Kate Hudson's Dad: 'Goldie Hawn Turned Our Split Into An Ugly Media War'
Posted on Jan 26, 2012 @ 10:00AM
By Amber Goodhand - Radar Reporter
Kate Hudson's biological father blames Goldie Hawn for the negative press surrounding their split, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
After having two children together — Kate and Oliver Hudson — Goldie split from Bill Hudson in 1980 and despite their promise to keep it cordial, he says she turned it into "an ugly media war."
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"We just wanted to do what was best for our children and didn't want to put out anything publicly," Bill told RadarOnline.com.
"We agreed on that, and she made it an ugly media war and turned it around into a press extravaganza… There she was on the cover of magazines like, 'Poor me, I'm a single mother.'"
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According to Bill, reports that Goldie paid him off in the divorce settlement hit the papers and he says it's not true — in fact, he paid her.
"She came out and said I'd taken money from her in the divorce settlement. Not true," Bill said.
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"I paid her $550,000! I thought we were going to try and keep it civil for Oliver and Kate and it's sad she took it to that level."
The former Hudson Brothers frontman says he's never met his grandchildren and partly blames the estrangement on Goldie's relationship with Kurt Russell.
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"In 1989 we got into a battle with a judge about the visitation [with the kids]. Up until that time it was going quite well — but she'd established a new family with Kurt Russell and my visitation became obsolete," Bill said.
But Bill says in his new book, Two Versions: The Other Side of Fame and Family, he admits that he has some regrets when he looks back on the whole situation.
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"I regret that my marriage to Goldie didn't work, but mostly I regret that it wasn't as friendly as it could have been," Bill told RadarOnline.com.
"It would have been nice if it remained friendly."
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Grow up and move on, it is obvious why they do not want you in their life. You sell them out for a financial motive. It is disgusting of you to do so.
Posted Thu, 01/26/2012 - 7:32pm
If you care about your daughter, then go talk to them about your private issues with them. Selling your junk to the tabloids is low and not something a father should do. It makes you look pathetic and desperate to exploit your daughter for $
Posted Thu, 01/26/2012 - 7:32pm
he needs to stop but what he's saying, imo, is true. sad really.
Posted Thu, 01/26/2012 - 4:20pm
why doesnt he go to a priest or doctor or something...its long gone any chance he had of a relationship and the kids are tight with their mom and Kurt...what does he want the public to do for him??? hes starting to sound unbalanced
Posted Thu, 01/26/2012 - 4:09pm
Geeze I wish he would shut up..his whining is way off the wall
Posted Thu, 01/26/2012 - 4:06pm