The Mooch admits the kid is his.
Anthony Scaramucci has dropped his bid to contest the paternity of the boy his estranged wife gave birth to two months ago, sources told The Post on Tuesday — the first day of the former couple’s divorce case.
As Page Six exclusively reported in July, the former White House communications director’s fed-up wife, Deidre Ball, filed for divorce when she was nine months pregnant. Ball then gave birth to a boy, James, in late July.
Scaramucci, still working for President Trump at the time, didn’t come home to Manhasset, LI, until six days after the child’s birth and sent a text to his wife in the hospital saying, “Congratulations, I’ll pray for our child.”
Page Six later reported that the Mooch wanted a paternity test for the newborn. Sources said he believed that Ball could have been impregnated by someone else while he was building his now-defunct political career alongside Trump.
Sources said Tuesday that Scaramucci has since dropped the paternity push, and Ball’s lawyer appeared to back this up.
“There appears to be a new wind blowing in this case, starting with the fact that potential resolution of this matter is going to involve both children of this marriage,’’ said Bernard Clair, the high-powered lawyer repping Ball, after the brief divorce hearing.
The perpetually tanned Scaramucci arrived for court in Mineola looking smug in mirrored sunglasses and a royal blue suit and matching tie with an American flag on his left lapel.
He was accompanied by his new lawyer, Marilyn Chinitz, who counts Hollywood powerhouses Michael Douglas and Tom Cruise among her clients.
Meanwhile, Ball, dressed in all black — wearing a scoop-neck top, slacks, heels and a short leather jacket — arrived separately.
The case was scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., but their lawyers spent the first 45 minutes huddled together in a conference room while their clients stayed away from each other outside.
A source said the parties are not close to a deal.
Scaramucci sat waiting for the hearing in the back of the courtroom, looking at his phone.
Several lawyers handling other cases at the courthouse Tuesday seemed impressed by his presence, walking in, nodding in his direction, and quietly gushing, “That’s the Mooch.”
The multimillionaire financier didn’t look up.
Ball waited in the hallway, quietly walking into the courtroom just a few minutes before the case was called.
Her estranged hubby didn’t bother to look up at her as she walked in, and she didn’t seem to acknowledge him, either.
Matrimonial court Judge Hope Schwartz Zimmerman then doled out the same advice that she said she gives to all parties: “You have a lot to think about.
“It is my view that this case should be resolved by you, not me,’’ she said.
“It is not a complicated case. Either you’re going to do it, or I’m going to do it. I’m sending you off on your way to work hard with your attorney to resolve this without further interference from me.”
Scaramucci didn’t look particularly enthused during the 10-minute hearing.
He leaned his head into his hand at one point.
Ball sat tensely in her chair.
Scaramucci strolled out of court and shrugged off questions.
His lawyer, Chinitz, would only say: “We’ve had an excellent day in court with the judge, and Anthony looks forward to an expeditious resolution in this matter.”
“We believe things are going to go well. We are looking forward to a settlement.’’
Clair, who has repped Jason Hoppy, the ex of reality-TV star and entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel, and plastic-surgery queen Jocelyn Wildenstein, declined further comment.