Celebrity Justice
Gyllenhaal Parents -- Forget Brokeback, Just Broke

Posted Nov 25th 2008 3:07PM by TMZ Staff

You'd think with a couple of A-list actor spawn, the Gyllenhaal parents would be living comfortably. You'd be wrong.
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According to divorce docs obtained by TMZ, Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Foner are in deep financial troubles. Foner, who is a screenwriter, claims she had to take out a loan during the writer's strike because she doesn't make much money otherwise.

Foner says that throughout their marriage, the couple accumulated debt -- including mortgage payments, home equity lines of credit against their two homes, several credit cards and "various other outstanding loans."

The couple separated back in January, but as recently as September Naomi complained to Stephen about their finances, to which he allegedly responded, "I have been clear that worse comes to worse I will let all of this collapse into ruin, just as I believe letting the markets crash and burn are the right approach." Sounds like something the Joker would say, right?

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1. CRY ME A RIVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINANCIALLY OVER-EXTENDED IDIOTS GOT US INTO THIS MESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 HOUSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:19PM on Nov 25th 2008 by tinka

2. WTF does this have to do with me?

Why does TMZ think its any of my business, or theirs, for that matter, to know?

STOP FISHING and GROW UP

Posted at 3:22PM on Nov 25th 2008 by cochino

3. SEGUNDA Y EN ESPAÑOL!!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:23PM on Nov 25th 2008 by mexicana

4. I HATE MAGGIE UGLY WHORE AND JAKE THAT LAMEASS GAY MO FO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO THEY ARE UGLY CAN'T ACT AND CHEAP TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NICE

Posted at 3:23PM on Nov 25th 2008 by Divashels

5. I can just hear people on other posts screaming that their people in Hollywiood make more and have more than any of us will ever have and we are all just jealous.

This goes to show that even people in Hollywierd are going broke too. Yeah, I'm soooooooooooo jealous. HA HA!

Posted at 3:37PM on Nov 25th 2008 by huh....

6. I don't see how this is anyone's business. This is personal stuff about non-celebrties. Not even personal finance information is confidential anymore. What a sad society.

Posted at 4:01PM on Nov 25th 2008 by MYOB

7. Why are their kids not helping them? I am coming across stories like this more and mor these days. The kids are filthy rich and the parens are in debt or living in poor conditions. I would do anything for my parents, if I was rich they would be rich. There is not "ifs" or "buts" about it. I don't care if they had 4 houses the point is that if the kids have a lot of money they should help out their parents. Thats the right thing to do.

Posted at 4:04PM on Nov 25th 2008 by Anna

8. "A-list?" Hardly, more like high C Low B list

Posted at 4:19PM on Nov 25th 2008 by Communist Killa

9. @#7 Anna: " The kids are filthy rich and the parens are in debt or living in poor conditions."
Unless you're their accountant how do you know their "filthy rich"? Just because you see someone in a move or on tv, doesn't mean they have money to spare. If that were the case, celebrities wouldn't be losing their homes, like people all over the country. They're filing bankruptcy quicker than the average joe, now-a-days.

Posted at 4:27PM on Nov 25th 2008 by Isis

10. That would never happen to Jimmy Conors family. I know him and I was there

Posted at 4:31PM on Nov 25th 2008 by Santa Barbara Witness

11. It is possible that Jake and Maggie have helped their parents - some people are not good stewards over what they have been given. Or, maybe these parents aren't the type that want to be living off of their children. I also believe that it is one thing to buy gifts for your family if you are rich, but I do not believe it is my children's job to support me if I am fully capable of supporting myself. These are two able bodied people based on the photos I have seen. Most importantly this is not our lot in life to worry over. And FYI - I stumbled over this article based on seeing only part of it's title.

Posted at 4:35PM on Nov 25th 2008 by MeAndOnlyMe

12. bah bah bah to them. ask obama to bail them out just like everyone else is doing. maggie and jake should help out.

Posted at 5:03PM on Nov 25th 2008 by a.j.b.

13. Well, lets see... first off, I don't consider either of them A-listers. So they've been in a couple descent movies, who cares. Second, did I read that right about 2 houses? Cry me a river, please. There are ppl in this country who are losing or have already lost the ONLY house they have. I would say that they should have sold one, but I know California has the worst housing market in the country. It really sounds like these ppl were living well outside their budget and so what. You go and blow all your money like your hot sh*t and you end up in the poor house. Don't believe me, look at MC Hammer...

Wish TMZ would cover bigger stories instead, like updating the Jennifer Hudson murder case or how Ludacris' house caught fire... oh well, just my opinion...

Posted at 5:03PM on Nov 25th 2008 by GaMtnGirl

14. Hello!! Grammar Rehab Center calling.
We don't bother about typos BUT since we are seeing these mistakes over and over again we have to intervene.
4:27PM Isis: "....how do you know their filthy rich?" THEIR = belongs to them - Correct: "they are" or "they're"
5:03PM GaMtnGirl: "....in a couple descent movies". Correct: "decent"

Posted at 5:43PM on Nov 25th 2008 by G-R-C

15. Wow.. you truly have no idea of the difference between the public's right to know and the people's right to privacy. This most defininitely is an invasion of the Gyllenhaal parent's privacy. While they may be celebrity parents, they have not, in any way, cast themselves into the spotlight (unlike, say, Britney's Mom - she's totally fair game, etc). This blog now disgusts me, and I'll see what I can't do to stop this "Justice."

Don't mess with the press.

Posted at 6:20PM on Nov 25th 2008 by Sarah

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