Brad Renfro Had a Son -- Who Knew?

46. # 35

Guess you are the type that likes to hop on the bandwagon. Per CK's request, I was apologizing because I had misinterpreted/misunderstood his/her comment. I was also toning down my initial response and explaining why I felt the need to comment. Finally, I ended up by agreeing with CK in that children should not be exploited for the sake of "scooping" a story and having a sensational headline.

Posted at 12:38PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Spell Checker

47. How has TMZ hit a new low?? Brad had a child. If he wanted it to be a secret, he shouldn't have OD'd and killed himself. If he didn't want anyone to know about the child, then you should have used a rubber or some form of birth control so conception didn't happen in the first place. His parents should not have included the child's alias in the newspaper obit if it was so secret. TMZ is just reporting the news, and the facts.

Posted at 1:02PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by NOT TMZs fault

48. I'm not completely suprised that he had a child. In fact I always wondered, becuase he's always been a good looking guy and he just seems to have gotten mixed up in the wrong sort of stuff most of his life, despite his success. If anything, I think he's done the BEST POSSIBLE THING by keeping his child anonymous and the family refusing to say anything about their grandson. Too many people go way overboard when they become infatuated with stars and I could see people going so far as to stalking the child, or maybe even kidnapping. Good for him, but it is sad. At least his son did at least get to see his dad before his untimely death.

Posted at 1:19PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Specailk007

49. just to note becuase I noticed #38 post said something along the lines about using birth control. I don't think its fair for anyone to speculate what did or did not happen. You could be right that nothing was used etc OR there could have been birth control in use, but not effective clearly. I speak from experience. My Husband and I used birth control x2 and we still ended up preggers. It sometimes just happens. Very rare of course, but I can say proudly even that I'm part of that 1%-0.01% of people who have become preggers even with birth control.

Despite that, the family could have had their own reasons as to include a "secret ID" for this grandson of theirs, I'm sure the kid will have questions about his dad when he's older and will want to know about things, so I wouldn't be suprised if they did that because they were going to send the obituary they had printed to the little tike and his mother. Sometimes people do that to help with closure for others.

Posted at 1:29PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Specailk007

50. I am soooo freaking sad about his death still and it's been a week. He died too young and from the looks of his myspace - he surrounded himself by losers. People have even posted videos of him drunk -- which were shoot within the last year. He should NOT have been drinking or drunk, as a recovering alcoholic.

His friends failed him in life --- by egging him on to drink & they are failing him in death by posting that crap.

He needed help and support.. but hollywood hanger-on's, users and abusers wanted to use this man until the end. It's absolutely tragic.

Posted at 1:30PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Angie

51. he should NOT have been drinking and it sucks that his friends totally let him down.

I am both sad and pizzed off right now. This didn't need to happen! It's just awful.

By the way, I read his son is 4 years old -- for those wondering.

Posted at 1:34PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Angie

52. Brad's family probably didn't want to acknowledge the fact that there is a direct heir to their son's residuals. People get greedy! Do we really care if this poor soul fathered a child? I think not! I don't think anyone is flying to Asia in search of a kid who probably was not even supported by his suicidal sperm donor.

Posted at 6:59PM on Jan 30th 2008 by RIP - Yet another gready family ....

53. lol Adrienne I already apologized to CK. He made a point.

megh

Posted at 1:54PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by megh

54. I think his childs name deserved to be in the obit. How could they NOT include it? As far as everyone finding out -- well, he probably told many people but he hasn't given an interview in a long time. Maybe he just never had the chance to share it with the world?

Of course attention will be garnered that he had a child. That makes his story that much more tragic. But, for people who are saying he wanted to keep it quiet- you don't know that... and I am sure if he knew he was going to die, he would have wanted his son included in his obit.

Posted at 1:51PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by RIP Brad Renfro!

55. Since the spell check police are out today -- I need to correct my own typo - I meant shot, not shoot.

Posted at 1:54PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Angie

56. On track, his son's existence has been denied by him, for whatever reason. If not now, it will come out later... also imagine the plight of the little boy having (or maybe who HAD) a father that was ashamed to acknowledge his existence. I feel bad for the little kid. :(

megh

Posted at 1:57PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by megh

57. Poor Brad. Barely a mention anywhere in the news about him. I always thought he was hot stuff, even though I am a little older than him.

His death got no attention. TMZ broke the story about his death with a very short little blurb, then about his tattoo with a short little blurb.. and no the existence of a son - with a little blurb.

Other than that - he seems to have been forgotten by Hollywood. Oh how they love to turn out those child stars but when they grow up. Get a belly, start balding a little and don't look like the cute little tweens they were - they totally discard them.

By the way, this guy was in some overly sexualized movies at a very young age. I read an interview with some pervert who said he took a picture of Brads penis - when brad was 17. I looked up the dudes name, turns out he is like 47-ish now. He was almost 40 taking pictures of Brad at the urinal.

The story is way more sordid than that but let's just say that he may have been "used" Lou Pearlman-style by some Hollywood types. Not this interviewer particularly.. but who knows?

Maybe he couldn't get over it all. it's all too horrible and it's the seedy world that celebrities live in - where Drew Barrymore was clubbing and going to parties by age 8.

Hollywood should be ashamed.

Posted at 2:03PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by TrickyTrick

58. Please TMZ give this poor child and morning family the privacy they deserve!!! My prayers are with you all. There is an innocent child involved here, that obviously his father was trying to protect from the media glare. Give him the same respect!!!

Posted at 2:08PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by gr8mom

59. #16 CK spellcheck is not that difficult. lol Have a great day!

Posted at 2:21PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by just a thought

60. I have to say that I am more than a little shocked that anyone cares about how CK spells. The article was wrong when it was first printed and it has been corrected. I somehow doubt that most of us are good spellers...especially considering our mistakes are immediately corrected by whatever computer we are on. The only way to really catch grammar mistakes is to read your own typing. Something TMZ obviously didn't do when they wrote the article. Thank you TMZ for correcting it so we can all move past the grammar error in the article. If I spell something wrong on my message...I hope it doesn't detract from what we are all really doing on this message board. We are all sad that a young person, who struggled in his life, wasn't able to overcome those struggles. It is particularly disheartening when it is someone famous because we all know what that person looks like, what their bio says about them, and information or gossip that is reported about them. Brad was a good actor who made a lot of mistakes in his life. His family has done Brad a service...for the first time that I've ever heard...by not publicly stating the name of his little son. RIP Brad and my condolences to his family. Now, give it a rest.

Posted at 2:52PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Junie T.