10 celebrities estranged from their kids: Elon Musk’s daughter changed her name, Caitlyn Jenner doesn’t keep up with the Kardashians, Suri doesn’t see Tom Cruise and Maddox doesn’t speak to Brad Pitt

Jul 31 , 2022

Brad Pitt, Caitlyn Jenner, Tom Cruise, Jackie Chan and Elon Musk all have children that don’t talk to them anymore – so what went wrong?
Photos: @bradpittofficial, @caitlynjenner, @tomcruiseofficciall, @jackiechan, @elonmusk.ab/Instagram — Brad Pitt, Caitlyn Jenner, Tom Cruise, Jackie Chan and Elon Musk all have children that don’t talk to them anymore – so what went wrong? Photos: @bradpittofficial, @caitlynjenner, @tomcruiseofficciall, @jackiechan, @elonmusk.ab/Instagram

Jackie Chan’s affair with Elaine Ng produced a daughter he has never met, and is Khloé Kardashian’s baby daddy Tristan Thompson neglecting his child with Maralee Nichols?

Elon Musk’s daughter Vivian wants ‘nothing to do with’ the Tesla billionaire, and things got nasty when 50 Cent’s son turned 15 – now the rapper says he ‘doesn’t have a son’

Blood isn’t always thicker than water. Although every family has its flaws, sometimes arguments and feuds can end up in complete estrangement. And as we’ve seen over the years, when it comes to celebrities, not all parents have their kids’ best interests at heart. Some let the fame and greed go to their heads and subsequently cause rifts between family members, others decide not to have contact with their children at all, or get into disagreements that are just too big to reconcile.

So, which celebrities are estranged from their children, and why?

1. Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan had an affair in the 1990s with beauty queen Elaine Ng that produced a baby, but went back to his wife and decided not to be a part of his daughter’s life. Photo: Weibo

After the media circus that ensued after Jackie Chan was found to have cheated on his wife in the 90s, the actor chose to distance himself from his love child with former beauty queen Elaine Ng, and the two have reportedly never met.

The kung fu legend has since expressed regret for his infidelity at the time, and remains married to his wife Joan Lin today.

Etta Ng Chok-lam and Jackie Chan seem equally uninterested in knowing each other. Photo: @ettazen/Instagram

Chan’s non-existent relationship with estranged daughter Etta Ng has been widely documented, and doesn’t look like it will be changing soon considering it’s already been over 20 years – let alone Ng getting any sort of inheritance, according to several media sources.

2. Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise wrote in a sworn declaration in 2013, in a defamation lawsuit against Bauer Publishing Co., that he maintains a close relationship with his daughter Suri Cruise despite the publisher’s claims he had “abandoned” her. Photo: Invision/AP

The Top Gun: Maverick superstar is known the world over for his immense acting talent – and even more impressive stunts – but the 60 year old’s private life has faced scrutiny on several occasions, from his outbursts on set to his links to the Church of Scientology.