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- Maureen Kelly and Rick Dufay Met at A Recording Studio
- Maureen Gave Birth to Minka in 1980
- Minka and Maureen Moved from L.A. to Albuquerque
- Maureen Worked as An Exotic Dancer
- Minka's Dad Rick Is A Former Aerosmith Guitarist
- Minka Moved to L.A. and Tried to Reconnect with Her Dad
- Minka Watched Her Mom Deal with Addiction and Abusive Relationships
- Minka Was Estranged from Her Mom For Years Until Maureen's Cancer Diagnosis
- Minka and Her Dad Are Still Working on Their Relationship
In 1979, Maureen Dumont Kelly met guitarist Rick Dufay at a recording studio in Los Angeles. They had a short-lived, casual romance which led to a pregnancy. Maureen wanted to keep the baby, but Dufay was about to go on tour with Aerosmithand wasn't ready to be a full-time father, so the pair went their separate ways.
Minka Kelly was born on June 24, 1980. She was raised by her single mother and did not grow up knowing her father. "My mom was on her own for a very long time so she was just surviving and doing her best and maybe not totally well-equipped to have and raise a child," Minka told PEOPLE. "But she did it anyway because she wanted me and she loved me t...
Despite a brief rekindling with Dufay, Maureen began a tumultuous off-and-on-again relationship with another man. The Euphoriastar wrote that her mom worked as a dancer in the Philippines for a bit, at which time Minka lived with a family friend as the work trip kept extending. "I later learned that during that time, she drove a car across the bord...
While they lived in L.A., Maureen worked as an exotic dancer at the strip club Crazy Girls. Maureen often took her young daughter with her when she worked, and Minka recalled that if her mom "made a lot of money that night, we'd go grocery shopping at 2 a.m." Minka knew by age seven that her life was "different," telling PEOPLE, "I spent a lot of m...
Born in Paris in 1952, the French-American guitarist was best known for his time with Aerosmith from 1981 to 1984. Before joining the band, Dufay released a solo album, 1980's Tender Loving Abuse, which was produced by Jack Douglas. Shortly after, Douglas recommended the musician as a replacement for Aerosmith's rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford. Dufa...
When she was a toddler, Minka's parents tried to make things work, but she wrote on Instagram in 2018 that "they just weren't compatible," noting she and her mom "went our separate ways and lived our separate lives." Years later, after Minka escaped a toxic relationship with her first boyfriend, which resulted in an abortion and a coerced sex tape,...
Minka wrote that she grew up watching her mother deal with addiction and domestic violence. The tumultuous childhood shaped the Charlie's Angelsactress's life in many ways, including how she handles her own romantic relationships. Though she doesn't name any of her former romantic partners in the book — she's been linked to stars like Chris Evans, ...
Maureen weaved in and out of Minka's life into her early 20s, but they didn't become estrangeduntil Maureen asked for more financial support. They only rekindled their relationship after Maureen was diagnosed with colon cancer and given two years to live. During that time, Dufay provided Minka with a lot of emotional support. "When [my mom] got sic...
Though Minka and her father are much closer now than they were when Minka was younger, the Titansstar told PEOPLE that they were "still working on a lot of" their relationship issues. "I'm still working on making peace with him," she said. "I love my dad so much. I think that he is so wise and he is so smart, and he's wonderful in so many ways and ...
Apr 2, 2022 · Getty Images. After reconciling following their May 2021 breakup, Kelly and Noah went Instagram official for the first time in January 2022. Kelly and Noah posted group photos featuring them...
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Dec 30, 2021 · Sitting next to him at the table was actress Minka Kelly, marking the first time he's shared a photo of Kelly on Instagram since they started dating. E! Online reports that gossip account...
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