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Baby Boom: Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and Paula Jai Parker Expecting Children

Posted Jun 17th 2008 6:06AM by Jawn Murray
Filed under: BV Buzz

By Jawn Murray, BlackVoices.comKenny Babyface Edmonds & Paula Jai Parker

Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and his girlfriend, dancer Nikki Pantenburg are expecting a new baby this fall.

The Grammy-winning singer, who celebrated his 50th birthday on April 10, has been dating the 35-year-old dancer since January 2007.

The celebrated songwriter, known for R&B gems like 'Whip Appeal,' 'Never Keeping Secrets,' 'Soon As I Get Home,' and 'When Will I See You,' already has two sons, Brandon and Dylan from his marriage to Hollywood executive Tracey Edmonds.

Nikki Pantenburg & Kenny Babyface EdmondsThey divorced in October 2005.

Edmonds last album was the covers CD, 'Playlist,' the first offering from the newly re-launched Mercury Records Label.

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Actress Paula Jai Parker is expecting her first child with her husband, Forrest Martin.

The couple met in 2004 on the Memphis set of 'Hustle & Flow,' where Martin, who had just graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from The University of Tennessee was working as an intern.

Parker almost passed on shooting the critically-acclaimed movie and only took the part at the urging of her friends and film co-stars, Taraji P. Henson and Anthony

Anderson.

The couple wed the following year.

Paula Jai Parker & Forrest Martin

"We're so excited," the actress said, breaking the news to me. "It's too early to tell if it's a boy or a girl."

The pair has been married three years and this is their first child.

Parker has worked in both film ('Sprung'/'Phone Booth') and television ('The Wayans Brothers'/'The Apollo Comedy Hour'). She's currently featured in the DVD release, 'Cover.'

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1. WOW, KENNY THAT WAS FAST. I WOULD THINK A MAN OF YOUR AGE WOULD BE CAREFUL DURING THIS TIME OF SO MANY DISEASE, NOT SAYING THE YOUNG LADY HAS ANYTHING BUT THAT WAS FAST.

LORRAINE at 8:00AM on Jun 17th 2008

2. I congratulate Baby face and his girlfriend on their soon to be baby! Hey if Kenny feel it's right for him than more power to him. Age don't mean a THING! I'm sure Kenny is careful and who cares if this young lady is young! Just as long the both of them are HAPPY and LOVE each other,that is all that MATTERS! Look at Tracey when she married Eddie? That was right after the divorce with Babyface? They didn't stay married for too long? That man can still sing he is on Lil Wayne's CD and STILL HAS IT GOING ON!!!!!!!!!

Now, Paula Jai Parker I congratulate her and her husband too on their baby to be! She is really down to earth and was ready to settle down with a good loving man!

Congrates to all of them! at 10:11PM on Jun 17th 2008

3. Babyface and Tracey were divorced 3 years ago. Babyface is not MOVING FAST he is right where he wants to be!

Congrats to all of them! at 10:14PM on Jun 17th 2008

4. I find it interesting how much Babyface's lady looks like Tracey...

Tanya at 10:48AM on Jun 18th 2008

5. It seems Baby Face likes them very light-skinned or bi-racial. Congrats Face. And I agree she does favor Tracy Edmonds features.

Ironic at 2:21AM on Jun 20th 2008

6. power to both couples, life is to short, enjoy it. never mind what people think because you cant please every one, besides your living your life no one eles. peace to baby face and his family, keep making them jams and them babies brotha man, i got your back

brothadrew at 11:09PM on Jun 20th 2008

7. peace to baby face and his loved ones, dont worry about the negative statements people say, you cant please every one so ya gotta please your self, life is to short for that stuff. Keep making those jams and those babies brotha man , i got ya back

brothadrew at 11:56PM on Jun 20th 2008

8. peace to baby face and his loved ones, keep doing what your doing brotha man and dont worry about folks negative statements, life is to short, enjoy it for all its worth, you cant please every one so ya gotta please your self, keep making those jams and those babies, i got ya back ...peace

brothadrew at 12:08AM on Jun 21st 2008

9. I am happy for Babyface because babies are a blessing. I just wish him and his wife could have worked things out. They were a beautiful couple and and it would have been nice if the boys could have grown up with they're mom and dad, black children miss out on that opportunity all too much.

t-love at 6:50AM on Jun 21st 2008

10. We concern ourselves with the little things in life when all teh big major things are going on around us. Who cares that babyface got his young girlfriend pregnant. Is it any of our business. Hopefully their happy and the baby is fine. He's single big deal. Maybe we should show some concern about out economy and the troubles this world is going through instead of who got who pregnant....Be concerned about our next president and Pray that we are not headed for damn nation,,,

Donn at 7:30AM on Jun 21st 2008

11. Lorraine,does being with a person for a long time makes them disease free? I don't think so! As long as they were both tested a year and a half being to fast is up to the individual.

Christina at 1:36PM on Jun 21st 2008

12. Maybe Babyface's girlfriend got pregnant on purpose? Was it the $$$$ or was it LOVE? They both didn't know eachother that long? Maybe I am wrong, who knows the couple could be in love and maybe getting married in the future?

KEE, KEE 4 U at 2:51AM on Jun 25th 2008

13. JK APPARENTLY YOU CANT UNDERSTAND THE THINGS YOU READ SO WHAT IF BABY IS ABOUT TO HAVE ANOTHER BABY IF HE'S HAPPY SO BE IT. THAT HIS BUSINESS EITHER WE AS FAN'S ARE HAPPY FOR HIM OR WERE NOT.. ALSO ANTHONY ANDERSON AND TARAJI P. HENDERSON ARE NOT MARRIED TO EACH OTHER AS MATTER OF FACT SHE IS NOT EVEN MARRIED!!! PAY ATTENTION YOU THE WORDS YOU READ PAULA JAI PARKER IS MARRIED AND WE ARE HAPPY FOR HER AND BABYFACE

CHECK MATE at 11:55AM on Jun 25th 2008

14. eew. he slept with her? eew!

he's really desparate. poor thing.

genesis at 11:25AM on Jun 29th 2008

15. ok my bad. the heading read like babyface and paula are expecting a child together.

whew! what a relief.

genesis at 11:27AM on Jun 29th 2008

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