'Rent' Couple Diggs & Menzel Have a Son

By PopEater Staff Posted Sep 3rd 2009 01:51PM

They better pay this year's rent, because they have another mouth to feed. 'Rent' alums and all-around pretty people Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel welcomed a son, Walker, on Wednesday.

"Mother, father and son are all doing well," their reps said in a statement to PEOPLE.

Walker is the first child for Diggs and Menzel, who are both 38 and met on the 1996 Broadway production of Rent. They wed in January 2003. Diggs is currently a star on 'Private Practice.'

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Friday 04 September

By D-Day

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Whoa... some say awaiting the death of existing discriminators is judicious and/or ole EDUCATION is the key to dislodging such bigotry and blatant insecurities many of you are posing this BROTHER and SISTER child birth festive occasion.... YES, I said 'brother and sister' my friends. What are you reader, Anglo Saxon, African, Egyptian, Asian, Indian, biracial, etc.? It does not matter suggest the most recent facts of DNA bestowed National Geographic's data. They collected the DNA of 300K folks who offered enormous racial diversity to learn ONCE AGAIN although via the most modern DNA supported laboratory results, we all derive from Africa and a dark complexion female. Actually you can visit a surviving rural village currently in existence today said the narrator. Tourist were shown indulging the culture with cameras during their presentation. So America and world claiming yourselves as BLACK, WHITE, INDIAN, JEWISH-CHRISTIAN-EPISCOPALIAN-ATHEIST, ABORIGINE, YELLOW, RED AND OTHER for foolish stereotyping and assorted gains, you are actually descendants of ONE PLACE and a mother & father who were dark complexion, kinky haired, wide to narrow pointed noses, small to large lips and who resided in an African Village. Now unless you can dispute this 2009 DNA enormous proof, Taye Diggs and his wife, all readers who reside on this planet are truly brother and sister/RELATED. We all are!!!!!!!! Essentially your moderate despise or deepened hatred for a darker hue person must subside. Respect the fact that if not for them and their ancestry their would be no YOU. They are related to the ancestors who CREATED YOU and us all!!!! What proof you offer says others wise you less educated, in denial and apparent alien from another planet reader (for those who apply)? Smile. Source: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/human-family-tree. Congratulations Taye and wife!! Ignore the stupidity of others you two.

By Steel Man

what a couple of ugly turd heads. uhhhh

Saturday 05 September

By Janeyre

They are married? Wow, what a smart start...

By Jj

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I think you are just jealous because he has a beautiaful wife and is happy.

By RENEE'

I am so glad that they are married, and have been married for a while. God Bless the family and Great Health To All.

By Glenna

Look past the color of someone's skin! You will be a better person if you do!

By Donna

Half-halfs? WTF is wrong with you?

If we all blended our race with another race maybe the world would stop being so hateful and people like you would cease to exsist. Such a nice dream.

By ssweetbone7

You are a negative jealous individual. You are probably a heinz 57 yourself. "Love has no Color". Unless, you are just one of them prejudice AXXXX? Dogs like you make me sick, you are not even considered human! Why have something negative to say about a happy, healthy family?

By love

CONGRATS!! Glad they have a happy healthy baby and family.

For the haters...seriously. you couldnt just leave this one alone. "half and half" how disrespectful. my sons are BIRACIAL and i always teach them to mindful of nuts like you who will never except that they are white as well as black.

"heinz 57" lol now that was funny.

By cynthia

congraduations~~~~

By Wendy

I'm so happy for them. He's very talented and I loved her in Enchanted and Chess with Josh Groban.

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