Followers have slammed Laurence Fox for utilizing his kids as ‘weapons’ by sharing a raging Twitter submit the place he accused his ex-wife Billie Piper of doing the identical factor.
The actor, 44, took to Twitter on Thursday night to share a fuming submit, the place he claimed his ex-wife Billie, 40, has used his two sons as ‘weapons’ towards him.
However Twitter customers have been fast to hit again at Laurence and angrily accused him of being a ‘full hypocrite’ as they claimed he was doing precisely what he accused Billie of.
Household: Laurence Fox has launched a raging assault on his ex-wife Billie Piper and accused her of ‘denying’ him entry to his son Winston on his 14th birthday. Pictured: Billie and Laurence with youngsters Winston and Eugene in 2013
Laurence and Billie, who divorced in 2016 after 9 years of marriage, share two sons – Winston, 14, and Eugene, 10.
Taking to Twitter, Laurence accused Billie of denying him entry to their kids, alleging that he has not been capable of see or communicate to his eldest son Winston on his 14th birthday.
He penned: ‘It’s [my son’s] birthday tomorrow and his mom has denied him any entry to see or communicate with me, I’m utilizing my platform to spotlight what little one alienation does to households. Youngsters want each mother and father.
‘Do not be the father or mother who refuses to let their sons communicate to their dad, particularly on their birthday. Do not be that father or mother. Put kids first. Do not use them as weapons.
Youngsters: The actor, 44, took to Twitter on Thursday night to share a fuming submit, the place he claimed his ex-wife Billie, 40, has used his two sons as ‘weapons’ towards him
‘It’s so dangerous for youths. Baby alienation must be talked about overtly, together with all different little one abuse.’
However Twitter customers have been fast to hit again at his allegations and accused him of utilizing his kids as ‘weapons’ – which he accused Billie of – by sharing the ranting submit.
One particular person fumed: ‘Above all, do not be the father or mother who performs out private drama on an intensive social media platform that may be accessed by the kid’s associates and likewise his enemies.’
One other hit again, saying: ‘Perhaps do not be that father or mother who airs their grievances in public… it is also dangerous for the youngsters.’
‘Twitter is absolutely not the place to air these items to 300k folks – for the sake of the youngsters concerned,’ a 3rd commented.
A fourth mentioned, ‘This tweet sounds a bit like… you are utilizing your kids as weapons,’ whereas one other added: ‘Do not use them as weapons. Is not that what you are doing?’
Custody: The previous couple (pictured in November 2014), who divorced in 2016 after 9 years of marriage, share two sons – Winston, 14, and Eugene, 10
And a sixth commented: ‘How excessive does tweeting about your relationship for engagement on-line rating in your chart of ‘utilizing your youngsters as weapons’, Lozza?’
‘He should not be airing this in public, it makes him an entire hypocrite,’ one other tweeted, whereas another person questioned: ‘And the way about placing a private scenario about your youngsters on Twitter for everybody to see?’
Billie’s representatives declined to remark when contacted by MailOnline.
Laurence and Billie divorced in 2016 after 9 years of marriage on the grounds of Laurence’s ‘unreasonable behaviour’.
On the time of their break up, they acknowledged their intention to ‘co-parent their kids with the utmost mutual respect for one another’.
Criticism: However Twitter customers have been fast to hit again at Laurence and angrily accused him of being a ‘full hypocrite’ as they claimed he was doing precisely what he accused Billie of
Laurence mentioned they agreed to share custody, persevering with the association when one was working away from house.
Between 2016 and 2017, Laurence and Billie then grew to become embroiled in a prolonged custody dispute over entry to their kids.
The proceedings concluded within the Household Division of the Excessive Court docket in December 2017 and Laurence beforehand claimed that they drained his funds.
Talking in January 2018, he mentioned: ‘I used to be definitely in a really darkish place at one level – at my lowest ebb. I virtually felt like I could not go on. All of it felt so hopeless.
‘With divorce, you instantly lose half the time you’d spend with the youngsters. That in itself is a psychological well being disaster. However, like every thing, these emotions cross and also you begin to really feel stronger with each day.
Accusations: Taking to Twitter, Laurence accused Billie of denying him entry to their youngsters, alleging that he has not been capable of see or communicate to his eldest son Winston on his 14th birthday
‘Males now not really feel comfy speaking about relationships, and for the boys who bottle it, it may be disastrous – they find yourself throwing themselves off buildings.’
After his court docket proceedings, Laurence began campaigning to rework the household court docket system, which he described as ‘unnecessarily adversarial’.
On the time, he mentioned: ‘Truly I really feel actually unhappy. The method did not should be so lengthy, drawn-out and adversarial.
‘And ours was fast, as a result of now we have money. I really feel the youngsters have been robbed of their younger lives. It has been half of Eugene’s life.’
In 2020, he additionally revealed that he thought-about taking his personal life after his and Billie’s break up in 2016, after 9 years of marriage.
Break up: Laurence and Billie (pictured in November 2013) divorced in 2016 after 9 years of marriage on the grounds of Laurence’s ‘unreasonable behaviour’
Chatting with The Sunday Occasions Journal, Laurence blamed the household court docket system for assuming girls ‘are higher nurturers and raisers of kids’ following a prolonged custody battle with Billie over their two kids.
He mentioned: ‘Sure features of the household court docket system are tough as a person. [It assumes women] are higher nurturers and raisers of kids when all the details are that kids want each mother and father.
‘It is “Consider the lady”. It is like “No! Do not imagine the lady. Present the proof. Present this proof. Strive me as a f***ing legal, man, and let’s examine how far you get.” This can be a poison in our tradition and it is unsuitable.
‘I think about each single divorce is prefer it. There’s a great deal of blokes high themselves due to these items.’
And when requested if he thought-about taking his personal life, he added: ‘I did. Not inside the marriage. Afterwards.
‘Not from the grief of the breakdown of the wedding, despite the fact that I did grieve the breakdown of the wedding, since you see it as a failure.
‘However immediately not being a household along with your kids each day was the bit that despatched me over the sting, and I definitely, undoubtedly had ideas of what is the level in being alive?’
Final yr, Billie additionally mentioned the difficulties of co-parenting her kids along with her ex Laurence Fox over the Christmas interval through the first years of their break up.
The I Hate Suzie star described the time interval as ‘difficult’ and admitted she has plenty of compassion for different {couples} who’re in the identical scenario.
Speaking to Grazia, Billie mentioned her plans for Christmas 2021 and admitted that being a blended household over the festive interval ‘is not straightforward’.
Onerous instances: Final yr, Billie mentioned the difficulties of co-parenting her kids along with her ex Laurence Fox over the Christmas interval through the first years of their break up
She mentioned: ‘It is a weirdly emotional time of yr anyway, so throw in any logistics or difficulties and it is simply… the primary couple of years are difficult and I’ve plenty of compassion for people who find themselves going by means of it.
‘I am fairly far into that association now, and you discover your means with it. The upside for the youngsters is that you simply have fun with much more folks.’
Billie and Laurence wed after six months of relationship on New Yr’s Eve, 2007, in Eastbourne, West Sussex, and Laurence has beforehand described their relationship as ‘hedonistic’.
Billie had beforehand been married to Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans, and was finalising her divorce when she met Laurence throughout rehearsals for West Finish play Treats.
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Marriage: Billie had beforehand been married to Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans (pictured in 2003), and was finalising her divorce when she met Laurence throughout rehearsals for West Finish play Treats
