“Home Alone” actor Macaulay Culkin says he’s been estranged from his father for three decades.
The 44-year-old former child star discussed some of the details during a recent episode of Kate Hudson’s “Sibling Revelry” podcast. He was asked why he quit acting, which led to him talking about his father, Christopher “Kit” Culkin, who was also an actor.
“I was tired, man,” Culkin said. “I was so tired. And the thing is, I remember when I was probably about 11 or 12, I remember talking to my father. And I said: ‘I’m getting tired, I think I need a break,’ and he goes: ‘Yeah, yeah, I’ll look into it.’ And the next thing I know, I was in the next thing, and the next thing, and the next thing. I was like: ‘Oh, I’m stuck. Now, I’m stuck.’”
The actor continued, “When I turned 14, my dad and my mom were having a thing, they kind of split up, and I said:…