Will Louis Tomlinson end up spending more than $15 million in child support?

I’ve noticed something weird about the UK tabloids when it comes to American-British relationships/divorces/babies: the UK tabloids go overboard defending the British celebrity, to the point where all sense, reason and logic goes out the window. The Louis Tomlinson situation is a minefield of this kind of nonsense – ever since Tomlinson confirmed (to an American outlet!!) that he was expecting a child with an American random, the UK press has been going to the “worst case scenario” for everything about Louis’s knocked up hookup, Briana Jungwirth. Like, the UK press is so eager to paint this girl as a golddigger trying to suck Louis dry financially. I just don’t think that’s what’s really happening?

He may be a multi-millionaire, but the sums are already adding up for expectant father Louis Tomlinson. The 23-year-old One Direction heartthrob, whose ex-fling Briana Jungwirth is said to have fallen pregnant with his child 11 weeks ago, will reportedly be set back up to £10million.

Figures relating to child-support and maintenance bills could amount to £20,000 a month when his baby with stylist Briana Jungwirth is born. He is also reportedly planning on buying a gated home for the youngster and their baby once it is born.

A source earlier told The Daily Mirror :’This is a case of a very short-term thing that will end up costing Louis around £10million. But he knows this is his responsibility.’

A representative for Louis Tomlinson refused to comment in relation to this article. The LA-based budding stylist and 1D heartthrob are no longer a couple but they are thought to be expecting their child in 2016.

[From The Daily Mail]

Real question: does Louis Tomlinson – or any of the One Direction boys – have £10million to drop on a baby-mama? I know 1D is super-successful, but I have serious doubts about how much money those guys actually take home, especially once Simon Cowell and the taxman have taken their cuts. But yes, Louis will have to spend some money on this “whoopsie baby” and to his credit, he seems okay with it. The baby announcement was packaged with the information that he would buy Briana a home in LA (a home in which he may live part of the time) and yes, he’ll probably make child support payments. But £20,000 a month? Doubtful. That’s about $31,000 a month. That’s not going to happen. Even if Briana takes him to court – which is doubtful because Louis seems eager to keep everything amicable – she would never get that much.

There are some other Louis stories knocking around – Simon Cowell was doing press for The X Factor and he told a reporter that he gave some advice to Louis. That advice? “Man up.” Simon told him that, plus: “You’re fortunate because you’re in a position to be able to look after the baby and not worry about too much else…He didn’t kill anyone, he just got someone pregnant.”

Last thing – the Daily Mail says that just before Louis did the big baby announcement, he spent a ton of money on birthday presents for his ex-girlfriend Eleanor Calder. Hm.

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