45 of the Worst Celebrity Parents in History

This article appeared in thefashionball.com and has been published here with permission.

Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who are the worst celebrity parents of them all? Well, we’re checking out the worst celebrity parents in history — from modern-day pop stars through Swinging Sixties icons to the Golden Age of Hollywood. Along the way, we'll discover a secret love child, who smuggled their son to Mexico, and who the real Wicked Witch of the West really was. So, fasten your seatbelts, as it's about to get real bumpy!

Jeremy Bieber

Jeremy Bieber is the father of one of the best-selling music artists of the century, Canada's very own pop tart, Justin Bieber. However, Jeremy was allegedly absent from his son's childhood and only showed up once Justin became famous.

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He's also been accused of exploiting his son's fame and fortune for his own personal gains by starting a company called Bieber Industries. Rumors like these suggest Bieber's family dynamics may have negatively impacted his struggles with mental health and dependencies on illicit substances.

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love

In 1992, Vanity Fair magazine stated Nirvana lead singer and rock icon Kurt Cobain and his partner, Courtney Love used illicit substances while she was pregnant with their daughter Frances Bean. The subsequent media storm claimed Courtney and Kurt were unfit to raise a child, leading Child Services to briefly remove Frances from her parents' home.

Kurt, of course, took his own life two years later, and Courtney blames the Vanity Fair article. She also maintains that she never took anything while pregnant.

Kris Jenner

As the matriarch of one of America's most famous families, Kris Jenner should be a role model. Instead, though, she's a shameless self-promoter. Let's begin with the time Kris told her daughter, nine-year-old Khloé Kardashian, she needed a nose job.

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Then, there was the time Kris told Khloé that she best stay on a diet as her weight gain was damaging her brand. Next, she encouraged Kim to pose for Playboy magazine. And if that wasn't bad enough, she promoted Kim's personal intimate tape, selling it to the highest bidder.

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger's divorce was an absolute mess. Baldwin spent a million dollars in lawyer's fees and trying to see his daughter Ireland. But then, in 2007, Alec lost his mind. After trying to reach his 11-year-old many times without success, the actor left her a disturbing, angry voicemail calling her a "rude, thoughtless little pig."

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Then, TMZ released the voicemail for the world to hear. Baldwin said the backlash had him contemplating taking his own life. But that, he said, would have been a victory for Basinger.