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Red Hot Chili Pepper man becomes a first-time father

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Anthony Kiedis and girlfriend are parents

Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis became a dad for the first time today when his girlfriend Heather Christie gave birth to a baby boy.

The baby is also the first child for Christie, who gave birth in an undisclosed Los Angeles hospital, according to Perez Hilton.

Red Hot Chili Peppers are currently taking a break after extensive touring to support their most recent album ‘Stadium Arcadium’, released in 2006.

--By our New York staff.
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