Mel Gibson Welcomes Ninth Child, Son Lars Gerard

Actor/director Mel Gibson (R) and screenwriter Rosalind Ross attend the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

It’s a boy for Mel Gibson!

The actor and Hacksaw Ridge director welcomed his first child with girlfriend of two years Rosalind Ross, his rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

Son Lars Gerard Gibson was born Friday, Jan. 20, in Los Angeles, weighing in at 5 lbs. 5 oz.

“They’re thrilled and Lars is adorable. Their family is all around them and Mel is over the moon. They’re home and everybody is healthy and happy!” a source tells PEOPLE.

Already a father of eight kids, Gibson, 61, confirmed the pregnancy in September.

The new parents were last photographed together at the 2017 Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 8.

SOURCE: ELIZABETH LEONARD 
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