Filed under: Brangelina
Looks like Jon Voight isn’t getting a “World’s Best Dad” sweatshirt for Christmas this year, either.
In the upcoming issue of Marie Claire magazine, Angelina Jolie’s brother James Haven says, “I don’t want to constantly berate my father. . .but he put my mom through years of mental abuse, and it made me care especially for abandoned women and children. So, that’s my religion—helping widows and orphans.”
Someone must have given Jon a heads up about the interview — perhaps a certain women’s magazine seeking publicity for its article? — because Jon’s already responded, saying he found it “heartbreaking” that his kids “want to paint a bad guy portrait of me.”
“I feel it comes from their inability to let go of years of programmed anger from their mother, who understandably felt quite hurt when we divorced,” the Midnight Cowboy star said in a handwritten statement obtained by E! News.
“In all truth, I tried to give him and their mother continuous love and support and large sums of money,” Jon continued. “God knows, for years I’ve tried to mend this relationship. Perhaps the trauma of their mother’s passing has made it worse. I continuously send them my heart and love, and am always available to them for whatever they need from me.”
Oh, Jon. You had me till “large sums of money.”
Arentcha glad YOUR family squabbles aren’t played out in Marie Claire and E! News? I know I’m thankful I don’t have to worry about Life & Style running a story about how my parents bought a two-seat car, so they’d have an excuse not to take my grandma to her doctors’ appointments. Or my sister-in-law blabbing to Star magazine that I almost killed the entire family with my undercooked chicken fettuccine.
All I can say is… thank god I have my George Foreman now.
Posted by Candy ♦ October 16, 2007
At 10:09 pm levnette said:
“large sums of money”.. wtf? and yeah jon, what about that time when you called angelina’s daughter shakira instead of zahara??
October 16, 2007
At 1:08 am Ms. M said:
He also said Angelina had major mental issues or something like that. Not the best way to endear yourself to your kids.
October 17, 2007
At 1:10 am anon said:
wonder what jon thought about his kids making out?
October 17, 2007
At 9:40 am jenner said:
As someone who is the proud owner of a f*cked up, practically deadbeat dad, these dads will say ANYTHING to make sure they come off as the victim.
That’s not to say I know what really happened with the Voights/Jolies, all I’m saying is I’ve heard the exact same things come out of my papa’s mouth, too (except the large sums of money” part. Damn it, dad! I’d be OK with that!!!!!!!
October 17, 2007
At 10:25 am Joe Um said:
“He also said Angelina had major mental issues or something like that. Not the best way to endear yourself to your kids.”
She’s a complete nutcase. Maybe he was trying to get her to go into therapy.
October 17, 2007
At 12:23 pm Me said:
Kramer “Jon Voight bit my arm!”
October 17, 2007
At 1:00 pm Happy Go Lucky said:
The fact of the matter is that no one has a perfect childhood. We all blame our parents for SOMETHING they did wrong. Then as adults we gotta learn to get over it (provided that it wasn’t THAT bad). One day Zahara/Pax/Maddox/Shiloh will be saying the same thing about Angie.
October 17, 2007
At 6:23 pm Holy Terror said:
Amen Happy!
October 17, 2007
At 8:37 pm Jenn F. said:
Is it just me, or does James Haven look like one of those ventriliquist’s dummies in that photo? Ugh. Creepy.
October 17, 2007
At 8:17 pm bluehawaii said:
Looks like the siblings have the same plastic surgeon.
Candy!
Glad you got the George Foreman.
My friend nearly killed her family with Thanksgiving dinner last year! All the elders were hurling in the kitchen…
Yikes!
October 18, 2007