Vin Diesel Is Expecting His Third Child! Find Out How It Might Affect Fast and Furious 7's Abu Dhabi World Premiere

He is expecting another baby with longtime girlfriend Paloma Jimenez

By Francesca Bacardi Feb 25, 2015 5:51 PMTags
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Vin Diesel is going to be a dad again!

The Fast and Furious star and his longtime girlfriend, Paloma Jiménez, are expecting their third child together, a source tells E! News. But because the baby is expected to arrive around the time that Furious 7 hits theaters, The Hollywood Reporter reports that Diesel has backed out of the ritzy premiere slated for March 10 at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, one of the film's locations. A studio source confirm to E! News that both the junket and the premiere have moved from Abu Dhabi to Los Angeles.

As a result, Universal has cancelled and subsequently relocated the world premiere to Los Angeles.

A source told the trade magazine, "He wants to be with his family at the birth; it's a beautiful thing. What human being wouldn't?"

Universal is "happy to premiere the film in L.A., birthplace of the franchise, where a core fan base exists," a studio insider told THR.

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The 47-year-old action star already has daughter Hania and son Vincent. He has led an extremely private life, never having made any formal pregnancy announcements and only stepping out with his family when he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

After co-star Paul Walker died tragically in a car crash in November 2013, production on Furious 7 was delayed and pushed the release date to April 2015. The franchise's stars continue to pay tribute to their fallen co-star, and Diesel even shared a pic of his daughter hanging out with Walker on the anniversary of his death.

"He took a certain pride in being uncle Pablo..." Diesel said in a Facebook post. "After all, we were filming a scene in FF4 the day she was born, and he being the only one I told, encouraged me to go in and cut the umbilical cord."

Now because of the relocation he'll definitely be there again to welcome his new baby! Congratulations to the happy couple!

(E! and Universal are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)