6 Hollywood stars who cut their parents out of their lives forever (16 photos)

It may seem that family ties are the strongest and most reliable, since they bind people who are related by blood.





But family ties don't always guarantee heartfelt family relationships. Brilliant Hollywood stars who, for one reason or another, severed ties with their closest relatives prove this by their own example.

1. Angelina Jolie and Jonathan Vincent Voight



Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie's relationship with her father, Jon Voight, was extremely strained. After her parents' divorce when Angelina was just one year old, Voight was not involved in raising her and her brother.





Angelina Jolie in her youth with her father and brother

The conflict escalated in 2002, when the actor publicly called his daughter "mentally ill," after which Jolie officially removed the Voight name from all her documents. After the argument, Jolie stated:

I don't want to publicize the reasons for my poor relationship with my father. I will only say that, like all children, Jamie and I would like to have a warm and loving relationship with our father. After all these years, I've decided I'm better off not communicating with him, especially now that I'm responsible for my own child.



Angelina Jolie and Jonathan Vincent Voight

Despite a brief reconciliation in the 2010s, which resumed after the death of Jolie's mother, their relationship soured again, largely due to political differences. They are currently not on speaking terms.

2. Drew and Jade Barrymore



Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore long considered her difficult relationship with her mother, Jade Barrymore, to be the main problem in her life. Their conflict, which began in childhood, reached its peak when, at age 13, Drew was admitted to a rehabilitation clinic for drug and alcohol addiction. Drew perceived this as a betrayal, and at age 15, she was emancipated from her mother's custody through the courts.



Drew as a child with her mother

Their relationship was broken for years, and Jade's attempt to sell her daughter's childhood belongings, diaries, and personal notes online only worsened the situation. The turning point came when Drew became a mother herself. This helped her reassess her past.



Drew and Jade Barrymore

Today, their relationship cannot be called close or trusting, but the actress maintains limited contact with her mother and expresses, albeit reservedly, gratitude for her presence in her life.

3. Adele and Mark Evans



Adele (Adele Laurie Blue Adkins)

Adele's relationship with her father, Mark Evans, was estranged for many years. After her parents' divorce, when the future singer was three years old, Evans virtually disappeared from her life, constantly breaking promises to see her, which caused her great pain.



As a Child with Her Father

Adele completely cut off contact with her father at age 11. The possibility of reconciliation was finally shattered in 2011, when Mark Evans gave a candid interview, claiming that his daughter's personal problems were caused by her relationship with him.



Mark Evans

The singer never reconnected with her father until his death from cancer in 2021. She later admitted in an interview that he may have loved her in his own way, but that didn't change the painful history of their complicated relationship.

4. Kate, Oliver, and Bill Hudson



Kate and Oliver Hudson

Kate and Oliver's relationship with their biological father, musician Bill Hudson, ended many years ago. He abandoned the family when the children were young and was not involved in raising their son and daughter.



Bill Hudson in his youth

The conflict became public in 2015, when Oliver Hudson posted a provocative photo on social media on Father's Day with the caption, "Happy Abandonment Day!" In response, Bill Hudson stated in the press that he no longer considered Kate and Oliver his children and called on them to stop using his last name.



With his mother, Goldie Hawn, and stepfather, Kurt Russell

Subsequently, Kate Hudson made cautious attempts to establish contact, though she harbored no illusions. Oliver, however, completely cut off contact with his biological father. Both consider their stepfather, actor Kurt Russell, to be their real father and main male role model.

5. Macaulay and Kit Culkin



Macaulay Culkin

Macaulay Culkin has been estranged from his father, Kit Culkin, for over 20 years. The main reason for the split is abuse. According to the actor, his father, driven by envy of his son's success, subjected him to physical and psychological abuse.



With his parents and brother

The conflict culminated in a lawsuit that the 14-year-old initiated against his own father in an attempt to remove him from managing his finances and gain control of his multi-million dollar salary.



Keith Culkin

Culkin, now a father himself, admits that he still cannot forgive Keith. His own experience of fatherhood makes the memory of the abuse Macaulay suffered as a child even more horrifying.