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Nick and Aaron Carter - The two pop stars had their best years in the mid-90s and early 2000s, and in many ways it's all gone downhill since. But while Nick was able to make a comeback with the Backstreet Boys, Aaron has struggled with mental health and substance abuse issues. He says he hasn't seen Nick in four years, and that they haven't had a good relationship for much longer.
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Eminem
- Eminem’s biological father, Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr., died of a heart attack in June 2019, at age 67. Though news of his death was inevitably tied to the rapper, the two had a nonexistent, if not toxic, relationship. Most people first came to know Bruce Mathers through his son’s frequent lyrics about how he abandoned him and his mother.
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Eminem - There are contesting accounts of whether or not Bruce tried to get back into contact with his son. In interviews, Eminem has said that he wrote letters to him as a child but they always came back “return to sender,” and that Bruce would occasionally call, but he never actually spoke to him on the phone.
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Anthony Hopkins - It emerged that award-winning actor Anthony Hopkins has not spoken or seen his daughter in two decades.
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Anthony Hopkins - The actor has publicly said that he has no idea whether his daughter, Abigail Hopkins, has any children. Their relationship is reportedly non-existent.
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Tom Jones - Tom Jones' son Joe Jones is reportedly homeless and sleeps in a homeless shelter in New Jersey.
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Tom Jones - Joe Jones, whose real name is Jonathan Berkery, has never met Tom Jones. He's the son of one of the 250 women a year the singer admitted to sleeping with at the height of his career.
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Olly Murs - 'The X Factor' finalist is reportedly estranged from his twin brother Ben Hart. In 2017, the singer confirmed that he and his brother had not been in each other's lives for the past seven years.
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Olly Murs - Murs reportedly went to a dress rehearsal instead of his brother's wedding in 2009, proving their relationship is deeply strained.
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Jackie Chan - Jackie Chan had an affair with former Miss China, Elaine Ng, whilst married to Joan Lin. Elaine Ng gave birth to his lovechild in 1999, a daughter named Etta Ng.
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Jackie Chan - In 2018, Etta Ng told the press that she and her girlfriend were homeless due to "homophobic parents." The father and daughter have reportedly never had a relationship, and Etta Ng Chok Lam has previously spoken about Chan, stating, "I would not say that he is my dad."
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Mel B - Scary Spice was reportedly estranged from her family for nearly 10 years.
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Mel B - Since her split from Stephen Belafonte, whom her family disproved of, Mel B has apparently gotten back in touch with her family.
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Gavin Rossdale - Gavin Rossdale was model Daisy Lowe's godfather before a DNA test proved that he was her father. Rossdale reportedly told Pearl Lowe that if she took the test he would cut off all communication with them both.
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Gavin Rossdale - Rossdale had no contact with his former fling and daughter for years, until Lowe was spotted out in London with Rossdale's son in 2009. The father and daughter are now supposedly on good terms.
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Adele - Adele has reportedly not had a relationship with her father since he walked out on her and her mother when she was just two years old.
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Adele - The singer's father told the Daily Mail in 2012 that he wishes he "could turn the clock back and do things differently."
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Nicole Kidman - Tabloids have widely reported about the turbulent relationship the Hollywood actress has with her adopted children Isabella and Connor Cruise.
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Nicole Kidman - Kidman and Cruise adopted the children shortly before their separation. After the divorce, the kids stayed with their father and in Scientology. This reportedly prevented the actress from reaching out to her children, putting a further strain on their relationship.
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Kelly Clarkson - The 'American Idol' winner has been candid about the non-existing relationship she had with her estranged father, who passed away in early 2019.
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Kelly Clarkson - Despite claims that her father had been willing to make amends with his daughter, Clarkson was reportedly "not ready" to make peace. She spoke about her father to Ryan Seacrest in 2016, saying, "[my father doesn't] know how to properly love people."
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Rosie O'Donnell - Rosie O'Donnell and her adopted daughter Chelsea Belle O'Donnell have had a public and turbulent relationship for many years.
