R.I.P.
Brad Renfro Had a Son -- Who Knew?

Brad RenfroTMZ has confirmed that Brad Renfro had a young son who lives in Japan with his mom -- and the family is trying to keep details about the boy under wraps.

TMZ spoke with Renfro's dad, Mark, and his step-mom, Kim, who would not reveal their grandson's name or age in order to protect his privacy. They placed an obit in a local paper that simply listed his name as "Y Renfro."

Kim told us, "We did expect this because people didn't know he had a son. But we're very thankful Brad got to see his son before he died."

Brad was recently in Tennessee with the boy, spending time with the family.

A source close to Renfro, who spent a lot of time with the actor in the months before his death, tells TMZ she didn't know he had a child.

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1. Brad loved his son very much and his son is nobody elses business but his and his familys. He didnt need to tell the world about it, whats the problem? He was a good friend to me and i agree with the comments regarding his myspace page- those 'friends' were not true to him by letting him drink, they were just out for what they could get off him. In all my time with him i would never let him touch a drop, these losers should have done the same instead of encouraging him, and maybe he would still be with us today.

Posted at 5:45PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Kelly

2. I had said that in another post somewhere and was "shot down" so to speak. People Magazine had actually done a story on him about how he had cleaned up and had a girlfriend and infant child at the time. Glad to see my memory isn't going yet!!

Posted at 1:56PM on Jan 24th 2008 by annie2

3. First off I'd like to say, good for him keeping his child out of the public eye. Too many celebs are so eager for money that they sell "babies first picture" for millions, what's the point. Big deal you had sex and had a child just like everyone else in the world. Secondly, did anyone think maybe he didn't want anymore bad publicity? Look at all the crap Jaime Lynn getting, and she's trying to be responsible for her actions, not rushing into mariage, still getting an education, etc. Life happens, some people accept it others don't. What I can say is, Brad is no longer with us, he can't defend himself. Why all the negativness about him having a child? He lived his life the way he wanted, maybe he made some wrong decisions, but they were his. His child may never "know " his father on a personal level, but he can "know" him the ways that fans did. He may be gone, but you can still watch all his amazing movies, or watch interviews. It's very sad that he was taken so soon, but the way I look at it is things do hapen for a reason. May he finally rest in peace. ( To all those out there that are always spell checking and gramar checking, sorry. I'm not the best speller, and quit frankly I don't care. I got my point across)

Posted at 6:10PM on Jan 26th 2008 by Jones7682

4. Nice one thanks the for the good info

Posted at 6:55PM on Feb 6th 2008 by WhiteFox

5. Thanks for the good post very interesting

Posted at 11:17AM on Mar 15th 2008 by RedFox

6. so sad

Posted at 11:18AM on Jan 22nd 2008 by AmyC

7. R~I~P! sad

Posted at 11:27AM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Kimberly

8. woah!!

Posted at 11:18AM on Jan 22nd 2008 by dvsqt

9. TMZ!!! FREAKING SPELL CHECK!

Posted at 11:18AM on Jan 22nd 2008 by CK

10. And not even when there is a child involved will you help keep it under wraps... is this so hard-hitting you had to tempt crazies into finding out more info about the poor kid???

Posted at 11:21AM on Jan 22nd 2008 by CK

11. woah!!

Posted at 11:20AM on Jan 22nd 2008 by dvsqt

12. Aww, that's sad for the son, too bad it seems the "leaving the kid" with someone else continued with Brad.

Not passing judgment, just saying it's a sad situation all way around

Posted at 11:21AM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Adrienne

13. I love when celebrities learn how to keep their personal lives personal. Why blab about your life to everyone in the world. They don't need to know. I now have more respect for Brad Renfro then I did to begin with. I'm sorry he had such as sad childhood. And, I'm sorry he couldn't seem to kick his drug habbit (at least that's what it looks like!). And, I'm sorry for little Y that he won't grow up knowing his dad.

Posted at 11:22AM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Junie T.

14. He was a really good actor--too bad he didn't get the help he needed so desperately.

Posted at 11:22AM on Jan 22nd 2008 by feel bad

15. TMZ!!! SPELL CHECK IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT!!!!

Posted at 11:24AM on Jan 22nd 2008 by CK

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