I vaguely know who Tara Subkoff is. She was one of the founding designers with Imitation of Christ, she’s BFFs with Chloe Sevigny, and she used to date Jimmy Fallon back in the day. I had no idea that Tara had been dating Tom Hooper, the British director who won the Oscar for The King’s Speech last year, for more than a year. But they were together. And now it’s over. And it’s a MESS. Tara is pregnant, you see. And her version of events has Tom Hooper dumping her literally MINUTES after she told him she was pregnant. His version is different, but it’s still pretty rough:

Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper has called off his engagement to fashion designer Tara Subkoff, who’s just told friends and Hooper that she’s a few months pregnant with his child, according to sources.

The pair were quietly engaged in Paris in May after meeting around the Golden Globes in January last year.

“They had just celebrated their one-year anniversary,” said a source close to the couple.

But “The King’s Speech” director last weekend broke off their relationship and left New York for London, as Subkoff suspected she was pregnant.

Sources close to Subkoff say the couple had been trying for a baby for months, and, “She took several home pregnancy tests,” after he left for London. Now “Imitation” creator Subkoff is telling friends a doctor has confirmed her pregnancy and she is “distraught” about the end of their relationship.

However, a source close to Hooper confirms he broke off their engagement, but insists he had no idea she was expecting until Subkoff left him a voice mail yesterday.

“He broke up with her on Friday, and the last time they spoke was Saturday. He did not know she was pregnant — there was no discussion of her being pregnant,” the source said. “Then he got this voice mail [yesterday] from Tara saying she’s pregnant. He doesn’t know what to do.”

The source explained the pair had broken up a few times and their relationship had recently been rocky. And Hooper “just wasn’t ready to get married. He’s married to his career. He’s just going into production on a huge film. He’s under a tremendous amount of pressure. The timing of this could not be more difficult.”

But the source added, “Tom still adores Tara, and obviously he’ll do the right thing by her.”

Hooper will begin production on “Les Miserables” — starring Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway —on Feb. 6. Reps for Hooper and Subkoff had no comment.

[From Page Six]

If this story was about two B-list (or even C-list) actors, it would be getting major play. But I guess people don’t care about British directors and their pregnant fashion designer girlfriends? Prove them wrong! Care about this, because it’s a really scandalous gossip story. Do you believe Tom’s side of things, that he dumped her without knowing about her pregnancy? Or was Tara trying to “trap” him into a commitment by getting knocked up? I think the crux of the scandal is in the timing – she finds out she’s pregnant and he dumps her, all within a 24-hour-period. Sketchy!

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