Did Al Pacino really want to have a baby at 83? Girlfriend drama grows

In the days after 83-year-old Al Pacino shocked the world by announcing that he was expecting a baby with his 29-year-old girlfriend, his representative seems to be working overtime to make it clear that the actor “could not be happier” about the pregnancy.

The statements from Pacino’s camp Wednesday and Thursday came in response to a flurry of reports that claimed “The Godfather” legend had doubts about the baby’s paternity and made it clear to the girlfriend, Noor Alfallah, that he, already the father of three adult children, didn’t want any more kids.

Reports from TMZ, ShowBiz411 and Page Six also said that Pacino and the eight-months pregnant Alfallah were no longer in a relationship; that he had only learned about the pregnancy two months ago; that lawyers were involved; and that he had demanded a prenatal DNA test because he had a medical issue that made him think he couldn’t get anyone pregnant.

Al Pacino, 83, demanded paternity test, didn’t believe he could get Noor Alfallah, 29, pregnant https://t.co/zR1hVEmwdw pic.twitter.com/JBgNnOYcmK

— Page Six (@PageSix) June 1, 2023

But Pacino’s rep told People that he and Alfallah were still a couple, while a source close to the actor told the Daily Mail he “could not be happier” to become a father for the fourth time.

Perhaps the “Scarface” actor wants to be come across as doing the gentlemanly thing. The source also insisted to the Daily Mail that he and Alfallah are “very much in love” and denied that he had been kept in the dark about the pregnancy. TMZ and Page Six also reported that Alfallah took the DNA test, which proved that the baby was his.

It’s easy to see why Pacino’s news sparked questions about why he, in his 80s, would want to dive back into the all-encompassing world of caring for a newborn — even if he can hire nannies to do the work. Among the many other issues to consider: Pacino has to be realistic about whether he can stay active enough, or live long enough, to see the child start kindergarten, much less reach high school. Several other famous men who had children in their early 80s — Saul Bellow and Anthony Quinn — died within five years of their child’s birth.

Certainly, it’s pretty unusual for men to have children in the 80s. It’s even unusual for men to have children in their 50s. Of children born in the United States, fewer that 1% were born to fathers ages 50 or older, according to a 2017 study by Stanford University’s School of Medicine.

But Pacino has landed himself in a unique category: Rich, famous and powerful men who continue to procreate. Perhaps they do so because they think they are doing their much-younger wives and girlfriends a favor by giving them a child. Certainly, these men have the resources to raise the children into adulthood.

Still, the relationship between Pacino and Alfallah — and their 54-year age gap — has raised questions, especially because Alfallah, an aspiring producer, has become known for gravitating to romances with much older men, the Daily Mail reported. She especially seems drawn to men who are rich and powerful in the entertainment industry, the Daily Mail and Page Six reported.

A source told Page Six in 2022 that Alfallah, a Beverly Hills native who earned a master’s degree in film and TV production from UCLA, “moves with the wealthy jet-set crowd, and she comes from money.”

Alfallah first made headlines in 2017 when she dated Mick Jagger, when he was 74 and she was 22, People reported.

“Our ages didn’t matter to me,” she told Hello! Magazine after their breakup in March 2018. “The heart doesn’t know what it sees, it only knows what it feels. It was my first serious relationship, but it was a happy time for me.”

The Daily Mail also said Alfallah dated billionaire Nicolas Berggruen. In 2019, she sparked romance rumors with Clint Eastwood — who turned 93 this week, People reported. They were were photographed dining out together in Los Angeles. Alfallah, though, denied a relationship, telling the Daily Mail: “We’re family friends, and my family was there and that’s it. … Trust me there’s no relationship.”

Pacino and Alfallah were first romantically linked in 2022 after they were spotted grabbing dinner together, People said. Sources told Page Six that that the couple began quietly dating during the pandemic.

On his Showbiz411 site, entertainment reporter Roger Friedman painted a rather alarming picture of the situation that Pacino now finds himself in with Alfallah. Friedman said Pacino’s predicament is not at all like that of his 79-year-old colleague Robert De Niro, who happily planned to have his seventh child, a daughter, with his girlfriend Tiffany Chen earlier this month.

A source told Friedman that Pacino thought his relationship with Alfallah “was over a long time ago.” Pacino only began dating Alfallah in the first place after she ingratiated herself into his life by becoming good friends with his 22-year-old daughter, Olivia, whose mother is actor Beverly D’Angelo, Friedman reported.

“Suddenly Alfallah was everywhere Olivia was, especially during the lockdown,” another source told Friedman. After Pacino initially broke up with Alfallah, she returned to his life a year later and insisted that she had a medical issue that prevented her from becoming pregnant.

Pacino was “shocked” by the news she was pregnant and his three adult children are “upset,” a source told Friedman. The source also said: “Lawyers have been working on this for months.”

