Honor Thy Father and Mother? Celebs Who’ve Fallen Out with Their Parents - Page 4

T-Pain and his Father Shaheed Najm

Growing up in Tallahassee, Florida, T-Pain had a close relationship with his father.  In 8th grade his father home schooled him, and apparently in such an enclosed space caused tensions to rise.   Having frequent arguments with his father, and leaving the house multiple times the two were always able to rebuild the bond.  But in 2005 T-Pain accused his father of trying to get $250,000 of back fees for managing him before he signed with Akon’s Konvict Music.

T-Pain’s father said that he did ask his son for some money for back pay, but T-Pain exaggerated the amount. The real reason for their rift was that there was the issues of his father’s crack cocaine usage.

The rift has since been mended between the two, before the father went into a coma due to his bad heart issues.  But he’s recovered now.

Katy Perry and Her Parents

Katy Perry was born in a religious household with her parents being pastors of a church.  She started off in the industry as a Christian singer, but later went the secular route.

In the past Perry talked negatively about her parents’ ultra-Christian values, and when she was in the process of her divorce from Russel Brand she felt that that was the last thing she needed.  Her mother preached a sermon saying how Katy’s divorce was in God’s plan to make more people receptive to hearing the Word.  Katy didn’t appreciate that.  Neither did she appreciate the anti-Semitic sermon her father preached later on that week.

Lamar Odom and his Father

It’s not easy growing up with a parent who succumbs to their addictions, but that’s what Lamar Odom dealt with as a child.  His father was addicted to heroin, and after his mother died from colon cancer, Lamar was sent to live with relatives, making his relationship with his father strained.

However, since his father’s sobriety they’ve been able to rebuild a relationship, and spend time together as father and son.

Lindsay Lohan and Michael Lohan

Being a child star doesn’t guarantee a happy childhood.  No one exemplifies that more than Ms. Lindsay Lohan.  As a child her father dealt with alcoholism, drug abuse, and revolving door stints in jail.  In his inebriated state he would become abusive to their mother.  Once Lindsay began to book movies, her mother, Dina Lohan, took the family away from him.

Still dealing with the ghosts from her past, Lindsay sang a song that chronicled her issues with her father, and he in turn wrote a letter praising her for how beautiful it was, then he tried to write a song to her too…  The two tried to rebuild a relationship, but feeling like her father was telling lies to gain his own publicity, she cut him off.

Rihanna and her Father Ronald Fenty

While in Barbados, Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty was addicted to crack cocaine and struggled with alcoholism when she was a child.  She watched her parents’ marriage disintegrate in front of her as her father kept going back to his addictions.  When her parents divorced when she was 14, she refused communication with him.

For 10 years she refused to talk to him, but now, they have rebuilt their relationship and things seem to be good between the two, even though Ronald occasionally talks out the side of his neck, encouraging Rihanna to lose weight and reunite with Chris Brown.

Keyshia Cole and Frankie Lons

Keyshia’s mother, Frankie Lons has had a long history of battling addictions.  When Keyshia was a child, due to her mother’s struggles she was adopted by a family friend.   Because of her mother’s roller coaster ride of drug use, their relationship was likewise strained.  But with the show you could see that she loved her family flaws and all.

Due to her mother’s relapses and rehabs stints Keyshia has distanced herself from her family a few times.  But there was a moment were Keyshia was hurt when her mother Frankie and Neffe got their own show and didn’t want her to be a part of it, but all wounds seems to be healed now as Frankie is sober.