François-Henri Pinault

Linda Evangelista is asking for $46,000 in child support payments from Francois-Henri Pinault. Per month. That is not a typo.

Now, for the first time since the public learned he's the father of Evangelista's four-year old son, Augustin, Pinault is speaking out about the situation - and denying all charges that he's been "paying zero" toward the child's well-being, as stated by the super model's attorney.

In an interview with the French issue of Elle, Pinault says he has "recognized" his son since 2007 and that "at every possible opportunity he has participated in my family life whether in France or the United States."

The boy is "totally integrated within my family," adds Pinault, saying he's even interacted with Valentina, the child Pinault fathered with Hayek in 2007. The billionaire and the actress were married in 2009.

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The long-held secret is out in the open: Francois-Henri Pinault is the father of Linda Evangelista's four-year old son.

Now, the super model wants the billionaire - who is married to Salma Hayek and also a father to her toddler - to pay. Literally. Exorbitantly.

Evangelista appeared in Manhattan Family Court yesterday and asked for $46,000 per month in child support, a number that would be the "largest support order in the history of the Family Court," said the man who will decide whether or not she gets it, Support Magistrate Matthew Troy.

How could anyone spend $46,000 per month? Evangelista says she needs $175,000/year for gun-toting chauffeurs, along with $80,000/year for around-the-clock child care.

The father of Linda Evangelista's four-year old son has finally been identified, and it's the man many suspected in 2007.

According to The New York Post, the Victoria's Secret model was in court yesterday to hammer out an agreement with François-Henri Pinault, the billionaire married to Salma Hayek. The action taken there confirms this CEO is the father of two different toddlers with two different beauties.

He and Hayek have a four-year old daughter named Valentina.

No agreement was reached in court, as Pinault did not show up for the hearing due to a misunderstanding said his lawyer, David Aronson.

"We had understood that it was to be a brief, telephone conference, to bring Magistrate Troy up to date on what the status was," the attorney told the newspaper.

Pinault and Hayek were not together when he impregnated Evangelista.

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The Spencer Pratt-Heidi Montag wedding may have gotten all the attention, but over in Europe, Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault - who quietly married at City Hall in Paris on Valentine's Day - also walked down the aisle again Saturday.

The two wed on the second floor at the Teatro La Fenice, an opera house in Venice, Italy, where guests arrived by boat, with Venitian masks covering their faces.

Among the celeb attendees: Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas and wife Melanie Griffith, Woody Harrelson and Edward Norton.

Lilies, orchids and other blooms were delivered earlier in the day, so the wedding of Francois-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek had a strong floral scent.

A five-course reception banquet took place after the ceremony.

The newlyweds with their adorable baby daughter, Valentina.

The weekend celebration began with a rehearsal dinner at historic Punta Della Dogana. Guests at the masked ball included former French president Jacques Chirac and wife Bernadette and Charlize Theron and her beau, Stuart Townsend.

Asked about her feelings for her Francois-Henri Pinault, Salma Hayek, 42, told April's In Style, "He's the best." Truly moving praise if it ever existed.

Follow the jump for a photo of Salma in her wedding dress ...

Salma Hayek has been in the news for the following in recent months:

• Uttering hilarious 30 Rock quotes
• Carrying adorable new baby Valentina
• Marrying baby daddy Francois-Henri Pinault

The latter, which took place in February, was apparently so much fun that the lovebirds will be saying "I Do" for the second time this weekend in Italy.

"They are being very hush hush about it," a source tells Us Weekly of the couple, who are proud parents to daughter Valentina, 19 months.

Another source says Salma Hayek, 42, and Francois-Henri Pinault, 46, the loaded chief executive of PPR - which owns Louis Vuitton and other luxury brands - are flying their close friends to Venice to celebrate for the entire weekend.

They first got engaged in March 2007, but split on July 18, 2008 - before tying the knot at City Hall in Paris' Sixth Arrondissement earlier this year.

