Beyoncé’s father has been ordered to pay child support after allegedly fathering a baby boy earlier this month.

Mathew Knowles is said to have had an 18-month relationship with actress Alexsandra Wright from Los Angeles, resulting in the birth of baby Nixon on February 4.

The news comes after Beyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles, 55, began divorce proceedings against her husband on November 11 last year.

At the time the couple, who wed in 1980, issued a statement saying the decision to end their marriage was amicable — despite Knowles being named in the paternity suit.

According to US website TMZ, the former Destiny’s Child manager has been ordered to pay $8,200 a month backdated to February 1 and 100 per cent of all uninsured medical expenses.

Knowles’s DNA test scheduled for March 1 will settle the long-term support issues.

In addition to the maintenance payments, it is thought Knowles gave Wright $10,000 in January to cover the baby’s expenses.

He has also been ordered to pay a further $20,750 in child support for that month, according to the website.

In addition to 28-year-old Beyoncé, Knowles and Tina have another daughter, 23-year-old singer Solange.

‘The decision to end our marriage is an amicable one. We remain friends, parents, and business partners,’ said Tina. ‘We ask for your respect of our privacy as we handle this matter.’

But despite the reports of his infidelity, a friend of Tina and Matthew said the split ‘really wasn’t about affairs’.

They said the couple, who were married in 1980, simply ‘drifted apart’ and led ‘busy, separate lives’.

The source said: ‘It’s a rough time for the family — especially over the holidays. The kids are sad, but it’s been unravelling for some time. They will try to make it cordial. They put their kids first, and will still be around each other.’

Tiger comes out of the ‘Woods’

Tiger Woods will speak publicly today for the first time since the scandal broke over his private life.

The shamed golfer, who was pictured running on Wednesday for the first time since his November car accident, will appear in public at a press conference at 4pm.

His agent Mark Steinberg said: ‘Tiger plans to discuss his past and his future, and he plans to apologise for his behaviour.

‘Tiger feels as though it’s time to make amends and to publicly do that.’

It is likely Woods will address his future in golf after announcing he would be taking indefinite leave from the sport to focus on his private life.

After allegations linking him to several women were first published in December, the notoriously private Woods released a statement, but declined to go into details.

Britney flaunts her ‘Candie’

The last time Britney Spears modelled for American clothing firm Candie’s, observers noticed photo editors had been a bit too heavy-handed with the airbrush.

But after completing a gruelling 97-date world tour last November, Britney’s body is looking more honed and toned than ever, leaving little need for digital enhancement.

Returning as the face of Candie’s for the second time, the mother of two looks stunning as she flaunts her curves in a floral lingerie two-piece.

Kim K rocks PVC

PVC is not the most forgiving of fabrics.

But it certainly clings to curves, as Kim Kardashian found when she opted for two skintight outfits to attend events during New York Fashion Week.

The socialite wore a black PVC dress for her fragrance launch on Monday, before donning a grey dress with corset detail for her Bebe fashion show on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old star looked stunning at the Bebe show yesterday, which saw the launch of a line created by Kim and her sisters Kourtney and Khloe.