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Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin reveals why he has not talked to his father in 30 years


Macaulay's parents split up in the 1990s, triggering an explosive custody battle over their lucrative son, who ultimately went to court to have their names removed from his trust fund.

In 1995, Macaulay's parents split up, triggering an explosive custody battle over their lucrative son, who ultimately went to court to have their names removed from his trust fund and an executor appointed in their place. Macaulay recalled 'butting heads' with his father when he was young, describing him as a 'bad man' and saying: 'I would take his whoopings and stuff like that, but it was – I knew, the whole time I was sitting there, going: “Oh, I’m gonna win at the end.”' A few years ago, Macaulay told comedian and podcast host Marc Maron that his father would compel him to act well with the threat of physical violence.

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