Linda Evangelista

Wow. What a scandal. Linda Evangelista actually lied a couple of

years ago to protect the father’s identity,

but a visit to family court has revealed all. The father of her

4-year-old son is Salma Hayek’s husband.

Though Evangelista's representative denied of Pinault's paternity

back in 2007, the Victoria's Secret stunner

came to court with hopes of hashing out a support agreement with

Pinault, the father of Augustin James.

  Evangelista initially said the father was "a New York architect," but Pinault's name started circulating in 2007,

thanks to Page Six. At the time, Didier Fernandez of DNA Model Management, told People.com, "Not true.

[Evangelista] has never said who the father is.

The father of supermodel Linda Evangelista’s 4-year-old boy is none other than billionaire Frenchman

Francois-Henri Pinault — who just happens to be the husband of actress Salma Hayek, The Post has

learned.Linda, 46, has lied in the past to protect her son and Francois, claiming the boy's father was "a New York architect."

When Linda Evangelista had son Augustin (Augie) James four years ago, she refused to name the father. After

the supermodel went to family court on Friday, the New York Post revealed a possible reason why

Evangelista remained tight-lipped.