In the days after 83-year-old Al Pacino shocked the world by announcing that he was expecting a baby with his 29-year-old girlfriend, his representative seems to be working overtime to make it clear that the actor “could not be happier” about the pregnancy.

The statements from Pacino’s camp Wednesday and Thursday came in response to a flurry of reports that claimed “The Godfather” legend had doubts about the baby’s paternity and made it clear to the girlfriend, Noor Alfallah, that he, already the father of three adult children, didn’t want any more kids.

Reports from TMZ, ShowBiz411 and Page Six also said that Pacino and the eight-months pregnant Alfallah were no longer in a relationship; that he had only learned about the pregnancy two months ago; that lawyers were involved; and that he had demanded a prenatal DNA test because he had a medical issue that made him think he couldn’t get anyone pregnant.

Al Pacino, 83, demanded paternity test, didn’t believe he could get Noor Alfallah, 29, pregnant https://t.co/zR1hVEmwdw pic.twitter.com/JBgNnOYcmK

— Page Six (@PageSix) June 1, 2023

But Pacino’s rep told People that he and Alfallah were still a couple, while a source close to the actor told the Daily Mail he “could not be happier” to become a father for the fourth time.

Perhaps the “Scarface” actor wants to be come across as doing the gentlemanly thing. The source also insisted to the Daily Mail that he and Alfallah are “very much in love” and denied that he had been kept in the dark about the pregnancy. TMZ and Page Six also reported that Alfallah took the DNA test, which proved that the baby was his.

It’s easy to see why Pacino’s news sparked questions about why he, in his 80s, would want to dive back into the all-encompassing world of caring for a newborn — even if he can hire nannies to do the work. Among the many other issues to consider: Pacino has to be realistic about whether he can stay active enough, or live long enough, to see the child start kindergarten, much less reach high school. Several other famous men who had children in their early 80s — Saul Bellow and Anthony Quinn — died within five years of their child’s birth.

Certainly, it’s pretty unusual for men to have children in the 80s. It’s even unusual for men to have children in their 50s. Of children born in the United States, fewer that 1% were born to fathers ages 50 or older, according to a 2017 study by Stanford University’s School of Medicine.

But Pacino has landed himself in a unique category: Rich, famous and powerful men who continue to procreate. Perhaps they do so because they think they are doing their much-younger wives and girlfriends a favor by giving them a child. Certainly, these men have the resources to raise the children into adulthood.

Still, the relationship between Pacino and Alfallah — and their 54-year age gap — has raised questions, especially because Alfallah, an aspiring producer, has become known for gravitating to romances with much older men, the Daily Mail reported. She especially seems drawn to men who are rich and powerful in the entertainment industry, the Daily Mail and Page Six reported.

A source told Page Six in 2022 that Alfallah, a Beverly Hills native who earned a master’s degree in film and TV production from UCLA, “moves with the wealthy jet-set crowd, and she comes from money.”

Alfallah first made headlines in 2017 when she dated Mick Jagger, when he was 74 and she was 22, People reported.

“Our ages didn’t matter to me,” she told Hello! Magazine after their breakup in March 2018. “The heart doesn’t know what it sees, it only knows what it feels. It was my first serious relationship, but it was a happy time for me.”

The Daily Mail also said Alfallah dated billionaire Nicolas Berggruen. In 2019, she sparked romance rumors with Clint Eastwood — who turned 93 this week, People reported. They were were photographed dining out together in Los Angeles. Alfallah, though, denied a relationship, telling the Daily Mail: “We’re family friends, and my family was there and that’s it. … Trust me there’s no relationship.”

Pacino and Alfallah were first romantically linked in 2022 after they were spotted grabbing dinner together, People said. Sources told Page Six that that the couple began quietly dating during the pandemic.

On his Showbiz411 site, entertainment reporter Roger Friedman painted a rather alarming picture of the situation that Pacino now finds himself in with Alfallah. Friedman said Pacino’s predicament is not at all like that of his 79-year-old colleague Robert De Niro, who happily planned to have his seventh child, a daughter, with his girlfriend Tiffany Chen earlier this month.

A source told Friedman that Pacino thought his relationship with Alfallah “was over a long time ago.” Pacino only began dating Alfallah in the first place after she ingratiated herself into his life by becoming good friends with his 22-year-old daughter, Olivia, whose mother is actor Beverly D’Angelo, Friedman reported.

“Suddenly Alfallah was everywhere Olivia was, especially during the lockdown,” another source told Friedman. After Pacino initially broke up with Alfallah, she returned to his life a year later and insisted that she had a medical issue that prevented her from becoming pregnant.

Pacino was “shocked” by the news she was pregnant and his three adult children are “upset,” a source told Friedman. The source also said: “Lawyers have been working on this for months.”