Best and Worst Dads in Hollywood
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<b>Happy Father's Day!</b> Taking your kids to the park? Great dad. Talking about your daughter's boobs? Not so great. In honor of Father's Day on June 19th, click through to see who made our best and worst fathers list. (Reuters/Reuters/AP)
<b>Nicolas Cage</b> <b>GOOD DAD, BAD SITUATION</b> Nicolas Cage was faced with a <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/06/08/nicolas-cages-son-taken-to-hospital-in-restraints-for-mental-evaluation/" target="_blank">trying situation</a> on June 8 when his oldest son Weston got into a scuffle with his personal trainer in public. Cops were called to he scene to restrain the the 20-year-old Cage and ended up taking him away on a gurney. He was taken to a hospital to be evaluated. Nic Cage apparently cleared his schedule upon hearing about the incident and has been by his son's side ever since. (AP)
<b>Ben Affleck</b> <b>GOOD DAD</b> The father of Violet, 5, and Seraphina, 2, is often seen toting his girls around town. He has said, "I love being a father... It's wonderful. It's changed my life. It all sounds like platitudes and clichés, and that's because they're the truth." (REUTERS)
<b>Michael Lohan</b> <b>BAD DAD</b> Troubled actress, Lindsay Lohan, hasn’t had the best father-figure in her life. She has admitted, “I haven't had a real relationship with Michael Sr. in years.” "He's a deadbeat dad,” she says. “He needs help." Still, Michael has attempted to stage interventions to help his troubled daughter. While they are often done through the press, perhaps in his own bad dad way, Lohan is trying to make amends. (AP)
<b>Mark Wahlberg</b> <b>GOOD DAD</b> He may play a tough guy on screen, but Wahlberg is a softy for his four kids, Ella Rae, 7, Michael, 5, Brendan, 2, Grace, 1. For more pics of Mark, go to <a href="http://www.x17online.com/celebrities/mark_wahlberg">x17online.com.</a> (X17online.com)
<b>Alec Baldwin</b> <b>BAD DAD</b> The “30 Rock” star left some pretty damaging evidence of his parenting skills on his daughter, Ireland’s voice mail. He called the 11-year-old a "thoughtless little pig.” He continued: "I don't give a damn that you're 12-years-old or 11-years-old, or a child, or that your mother [Kim Basinger] is a thoughtless pain in the ass who doesn't care about what you do." He then threatened to "straighten your ass out." (AP)
<b>Will Smith</b> <b>GOOD DAD</b> Smith's youngest son Jayden (dancing left) stars in "The Karate Kid." Known for being "Mr. Nice Guy", Smith says, "It [was] such a bizarre shock for the kids to see daddy being mean [in “Hancock”]. It was fantastic." (AP)
<b>Joe Simpson</b> <b>BAD DAD</b> The famous dad and music producer disturbed many fans with his repeated comments about his eldest daughters assets. “She’s got double-D’s! You can’t cover those suckers up!” he has said. (AP)
<b>Matt Damon</b> <b>GOOD DAD</b> The Oscar winner and his wife, wife Luciana Barroso have three girls together. "It's great," Damon says of fatherhood. "It defies description, actually. I don't really know how to talk about it because I don't really know – I feel like I got made a member of a club that I didn't know existed." For more pics of Matt, go to <a href="http://www.x17online.com/celebrities/matt_damon">x17online.com.</a> (X17online.com)
<b>Ryan O'Neal</b> <b>BAD DAD</b> After Farrah Fawcett’s funeral, O’Neal says, "I had just put the casket in the hearse and I was watching it drive away when a beautiful blonde woman comes up and embraces me… I said to her, 'You have a drink on you? You have a car?' She said, 'Daddy, it's me--Tatum!' I was just trying to be funny with a strange Swedish woman, and it's my daughter. It's so sick." For more pics of Ryan, go to <a href="http://www.x17online.com/celebrities/ryan_oneal">x17online.com.</a> (X17online.com)
