Woman’s Day New Zealand – September 02, 2019

FAMILYESTRANGEMENTISN’TUNCOMMONINHOLLYWOOD

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FortheJolie-Pitts,parentalriftsrun
inthefamily.Angelinaadmittedshe
never felt close to her Oscar-winning
dad, 80, growing up. Although they
eventually bonded and co-starred in
2001’s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, their
relationship took a turn in 2002 when
Jon said that his daughter has “mental
problems”. The Maleficent star clapped
back, saying, “It’s not healthy for me to
be around my father.” They now have a
functional relationship, along with rules
for Jon. “Just be a cool grandpa who’s
creative,andhangoutandtellstories.”

“Idreamofanotheryoutheonewho

wouldnever,never/ Leavemealoneto

pick up the pieces,” Lindsay, 33, sang

in “Confessions of a Broken Heart”,

a 2005 song about her dad Michael,59.

She said that during her childhood allher

father did was “go out and not come

home at night, and make my mum and

me stay up and wonder where he was.”

“Shewasverycriticalofme...She

wasgorgeous,stunning.I wasn’t,”the

Dumplin’ star said in 2018 about her

late mother. Nancy’s 1999 tell-all book,

From Mother and Daughter to Friends,

strained their relationship even more,

but the two patched things up before

Nancy’sdeathin2016.

In2009,a 17-year-oldFrancesfileda

restrainingorderagainsthermother,

alleging domestic abuse, but they mended

their relationship. Now 27, Frances (whose

dad was Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain)

has struggled with addiction, which has

helped her understand Courtney, who

hashadherowndrugissues.

FormerstarofTheOCMischa,33,

claimedin 2015 thatherex-momager

stole money from her to buy a

Beverly Hills mansion and used her

daughter “as her ATM”. A breakdown

in 2017, for which the actress had tobe

hospitalised, was reportedly sparked

in part by stress over her estrangement

from Nuala.

In2012,whentheModernFamily

starwasjust14,shewasremovedfrom

her mother’s home due to allegations

of physical and emotional abuse. In

an interview Ariel, 21, alleged that

Crystal sexualised her image: “People

thought I was 24 when I was 12.”

Her mum responded by claiming her

daughter “craves attention”.

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PROBLEM PARENTS

ANGELINA JOLIE & JON VOIGHT

COURTNEY LOVE & FRANCES BEAN COBAIN

MICHAEL & LINDSAY LOHAN

MISCHA BARTON & NUALA QUINN-BARTON

JENNIFER ANISTON & NANCY DOW

ARIEL WINTER & CRYSTAL WORKMAN

While Brad regrets his

actions, he hopes that his

relationship with Maddox

will heal over time.