Misty Copeland Secretly Welcomes First Child: 'I Have a 3-Month-Old'

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In the interim, the family is planning a big trip this summer. She told People that they just received Jackson's passport a couple of days ago

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Copeland's famously kept her private life out of the spotlight, and she told the magazine she intends to keep it that way too when it comes to Jackson.

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"Definitely with my son, I wouldn't have him probably be on camera for anything," she says. "But when it comes to my career and what I'm doing, I'm really open."

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In addition to being a new mom and eyeing a 2023 return, the dancer's also set to lend her designing talent for Greatness Wins' women's line.

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