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      • Macaulay Culkin has revealed he never divorced his parents when he was 15-years-old to protect the fortune he gained from his quick rise to fame. Stories circulated that the star sued his parents for £13 million and divorced them as legal guardians to stop them from controlling his future.
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  2. Feb 11, 2020 · Macaulay Culkin has revealed he never divorced his parents when he was 15-years-old to protect the fortune he gained from his quick rise to fame. Stories circulated that the star sued his...

  3. Jan 17, 2024 · Despite his dad negotiating on his behalf in Hollywood, Macaulay said it wasn't until his parents' custody battle that he learned he was worth about $50 million because Kit kept him in...

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    • The Actor Says His Father Was ‘Mentally and Physically’ Abusive

    Culkin began acting when he was just 4 years old, appearing onstage and in small parts in TV shows and movies. His big break came with 1989’s Uncle Buck, but it wasn’t until the following year, with the release of Home Alone, that Culkin became a household name. His role earned him a Golden Globe nomination and an American Comedy Award. From there,...

    While he was a teenager, Culkin’s parents split up and his mother filed for custody. The custody battle went on for two years, but there was more at stake: Culkin’s trust fund. The fund was reportedly worth between $15 and $20 million. Stories about the custody battle blew up. Many false reports were taken as fact, including the rumor that Culkin e...

    He also briefly mentioned his relationship with his father, Kit Culkin, simply saying that in the custody battle between his parents, he and his brothers “didn’t want to go with my father.” Culkin has spoken about his father before, most recently on an episode of the podcast WTF with Marc Maron. Culkin’s father, an aspiring actor himself, was jealo...

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  4. Aug 2, 2020 · Talking to Metro in February 2020, the actor and musician pointed out that the whole emancipation situation was misconstrued because he just legally took his parents' names off his trust fund and found someone to look over his finances.

  5. Jan 13, 2024 · Macaulay Culkin's difficulties with his father, Kit Culkin, didn't end with nights sleeping on the couch. By the time his never-married parents separated and underwent a very public custody battle ...

  6. Dec 24, 2019 · Macaulay reacted by suing them both for £13million when he was just 15 years old. He also divorced them as his legal guardians to stop them controlling his fortune, and Kit beat a retreat to ...

  7. Oct 28, 2021 · As the Hollywood Reporter notes in a profile of actor Kieran Culkin, his brother Macaulay Culkin has repeatedly made it clear over the years that their father, Kit, was a cruel and abusive man. The former child star believes his Dad, a failed actor himself, was not-so-secretly jealous of Macaulay's success.