{"id":2169339,"date":"2025-11-20T22:36:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2169339"},"modified":"2025-11-20T22:36:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:36:29","slug":"richard-dreyfuss-children-claim-actor-cut-them-off-amid-explosive-family-rift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/richard-dreyfuss-children-claim-actor-cut-them-off-amid-explosive-family-rift\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Dreyfuss&#8217; children claim actor cut them off amid explosive family rift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\/family\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Richard Dreyfuss' son;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Richard Dreyfuss&#8217; son<\/a> revealed he&#8217;s been estranged from the legendary &#8220;Jaws&#8221; actor for the past two years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ben Dreyfuss revealed he&#8217;s not in contact with his father and neither are his two siblings in since-deleted posts on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Everyone assumes my siblings and I are wealthy from our dad and we&#8217;re all a bit too uncomfortable to make it clear, but we have no money from my dad,&#8221; Ben began, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/11\/14\/richard-dreyfuss-son-metoo-allegations-kevin-spacey\/87268039007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:USA Today;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">USA Today<\/a>. &#8220;My dad has no money. If he did, we wouldn&#8217;t get it since we&#8217;ve been estranged ever since some complicated family drama to do with MeToo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ben, who works as a journalist, noted that tensions within the family began several years ago after he shared a social media post supporting his brother, Harry Dreyfuss, from his father&#8217;s then-Twitter account. Harry had claimed Kevin Spacey groped him amid the wave of MeToo allegations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/matthew-mcconaughey-his-mom-were-a-hiatus-eight-years-after-she-shared-family-secrets-press\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Matthew Mcconaughey And His Mom Were On 'A Hiatus' For Eight Years After She Shared Family Secrets With Press;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Matthew Mcconaughey And His Mom Were On &#8216;A Hiatus&#8217; For Eight Years After She Shared Family Secrets With Press<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Ben Dreyfuss revealed he and his siblings have been estranged from their father, Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss, for two years.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;That tweet prompted someone to MeToo my dad,&#8221; Ben wrote. &#8220;He blames us for that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ben later explained why he deleted the X posts on his personal <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.calmdownben.com\/p\/my-dad-and-i-are-estranged-here-is\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Substack;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Substack<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I deleted it because the responses made me uncomfortable \u2013 90% of them were this patronizing, syrupy sympathy I don\u2019t feel I deserve, and the other 10% were from the Krippendorf Hive or some s&#8212; being like \u2018I love your father and spit his name out of your mouth,\u2019&#8221; he explained. &#8220;But once I saw it in the newspaper, I realized I\u2019d made myself look ashamed by deleting it. I\u2019m not. I deleted it out of self-loathing, not embarrassment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/former-teen-idol-shaun-cassidy-father-phony-alone-hollywood-spotlight\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Former Teen Idol Shaun Cassidy Calls Out Father As \u2018Phony\u2019 After Growing Up Alone In Hollywood Spotlight;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Former Teen Idol Shaun Cassidy Calls Out Father As \u2018Phony\u2019 After Growing Up Alone In Hollywood Spotlight<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ben Dreyfuss kisses his father Richard Dreyfuss\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/XDOS8tYt.ukJQTUNHJPDwg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/b3c4f26191492d25c2213d5868865141\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The Dreyfuss family rift reportedly began after a dispute tied to #MeToo allegations involving actor Kevin Spacey.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In his Substack post, Ben shared the last email exchange he had with his father two years ago. &#8220;I\u2019ve sent plenty since, but he hasn\u2019t replied,&#8221; Ben noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ben&#8217;s email to Richard focused on an argument that occurred at a family dinner in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I didn\u2019t explain any of this well, and I didn\u2019t even finish the thought before you and Emily started to speak, and we all started to scream at each other about a completely separate tangent over who is to blame for what,&#8221; Ben wrote in the email, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/richard-dreyfuss-son-ben-says-he-and-siblings-estranged-from-father-11852519\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a> magazine reported. Ben claimed he had been trying to &#8220;make amends&#8221; with Richard for over a year after calling &#8220;The Goodbye Girl&#8221; actor a homophobic slur during the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Like What You\u2019re Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Like What You\u2019re Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Richard Dreyfuss and his young kids\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/nrkrMNtFz9K0Hi1qQBjCZA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/caaefcc5d12fb77c550edf72fa6eec75\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Richard Dreyfuss\u2019 children say they no longer speak with the &#8220;Jaws&#8221; star amid ongoing family tensions and financial cutoff.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In Richard&#8217;s response, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/jaws-50-how-perfect-film-drove-public-fascination-sharks-still-makes-us-afraid-swim\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Jaws&quot; actor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Jaws&#8221; actor<\/a> claimed Ben thought there was money he was keeping from him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;AT LEAST KEEP THIS ONE LETTER. IT\u2019LL BE THE LAST ONE UNLESS YOU STOP BEING A COWARD. OR START BEING BETTER THAN YOUR BROTHER OR SISTER,&#8221; Richard wrote, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;AS I TOLD YOU, TO START WRITING ME WITHOUT ANY ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU SAID ON THE LAST NIGHT AT THE RESTAURANT. UNTIL YOU ALL WROTE SOMETHING ADDRESSING THE LIES, DISTORTIONS, THAT KEPT A SET OF DIFFERENT FEELINGS, VALUES, KEPT THEM HIDDEN FROM ME, YOU WOULD NOT BE HEARING FROM ME.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Richard Dreyfuss in a scene from Jaws\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6V46ApncBPQAyIly1ZFtzg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/8accb55585967d1a7596ada33a527b5a\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Richard Dreyfuss starred as oceanographer Matt Hooper in the 1975 blockbuster &#8220;Jaws,&#8221; the film that launched him to Hollywood fame.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fox News Digital reached out to Richard&#8217;s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Oscar-winning actor is a father to three kids with his ex-wife Jeramie Rain. The two divorced in 1995 and Richard went on to marry Janelle Lacey for six years. Richard has been <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/events\/marriage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:married to Svetlana Erokhin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">married to Svetlana Erokhin<\/a> since 2006.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Richard&#8217;s daughter, Emily Dreyfuss, shared her own statement on X after Ben&#8217;s posts and Substack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Ever since we became estranged from our dad, it&#8217;s been nearly impossible for me to write,&#8221; she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EmilyDreyfuss\/status\/1990894427322069334\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wrote;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">wrote<\/a>. &#8220;For the first time, the thing most on my mind was something I couldn&#8217;t talk about. Ben and I have different experiences of this sadness, but I&#8217;m relieved it&#8217;s finally out in the open now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Original article source:<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/richard-dreyfuss-children-claim-actor-cut-off-amid-explosive-family-rift\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Richard Dreyfuss' children claim actor cut them off amid explosive family rift;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Richard Dreyfuss&#8217; children claim actor cut them off amid explosive family rift<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Dreyfuss&#8217; son revealed he&#8217;s been estranged from the legendary &#8220;Jaws&#8221; actor for the past two years. 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