'I'm shooting blanks': Karl Stefanovic slams baby claims

Karl Stefanovic has slammed reports that he and his new girlfriend Jasmine Yarbrough are expecting their first child together.

And, of course, trust Kyle Sandilands to be at the heart of the response.

The radio shock jock left his old pal Karl a voicemail message live on air on Tuesday morning on KIIS FM's Kyle and Jackie O Show congratulating him and Jasmine on their "baby news".

Later on the Today host responded to Kyle via text message slamming the baby rumours. Watch above.

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"‘Another load of s**t from the Woman’s Day," the 43-year-old's text said. "Pretty hard to get preggers when you’re shooting blanks."

That's one way to put rumours to rest.

On Monday the host refused to confirm or deny a bizarre magazine report claiming Jasmine, 33, is expecting their first child together, and was was sporting a "noticeable bump" at the Melbourne Cup last week.

A spokesperson for the Channel Nine journalist Karl told Be he "won’t be making any comment," when asked if the "baby bombshell" was true.

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