Kelly LeBrock SLAMS ex husband Steven Seagal and brands the actor ‘a tragedy of Hollywood’… 25 years after their bitter divorce
They famously endured a bitter divorce in 1996 after nearly 10 years of marriage and three children together.
And Kelly LeBrock did not hold back as she spoke about her ex-husband Steven Seagal in a recent interview with Page Six.
‘I feel sorry for the man,’ said the 61-year-old Weird Science actress of the 69-year-old action star, whose sexual misconduct allegations and vocal support of Russian President Vladimir Putin have made him a controversial figure.
Kelly continued: ‘I think that he’s just a very sad person and he is what I would call a tragedy of Hollywood.’
True feelings: Kelly LeBrock did not hold back as she spoke about her ex-husband Steven Seagal in a recent interview with Page Six; Kelly pictured in June
She believes that alleged mistreatment from others during Seagal’s childhood may have influenced his behaviors and actions as an adult.
‘I believe he was very bullied as a child, very sickly, very weak and I guess people who are treated that way as children end up becoming lost as they age.
‘I wish him all the best,’ concluded LeBrock.
Back in 2013, the supermodel spoke candidly about her ‘very ugly’ split from Steven in an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com.
Kelly and Steven married in 1987 and share daughters Annaliza, 34, Arissa, 28, and son Dominic, 31.
Bitter end: They famously endured a bitter divorce in 1996 after nearly 10 years of marriage; Steven and Kelly pictured in 1991
The former couple originally met during a 1987 trip to Japan, where she was introduced to Steven by her publicist Dick Gutman.
Seagal was there to visit his ex-wife Miyako Fujitani and their two children at the same time as Kelly was shooting a 24-page feature for American Vogue.
‘I had spoken to Steven a number of times on the phone but I was going to blow him off,’ explained Kelly, who would later agree to a date with Steven.
‘I finally said I would have a drink with him and when he came to my room I opened the door he was just standing there, six feet four inches tall, nice looking, slim, he spoke fluent Japanese and he could do acupuncture, chiropractics, sang, played guitar and drums, and could draw.
Controversial: ‘I feel sorry for the man,’ said the 61-year-old Weird Science actress of the 69-year-old action star, whose sexual misconduct allegations and vocal support of Russian President Vladimir Putin have made him a controversial figure; Steven pictured in 2019
‘There seemed to be nothing he couldn’t do. He was an all-round Renaissance man and I was instantly attracted to him.
Despite their fairytale beginnings, Kelly’s marriage to Steven would, eventually, take a dark, unexpected turn.
Kelly claimed to DailyMail.com that she suffered a relationship-altering incident at the hands of Seagal in 1988.
She detailed the alleged incident in a memoir she was working on at the time, which she admitted was both ‘incredibly painful’ and a relief because ‘the truth will finally come out.’
Kelly and Steven divorced in 1996 and LeBrock said that the highly-publicized, tumultuous nature of their divorce made her want to hide from the world.
Family: Kelly and Steven married in 1987 and would go on to welcome daughters Annaliza, 34, Arissa, 28, and son Dominic, 31; Steven and Kelly pictured with their then baby daughter Annaliza in 1989
Haunted by the past: ‘I believe he was very bullied as a child, very sickly, very weak and I guess people who are treated that way as children end up becoming lost as they age,’ she told Page Six of Steven; Kelly and Steven pictured in 1991
‘I admit, I became a hermit. When I split with Steven, the divorce was very ugly, and details of the case were on the evening news,’ she recalled.
‘I didn’t want my kids seeing it, so I simply got rid of the TV. I moved my kids out of LA so they could grow up with real people—the kids of gas pump attendants, plumbers, and real family people.
‘I had absolutely no self-esteem. I hated myself. I decided to swap my old life in Beverly Hills for a new one in the country, in Santa Barbara.’
She reiterated that the entire ordeal made her ‘[fear] everything’ and she ‘didn’t want to leave the house.’
Candid: Back in 2013, the supermodel spoke candidly about her ‘very ugly’ split from Steven in an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com; Kelly pictured in 2018
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