Diplo confirms he’s welcomed a son with model Jevon King in sweet Mother’s Day tribute

DIPLO has confirmed that he welcomed his third child - and first with model Jevon King.

The 41-year-old DJ is already a father to sons Lockett, 10, and six-year-old Lazer, whom he shares with ex Kathryn Lockhart.

The hitmaker, whose real name is Thomas Wesley Pentz, announced the news yesterday on Instagram as he praised the women in his life on .

Taking to the photo-sharing platform, the record producer shared three images; one with his mother Barbara Jean, another of his ex Kathryn and their two children, and a third of Jevon and their young son Pace.

Diplo's photo of Jevon saw her in a white robe cradling their little boy as she pressed her nose against the tot's.

Captioning the heartwarming snaps, he penned: "Thanks for giving me life and helping me create it - the three strongest mothers in the world.

"I'm still a work in progress but u have given me three perfect beautiful boys. I love you all til the moon and back."

Trinidadian beauty queen Jevon welcomed their son on March 20, although it wasn't confirmed at the time that Diplo was the father.

Celebrating her first mother's day, Jevon shared her own post gushing over her son for the first time online.

She captioned the photo: "In the midst of all this chaos you’ve been my peace............ #myfirstmothersday #happymothersday #myson #myheartbeat #mylifeline."

"To my son, As your mother I promise to, Love you, protect you, guide you, teach you, inspire you, provide for you and most importantly pray for you. Love, Your Mom."

Elsewhere, Diplo made the difficult decision to isolate himself separately from his sons after the pandemic began.

The electronic musicmaker said he decided to quarantine away from them out of fear he could have passed the deadly virus to them from the hundreds of people he met in the weeks beforehand.