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Beyoncé dropped her father as her manager, but he’s not the first celebrity parent to get the pink slip. Read the family drama behind the careers of Leighton Meester, Usher, and more. See the Full Story at The Daily Beast
Beyoncé dropped her father as her manager, but he’s not the first celebrity parent to get the pink slip. Read the family drama behind the careers of Leighton Meester, Usher, and more. See the Full Story at The Daily Beast
Beyoncé Knowles' dad was her manager for two decades—since her Destiny's Child days—until she sacked him on Tuesday. Their relationship was reportedly strained after Matthew Knowles admitted to having an affair with Alexsandra Wright, who gave birth to their child. After the news, Matthew and Beyonce's mother Tina filed for divorce. But Beyoncé insisted the decision had nothing to do with tense family relations. "He is my father and I love my dad dearly," she said, before adding that they were only parting ways on a "business level." She thanked him for his influence on her career (he saw her through three blockbuster solo albums, 16 Grammys, and three major film roles) but Matthew probably won't get a cut of his daughter's latest, "A Star Is Born." (Mark J. Terrill / AP Photo) See the Full Story at The Daily Beast
Usher's in an on-again off-again relationship… with his mother. On Mother's Day in 2007, Usher fired Jonetta Patton from her post as manager, supposedly over her opposition to his then-fiancée Tameka Foster. "At this time in my life, I am simply more interested in building the strength of my family. And in order to do that, I feel it's best to separate my business life from my personal life," Usher said. In 2008, the mother-son duo reunited when he rehired her, but only one year later, she got the boot again. Family drama has its toll: Her departure put a hold on Usher's latest album after Jive Records refused to launch the album without a manager. (Frank Micelotta / Getty Images) See the Full Story at The Daily Beast
Leighton Meester recently gave her mom Connie the heave-ho as her manager. The "Gossip Girl" star was worried about her reputation after Connie allegedly said she was going to "hunt down and kill" one of her daughter's old friends, who then issued a restraining order on Mama Meester. Connie has a checkered past: She gave birth to Leighton at a halfway house while serving a prison sentence for being involved in a marijuana-smuggling scandal. But Leighton's always claimed she has a healthy relationship with both her parents, and told Seventeen magazine she doesn't judge them for their pasts. (AP Photo) See the Full Story at The Daily Beast
Known for his role as little Arnold Jackson on the '80s sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes," Gary Coleman was one of the decade's most promising child stars. The show ended in 1986, and three years later Coleman's bright future took a turn for the worse. At 21, he sued his parents and business adviser for pilfering his assets. Four years later he won the suit. "The judgment confirms what Gary has been saying all along. All he has wanted was fair treatment from the people who handled his money when he was a minor," his attorney said after the settlement. Coleman, who suffered from health problems for much of his life, sadly remained estranged from his parents until his death in 2010. "Gary wanted to live his life the way he wanted to live it, on his own terms," his mother told People last year. "He could've gotten in touch with us any time he wanted to. We were always open to him and he knew that we loved him." (Galella, WireImage / Getty Images) See the Full Story at The Daily Beast
After releasing her platinum first album, Tiffany Reneé Darwish went from being an average high school student to a pop star in only a year. But the instant fame must have gone to her head. Shortly after her record debuted, 16-year-old Tiffany wanted to take control of her career and requested that her mother, Janie Williams, sign papers legally declaring her an emancipated minor. When Williams wouldn't sign, fearing her daughter was being brainwashed by her manager who had committed the artist to seven albums with him as boss, Tiffany moved out of her mother's apartment and was briefly declared a runaway by the Los Angeles County sheriff's office. Shortly afterward, her career stalled, proving mother always knows best. (Nick Ut / AP Photo) See the Full Story at The Daily Beast
The notoriously hot-tempered chef of "Hell's Kitchen" had no problem saying "You're fired" to his business adviser, despite the fact that the firee was his father-in-law. Ramsay and Chris Hutcheson met each other in 1993 and became business partners with Hutcheson acting as a mentor. In 1998, he helped Ramsay open his first restaurant, London's Gordon Ramsay, which has since been awarded three Michelin Stars. Hutcheson guided Ramsay as he gradually expanded his flagship into a global empire. Since they split last October, Hutcheson and Ramsay have been at war, with Ramsay calling Hutcheson a "dictator" in a letter to his mother-in-law. Hutcheson just recently put one of Ramsay's restaurants up for sale for $8.9 million (the only one in which he owns half a stake). (Alan Davidson, Picturegroup / AP Photo) See the Full Story at The Daily Beast
It's an eternal question: Michael Jackson and Joe Jackson may have had a troubled relationship, but without Joe, would we ever have had the brilliance of the Jackson 5? Joe Jackson started the musical group with his sons and helped secure the quintet its first deal with Motown Records in 1968. Under Jackson's seriously strict rules—he has admitted to using "the whip" to get his sons in line—the Jackson 5 became one of the top groups of the '70s, although the brothers have always maintained their father was a bad business manager. Young Mike fired Joe in 1979, and the group broke up in the early '80s. Afterward, Michael Jackson the solo artist was born. Despite the physical abuse, Michael and Joe Jackson were not estranged later in life, and Michael even acknowledged his father with an annual "Joseph Jackson Day" at Neverland Ranch. Following Michael's death in 2009, Joe Jackson and his wife, Katherine, became the guardians of Michael's three children: Paris, Prince Michael, and Blanket. (Frank Edwards, Fotos International/Getty Images) See the Full Story at The Daily Beast
LeAnn Rimes became a star when she released her first, instant-hit album "Blue" at age 13. But early success put a lot of pressure on the young country singer, and it didn't help that her parents divorced a year later. The combination of fame, money, and adolescent angst caused Rimes to rebel. In 2000, 16-year-old Rimes attempted to take over her own career from her manager father Wilbur and sued him for withholding $7 million of her earnings. Roughly a year later when Rimes became engaged, she decided to mend her relationship with her father and settle the suit so he could come to her wedding. "I go by the saying 'Money's the root of all evil.' And I definitely believe that the love for money is the root of all evil, because it changes people," she said. (Mark Humphrey / AP Photo) See the Full Story at The Daily Beast
