a 39-year-old daughter, singer-songwriter Shana Morrison, from his first marriage to Janet "Planet" Minto. Famed for such tunes as "Gloria" and "Brown Eyed Girl," he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 but declined to attend the ceremony.

Edited December 31, 2009 by Guest

[Farin]

oh... DAD

at first I read that as something else

but in this case, good for him I guess

[RonJonSurfer]

Maybe I should have reworded that headline???

[Farin]

or maybe I should just learn to pay attention to what I'm reading

[skybluesky]

From Yahoo News today :

Morrison baby announcement was hoax: statement

AFP/Getty Images/File – Music legend Van Morrison, seen here performing in 2004. An announcement that Morrison had become a father …

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DUBLIN (AFP) – An announcement that music legend Van Morrison had become a father again aged 64 was a hoax, apparently due to hackers targetting his website, a statement issued in his name said Thursday.

The brief announcement on his official website earlier this week said veteran singer, famous for songs like "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Moondance," was the proud father of a new son, George Ivan Morrison III.

It added that the newborn was the "the spitting image of his daddy" and was a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States. The news was published around the world.

But on Thursday, a statement issued on his behalf said he had asked his management "to carry out an immediate investigation into a hacking attack which took place on my website on December 29th last.

"Claims were made relating to my personal life in a 'statement' purporting to come from me. Once these claims were brought to our attention, they were taken down from the site.

"The comments... did not come from me. They are completely and utterly without foundation," said the statement, issued by public relations company Fleishman-Hilliard International.

The original announcement said the child was born to Morrison and his wife and manager Gigi Lee on Monday.

But a senior Fleishman-Hilliard executive described as a friend of the reclusive musician told RTE state radio that the singer had assured him the story was "completely false" -- and that he had not heard of Gigi Lee.

"None of it is true," said John Saunders, regional president of the company, adding that it was the second hacking incident in three months.

"When I spoke to Van a short while ago I said, like, do you even know this person and he has never heard the name at any stage in the past. He doesn't know who this person is."

Morrison's statement added: "For the avoidance of all doubt and in the interests of clarity, I am very happily married to Michelle Morrison with whom I have two wonderful children."

Van Morrison's website had a message on its front page Thursday saying only: "New website coming soon."

Van Morrison -- known to his fans as Van the Man -- first found fame in the 1960s with the band Them, but his solo career really took off with "Astral Weeks" in 1968, widely regarded as a groundbreaking album.

He has continued recording regularly as his youthful good looks have collapsed into a more rumpled stage persona, and last year performed "Astral Weeks" live for the first time in 40 years.