London, January 15 : The Gucci billionaire, who headed a list of possible fathers of French Justice Minister Rachida Dati's baby, has dismissed the suggestion calling it "absurd".

Francois-Henri Pinault scotched the rumour through a statement his spokesman issued on his behalf.

"It's absurd. The rumour is not true. We deny it totally," the Sun quoted him as saying.

Dati, 43, gave birth to Zohra two weeks ago, and supposedly hinted that the little girl's father was Pinault.

Many top names surfaced as possible fathers of Zohara, including President Nicolas Sarkozy.

He denies the claim. (ANI)