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Rosie O'Donnell - At one point Chelsea accused Rosie of abuse and Rosie reported Chelsea as missing, but they have since reconnected and Rosie was even at the hospital after Chelsea gave birth to her own daughter in late 2018.
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Angelina Jolie and Jon Voight - The strain on their relationship began when infidelity rumors emerged about Voight cheating on Angelina Jolie's mother, Marcheline Bertrand.
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Angelina Jolie and Jon Voight - The duo reportedly made amends in 2002 before Voight publicly spoke about his daughter's "mental issues," which made Jolie cut ties with her father again. But according to Screen Rant, the father and daughter reconciled in 2011, and he's now a much-loved grandfather to her kids.
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Eric Roberts - Eric Roberts' strained relationship with his daughter, actress Emma Roberts, is nothing new to the tabloids.
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Eric Roberts - Roberts separated from his daughter's mother when she was only a baby. They have reportedly not had much of a relationship since.
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Courtney Love - Courtney Love has a daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, with late musician Kurt Cobain. Her daughter got a restraining order against Love at the age of 17, which led to years of estrangement.
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Courtney Love - In 2016, the pair reportedly reconciled and have been working on their relationship since.
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Dele Alli - Professional English footballer Dele Alli reportedly cut off contact with his parents in 2015.
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Dele Alli
- The footballer's mother told the Sunday Mirror in early 2018 that the former alcoholic and her billionaire ex-husband "do not understand what [they] have done wrong." See also: Celebrities who have sued their own parents.
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Nick and Aaron Carter - The two pop stars had their best years in the mid-90s and early 2000s, and in many ways it's all gone downhill since. But while Nick was able to make a comeback with the Backstreet Boys, Aaron has struggled with mental health and substance abuse issues. He says he hasn't seen Nick in four years, and that they haven't had a good relationship for much longer.
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Eminem
- Eminem’s biological father, Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr., died of a heart attack in June 2019, at age 67. Though news of his death was inevitably tied to the rapper, the two had a nonexistent, if not toxic, relationship. Most people first came to know Bruce Mathers through his son’s frequent lyrics about how he abandoned him and his mother.
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Eminem - There are contesting accounts of whether or not Bruce tried to get back into contact with his son. In interviews, Eminem has said that he wrote letters to him as a child but they always came back “return to sender,” and that Bruce would occasionally call, but he never actually spoke to him on the phone.
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Anthony Hopkins - It emerged that award-winning actor Anthony Hopkins has not spoken or seen his daughter in two decades.
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Anthony Hopkins - The actor has publicly said that he has no idea whether his daughter, Abigail Hopkins, has any children. Their relationship is reportedly non-existent.
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Tom Jones - Tom Jones' son Joe Jones is reportedly homeless and sleeps in a homeless shelter in New Jersey.
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Tom Jones - Joe Jones, whose real name is Jonathan Berkery, has never met Tom Jones. He's the son of one of the 250 women a year the singer admitted to sleeping with at the height of his career.
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Olly Murs - 'The X Factor' finalist is reportedly estranged from his twin brother Ben Hart. In 2017, the singer confirmed that he and his brother had not been in each other's lives for the past seven years.
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Olly Murs - Murs reportedly went to a dress rehearsal instead of his brother's wedding in 2009, proving their relationship is deeply strained.
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Jackie Chan - Jackie Chan had an affair with former Miss China, Elaine Ng, whilst married to Joan Lin. Elaine Ng gave birth to his lovechild in 1999, a daughter named Etta Ng.
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Jackie Chan - In 2018, Etta Ng told the press that she and her girlfriend were homeless due to "homophobic parents." The father and daughter have reportedly never had a relationship, and Etta Ng Chok Lam has previously spoken about Chan, stating, "I would not say that he is my dad."
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Mel B - Scary Spice was reportedly estranged from her family for nearly 10 years.