Congratulations again to the happy, extremely rich couple! Click to enlarge more pictures of Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault ...

Salma Hayek has married French businessman Francois-Henri Pinault, Monday's online edition of the weekly French newsmagazine Le Point reports.

Hayek, 42, and Pinault, 46, were officially married on Saturday – St. Valentine's Day – in the City Hall of the Sixth Arrondissement in central Paris.

Interestingly, Hayek has been making hilarious 30 Rock quotes of late as the show's guest star - and last week's episode was "St. Valentine's Day."

There had been reports that the couple – whose daughter, Valentina Paloma Pinault, was born in Los Angeles in September 2007 – was back on.

They had called off their engagement to be married in July 2008.

Francois Henri-Pinault gets props from his homies after marrying one of the world's most beautiful women, Salma Hayek, in his hometown of Paris, France.

Friends of the couple say that a Paris trip in September and another in November helped rekindle Salma Hayek's relationship with Francois-Henri Pinault.

Last week, Hayek told TV host Rachael Ray that when she kisses (30 Rock star) Alec Baldwin, "I keep telling Francois, 'I imagine I was kissing you.'"

Francois-Henri Pinault is CEO of the luxury giant PPR and the son of one of France's richest men, Francois Pinault, whose fortune was estimated at $16.9 billion.

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At a Sunday soccer match in the French city of Rennes, the capacity crowd couldn't stop staring at Salma Hayek and her ex, Francois-Henri Pinault.

Yes, Francois-Henri Pinault is big in that country.

"They were very together," said one fan who sat near the couple as local team Rennes FC took on rival Sochaux. "They talked a lot during the match and exchanged tender looks. ... They seemed very much in synch with each other."

Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault, a luxury goods mogul, have a 2-year-old daughter, Valentina Paloma. They called off their engagement in July.

But in recent weeks, it seems that the very private pair may be moving closer toward a reconciliation. Just last month, Pinault and the former 30 Rock and Ugly Betty guest star were spotted looking cozy in L.A. and back in his native France.

The soccer outing in Rennes marked the couple's first public appearance in Pinault's hometown – a city of importance in his family's billion-dollar empire.

We're depressed to report that Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault have called off their engagement. The couple has a daughter named Valentina.

"We are sad to announce the engagement of Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault has been canceled," Hayek's rep said in a statement to USA Today. "There will be no further comment."

The news isn't too shocking, we suppose, considering Hayek's view of marriage. She told the April issue of Glamour that she didn't see the "need" for it.

"Do I think we are going to get married? Probably. Will it make a difference? I hope not," she said. "You want to grow old with someone, you want to have a partner and to have children — we have all those things... Some people need the commitment. Maybe we'll just make the party!"

If you thought the announcement of Andrew Firestone and Ivana Bozilovic getting married was exciting, check out this wedding news:

Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault are close to walking down the aisle!

The 41-year old actress and French billionaire - who have a child together - are planning a ceremony for August in Saint-Tropez, according to People en Espanol.

Congratulations to Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault! We're so happy for these soon-to-be newlyweds.

"The happy bachelor is probably very proud and happy that he was able to change Salma's mind," said a source close to the couple, regarding Hayek's long-held stance that marriage was not something she envisioned for her future.

We're equally pleased. These two are adorable together!

He's definitely Salma Hayek's baby daddy and has more money than God, and may or may not have fathered an illegitimate child with Linda Evangelista at some point.

But that's a separate discussion for another time.

Today, we're here to celebrate the birthday of Francois-Henri Pinault. The French billionaire business big shot is 46 today! Yee-ha!

Also celebrating a birthday today? Perpetually pregnant and beautiful conservative talk show host Elisabeth Hasselbeck! Give it up for 31-year-old Liz!

Here are some pics of the birthday boy (and girl) to commemorate May 28:

When does your favorite star celebrate the date of his or her birth? Which celebs are coming up next? Confer with our celebrity birthday calendar and see!