Summary
- Macaulay Culkin reflects on a strained relationship with his dad but finds new joy in Father’s Day with his own sons.
- The actor detailed an abusive past with his father, who complicated his childhood acting career.
- Culkin breaks the cycle by having two sons of his own, and chooses to focus on celebrating his boys.
With Father’s Day on the horizon, it’s normal for anyone to reflect on their relationship with their dad. Even if it hasn’t always been a bright and shining example of parental love. In a moment that shows that celebrities are human too, actor Macaulay Culkin is recalling his complicated relationship with his father, Kit, and explaining why he has an uneasy time with Father’s Day, despite having two sons of his own now.
Culkin took to his Instagram page to explain that becoming a father to two sons with actress Brenda Song has given him a new perspective on Father’s Day, even though his relationship with the day has been complicated due to his strained relationship with his father, Christopher “Kit” Culkin. The actor acknowledges that if the public knows a little bit about his history, then they know why a day like this would be complicated, but he has decided to “reinvent the wheel” when it comes to raising his own family. Culkin writes:
Other than getting an hour or two extra of sleep, I try to make the day a celebration of my boys more than me. After all, they are the ones who made me a father (no offense to Brenda).
You can check out the full Instagram post below.
Macaulay Culkin’s Relationship with His Father Has Been Well-Publicized
Culkin’s fractured relationship with his father goes back to his early days as a child actor. Kit played the role of dad and his son’s manager with his mother, Patricia. It has been well-documented that his dad made things difficult for him as he navigated his career when he was a child and became problematic as he began to make outrageous demands in the name of his son’s film career. The actor has also detailed that his father was abusive at times because he was jealous of the success his son had, even though it was providing a great deal for the family.
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The situation with Culkin and his dad got so bad that he emancipated himself from his parents when he was 16 years old and began a long battle with his parents over the $17 million fortune he amassed as a child from appearing in hits such as Uncle Buck, the Home Alone films, and My Girl, to name a few. Ultimately, the Culkin family attorney, Billy Breitner, was put in charge of his money by a Manhattan Supreme Court judge until Culkin turned 18.
In a true story of breaking the cycle, Culkin began a relationship with actress Brenda Song in 2018 and the union resulted in the actor having two sons of his own. His first son, Dakota, was born in April 2021, while their second son was born in December 2022. The couple tends to be reasonably private when it comes to their personal life, which explains why the name of the second son has not been revealed publicly since he was born. The most recent public appearance for the couple and their family was when Culkin was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