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Mel B - Since her split from Stephen Belafonte, whom her family disproved of, Mel B has apparently gotten back in touch with her family.
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Gavin Rossdale - Gavin Rossdale was model Daisy Lowe's godfather before a DNA test proved that he was her father. Rossdale reportedly told Pearl Lowe that if she took the test he would cut off all communication with them both.
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Gavin Rossdale - Rossdale had no contact with his former fling and daughter for years, until Lowe was spotted out in London with Rossdale's son in 2009. The father and daughter are now supposedly on good terms.
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Adele - Adele has reportedly not had a relationship with her father since he walked out on her and her mother when she was just two years old.
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Adele - The singer's father told the Daily Mail in 2012 that he wishes he "could turn the clock back and do things differently."
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Nicole Kidman - Tabloids have widely reported about the turbulent relationship the Hollywood actress has with her adopted children Isabella and Connor Cruise.
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Nicole Kidman - Kidman and Cruise adopted the children shortly before their separation. After the divorce, the kids stayed with their father and in Scientology. This reportedly prevented the actress from reaching out to her children, putting a further strain on their relationship.
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Kelly Clarkson - The 'American Idol' winner has been candid about the non-existing relationship she had with her estranged father, who passed away in early 2019.
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Kelly Clarkson - Despite claims that her father had been willing to make amends with his daughter, Clarkson was reportedly "not ready" to make peace. She spoke about her father to Ryan Seacrest in 2016, saying, "[my father doesn't] know how to properly love people."
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Rosie O'Donnell - Rosie O'Donnell and her adopted daughter Chelsea Belle O'Donnell have had a public and turbulent relationship for many years.
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Rosie O'Donnell - At one point Chelsea accused Rosie of abuse and Rosie reported Chelsea as missing, but they have since reconnected and Rosie was even at the hospital after Chelsea gave birth to her own daughter in late 2018.
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Angelina Jolie and Jon Voight - The strain on their relationship began when infidelity rumors emerged about Voight cheating on Angelina Jolie's mother, Marcheline Bertrand.
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Angelina Jolie and Jon Voight - The duo reportedly made amends in 2002 before Voight publicly spoke about his daughter's "mental issues," which made Jolie cut ties with her father again. But according to Screen Rant, the father and daughter reconciled in 2011, and he's now a much-loved grandfather to her kids.
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Eric Roberts - Eric Roberts' strained relationship with his daughter, actress Emma Roberts, is nothing new to the tabloids.
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Eric Roberts - Roberts separated from his daughter's mother when she was only a baby. They have reportedly not had much of a relationship since.
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Courtney Love - Courtney Love has a daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, with late musician Kurt Cobain. Her daughter got a restraining order against Love at the age of 17, which led to years of estrangement.
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Courtney Love - In 2016, the pair reportedly reconciled and have been working on their relationship since.
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Dele Alli - Professional English footballer Dele Alli reportedly cut off contact with his parents in 2015.
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Dele Alli
- The footballer's mother told the Sunday Mirror in early 2018 that the former alcoholic and her billionaire ex-husband "do not understand what [they] have done wrong." See also: Celebrities who have sued their own parents.
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Nick and Aaron Carter among these celebs who have cut ties with family
Things are getting really ugly between the brothers
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On September 16, Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys filed a restraining order against his brother and fellow pop star Aaron Carter, requesting that Aaron be required to stay away from him, his wife, their son, and his wife's parents.
The request has since been granted, but the story has also since developed. Aaron claims that Nick was physically abusive towards him in the past, calling him a "bully." He also says this move by Nick is in retaliation of Aaron standing up for and speaking with several women who have accused Nick of rape.
And now there's been yet another development in the story: the restraining order request claimed that Aaron told their sister Angel, "I have thoughts of killing babies" and "killing Lauren Kitt," Nick's wife who is currently pregnant.
It's a story that promises more, but these two are hardly the only celebs with family drama. Want to discover some of the other high-profile cases? Click on!
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