Gwyneth Paltrow gives birth to son Moses

Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow gave birth during the weekend to her second child with rock star husband Chris Martin, a son the couple has named Moses

The child arrived safely, according to the actress's spokeswoman Emily Yomtobian who could neither confirm nor deny whether Paltrow had a Caesarean section. Ms Yomtobian would say only that he was healthy, adding: "Mum and baby are both doing well. I'm sure they are ecstatic."

After the couple's daughter Apple was born, the actress said she did not understand the fuss about the name.

"It conjured such a lovely picture for me -- you know, apples are so sweet, and they're wholesome and it's biblical -- and I

just thought it sounded so lovely," the actress said in 2004 on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

Moses is a song on Coldplay's Live 2003 album, said to have been written by Martin for his Oscar-winning wife.

In June 2003 he reportedly told fans in Denver, Colorado, it was about the actress and it was the song he most enjoyed performing.

It contains the lyrics: "Like Moses has power over sea so you've got power over me."

The song continues: "You're a refuge, somewhere I can go. You're air that, air that I can breathe, 'cause you're my golden

opportunity."

Paltrow, who won an Academy Award as best actress for her role in the 1998 film "Shakespeare in Love," married Martin,

Coldplay's lead singer, in a secret ceremony in Southern California in December 2003.

The two met backstage at a Coldplay concert in 2002, five years after the end of Paltrow's high-profile romance with one-time fiancé Brad Pitt. She also once dated actor Ben Affleck. Baby Moses marks the start of one of the busiest Hollywood birthing seasons in recent memory. Celeb watchers are on full

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The Oscar-winning star's former boyfriend, Brad Pitt is also expecting a child with his partner Angelina Jolie.