People magazine confirms that teenage American Idol singing sensation Paris Bennett is pregnant. American Idol season 5 star Paris Bennett released her debut CD Princess P and is going to have her first child but she won't mention who the baby daddy is who knocked her up. Her mother Jamecia Bennett says she's excited that her unwed teenage daughter is having a baby and she is happy to be a grandmother. Huh? Are we missing something because we didn't get the memo about sending congrats to a talented singer who is now preggers and an unwed teenage baby mama.
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American Idol" 2006 contestant Princess P is becoming a mommy.
Paris Bennett is expecting a baby girl in October and will be 20 when mommyhood arrives.
"This makes five generations," an overjoyed Jamecia Bennett, told me Thursday.
Jamecia, who like her daughter and mother is a singer, is absolutely over the moon about being a first-time grandmother.
"I'm proud of how she did it. I was 16 when I got pregnant," said Jamecia.
Paris' great-grandmother is Shirley T. Bennett, 75, of Rockford, Ill.; her grandmother Ann Nesby, a gospel and R&B powerhouse, who lives in Atlanta, was with the Sounds of Blackness.
Who's the daddy? "He chooses not to be in the public eye," said Jamecia. "I respect that." What does he do for a living? "I can't tell," she said.
"She has a ring," said Jamecia, who's hopeful that she'll be planning a wedding for Paris.
The planning for an August baby shower is already underway. A few celebrities may fly into town for the show, including Queen Latifah.
Latifah has made it clear that she plans to spoil this baby with gifts and that she won't be stopped. You're the princess but I'm the queen, Jamecia said Latifah told Paris. source
