Snooki pregnant, brokers magazine deal - report

Like an STD that just won't respond to antibiotics, this rumor isn't going away: "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi is pregnant, according to a new report.

Despite denying earlier this month that she's expecting, sources tell the New York Post's Page Six that the overly tan, pickle-loving guidette has a little meatball in the oven. The reason for the denial thus far? According to the source, she's reached a deal with US Weekly to reveal news of the pregnancy on the mag's cover.

Sources also tell TMZ that Snooki knew she was pregnant when she denied it on Feb. 1, but she didn't want to jinx herself by revealing the pregnancy before she was out of the first trimester.

Apparently, boyfriend Jionni LaValle is the daddy (shockingly, that detail hasn't changed), and Snooki's about three months along.

If Snooki is pregnant, do you think the bambino will come out fist-pumping? For her sake, we hope not.