'New Girl' star Zooey Deschanel pregnant with 1st child
NEW YORK (AP) - "New Girl" actress Zooey Deschanel is expecting a baby.
She and her producer boyfriend, Jacob Pechenik, released a statement to People magazine on Tuesday saying they are "over the moon" and "excited to meet our little one," who is due in the summer.
The couple began dating last year.
Deschanel split from ex-husband, Ben Gibbard, lead vocalist of the band Death Cab for Cutie, in 2012.
Her older sister, Emily Deschanel, is pregnant with her second child with husband David Hornsby.
"New Girl" is in its fourth season, airing Tuesdays on Fox.
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FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2014 file photo, actress Zooey Deschanel attends the 2014 FOX Fall Eco-Casino party in Santa Monica, Calif. Deschanel is expecting a baby with her producer boyfriend, Jacob Pechenik. The couple released a statement to People magazine Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, saying they are "over the moon" and "excited to meet our little one," who is due in the summer. (Photo by Paul A.Hebert/Invision/AP, File)
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