People: Dec. 17, 2001

FROM HERE TO PATERNITY

Is ELIZABETH HURLEY the new Diana--lovely, spurned and not averse to tipping off the tabloids? Hurley, currently four months along in that family way, says Hollywood producer and multimillionaire Stephen Bing is the father. But Bing, "a spermicidal maniac," according to those hyper British tabs, is not so sure. "Ms. Hurley and I were not in an exclusive relationship when she became pregnant," he said in a statement issued to newspapers. "It was her choice to be a single mother." Bing--dubbed Bing Laden by Hurley pals--added gallantly, "If indeed I am the father, I will be an...

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