<b>Will Ferrell</b> <b>GOOD DAD</b> The funnyman has joked about his parenting style: "If you’re flying with your children, it’s better to book them on the same flight as you and not on a separate one just so they can have more leg room." But it's all fun and games, as this dad is often photographed with his little ones, who probably never stop laughing! (AP)
<b>Michael Douglas</b> <b>BAD DAD</b> Douglas has admitted that his priorities were off when raising his son, Cameron who was sentenced to five years in prison for a drug dealing conviction in April 2010. “I’ve taken blame about being a bad father — if being a bad father is working your butt off trying to create a career," he says. "We always tend to be kinder or make more of an effort to strangers than we do to the person closest to us.” (REUTERS)
<b>Tom Cruise</b> <b>GOOD DAD</b> "I just love every moment," Cruise has gushed about being a dad. "We've got the teenagers and I've got the [Suri] and to have that I feel lucky." For more pics of Tom go to <a href="http://www.x17online.com/celebrities/tom_cruise">x17online.com.</a> (X17online.com)
<b>Hulk Hogan</b> <b>BAD DAD</b> The former wrestler was overheard telling his son to “man up” while serving his prison sentence for a reckless driving accident. How sympathetic. (AP)
<b>Gavin Rossdale</b> <b>GOOD DAD</b> His wife, Gwen Stefani, told Glamour Magazine, "I always thought he'd be a good dad. [Laughs.] And he has basically lived up to that and beyond, beyond. He's very, very passionate, and he's very intense. He's made to be a dad. I'm very lucky." For more pics of Gavin, go to <a href="http://www.x17online.com/celebrities/gavin_rossdale">x17online.com.</a> (Stefan/X17online.com)
<b>David Hasselhoff</b> <b>BAD DAD</b> Remember the infamous footage of the “Hoff” crawling on the floor shirtless eating a burger? The girl behind the camera was supposedly his 17-year-old daughter, Hailey. (AP)
<b>Brad Pitt</b> <b>GOOD DAD</b> "I want my kids to live the lives they want to live," Pitt says of his ever-expanding brood. "I want them to be fulfilled. I hope I teach my kids to be who they really are." For more pics of the Pitt clan go to <a href="http://www.x17online.com/celebrities/brad_pitt">x17online.com.</a> (X17online.com)
<b>Charlie Sheen</b> <b>BAD DAD</b> The former “Two and a Half Men” star, who has two kids with Brooke Mueller and two with ex-wife Denise Richards, never wanted to be a dad, according to Richards. Now Mueller has custody of her two with Sheen after his bizarre behavior, and<i> she</i> was last seen on a street in Maui with a wad of cash looking distressed, according to TMZ. (REUTERS)
<b>Matthew McConaughey</b> <b>GOOD DAD</b> Co-star Kate Hudson has said of McConaughey: "Matthew happens to be one of the most loving and loyal people I know and his family is important to him. He's great with kids." For more pics of Matthew, go to <a href="http://www.x17online.com/celebrities/matthew_mcconaughey">x17online.com.</a> (X17online.com)
<b>Jon Gosselin</b> <b>BAD DAD</b> Even his former lover Hailey Glassman has called the father of eight a “monster.” Since his separation from Kate, Jon has done more womanizing than parenting. (AP)
<b>David Beckham</b> <b>GOOD DAD</b> The soccer star says, “I used to play [golf], quite a few years ago, but to be honest, I’d rather spend 4 hours with the kids than 4 hours on a golf course. As much as it can be relaxing, it’s a frustrating sport. My way of relaxing is listening to music and spending time with the kids.” For more pics of the Beckhams, go to <a href="http://www.x17online.com/celebrities/david_beckham">x17online.com.</a> (X17online.com)
<b>Billy Ray Cyrus</b> <b>BAD DAD</b> Raising teenagers isn’t easy, especially when you’re Miley Cyrus’ dad. When the 15-year-old appeared semi-nude in Vanity Fair in 2008, her dad didn’t object. “I wasn’t there when that pictures was taken,” he admitted. “I was surprised when I saw it… but, hey, that’s life.” (REUTERS)