Pierce Brosnan and his son Chris reportedly fell out two decades ago but since then Chris’ sister, Charlotte, died of ovarian cancer, just like their mother Cassandra Harris did
Pierce Brosnan and his son are “pretty close now” — after 20 years of on-off contact.
The Hollywood actor reportedly “cut off” Chris, 53, for refusing to kick his drug addiction in around 2005. However, our exclusive pictures show the James Bond star, 72, and his filmmaker son leaving a trendy bistro in London’s Notting Hill together last week after a family meal.
This sparked chatter among those close to the family, who say the father and son have indeed buried the alleged hatchet. One of Pierce’s friends said: “They seem pretty close now. Chris has been working hard on his sobriety and has reconnected with his dad. Everyone is pleased for him.”
It is thought Pierce has spent a great deal of time with Chris recently as the veteran actor is in London working on a new series of crime drama MobLand, which centres on a family based in the capital. Chris is understood to live in London.
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Pierce and Chris have been through two heartbreaking tragedies over the decades. Chris’ mum — Pierce’s first wife Cassandra Harris — died in 1991 of ovarian cancer at the age of 43. She left behind three children, including Chris who was just 19 at the time.
His sister Charlotte died of the same cancer in 2013, aged 41, and Chris was left to face the same awful grief again. Yet by then, Pierce had long “cut off” ties with the filmmaker following the latter’s drug addiction. Pierce, who had adopted both Chris and Charlotte after their biological father died in 1986, reportedly told Chris: “Get busy living, or get busy dying”.
But Chris has had rehab, it is thought. During this time, Pierce was repeatedly asked by reporters about his relationship with the man. In one interview, the entertainer, who starred as 007 in four Bond films, including GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies and Die Another Day, said: “Christopher is still very lost. Shockingly so. I know where he is, but he’s having a hard life. I can only have strong faith and believe he will recover. He has tested everybody in this family, but none more so than himself. He knows how to get out. He doesn’t want to. It’s painful because you shut down.”
Source: Mirror
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