Hollywoods most shameless parents

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Mathew Knowles

Childhood friends Beyoncé Knowles, left, and LaTavia Roberson were the original core of what would eventually become Destinys Child, the top-selling R&B group that matured under the tutelage of Beyoncés dad, Mathew. Yet when Roberson and LeToya Luckett — another DC original — complained of favoritism and attempted to find some management other than their friends dad, they were simply replaced.

And their parting papers? Roberson and Lucketts pink slip arrived in the form of the music video for Say My Name, which introduced the world to new Destiny’s Child members Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin. Oh, and Franklin? She was fired five months after joining the group.

Perhaps theres a reason the group was never called Destinys Children. (Gary Friedman / LAT)

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Nancy Aniston

Jennifer Aniston, pictured, stopped speaking to her mother when Nancy granted an interview about her daughter to a tabloid television show. Nancy wasnt even invited to Jens wedding to Brad Pitt. But the estrangement didnt stop Nancy from capitalizing on her daughters fame. In 1999, she published From Mother and Daughter to Friends: A Memoir that was about how to cope with estrangement from an adult child. (Ricardo DeAratanha / LAT)

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Joe Simpson

Its expected that a father be proud of his daughters marriage. But not so proud that he puts the newlyweds in front of MTV cameramen, even if she’s pop star Jessica Simpson and shes wedded to wannabe pop star Nick Lachey. And while its certainly fair for him to be pleased with the way his daughter looks, it seemed a bit off when he talked about her double-D breast size to a magazine reporter.

Here, Joe is seen with his wife, Tina. (Gareth Cattermole / Getty Images)

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Linda Carroll

Courtney Love became one of the most polarizing and controversial rock icons of the 90s. Apparently she was a little monster growing up, too.

We know that because we learned it from, guess who? You can read the full story in her moms book, Her Mother’s Daughter: A Memoir of the Mother I Never Knew and of My Daughter, Courtney Love, which was released to positive reviews last year. Carroll presented the book for pre-approval to everyone who was mentioned, except for Love; Carroll told The Times last year that her daughter had “not been accessible to have that kind of conversation for a long time.” (Gary Friedman / LAT)

By Deborah Netburn and Todd Martens

July 25, 2007 7:04 PM PT

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Michael Lohan’s efforts to “help” his troubled daughter by talking to every media outlet that will have him smacks just a tiny bit of exploitation, but Lindsay’s dad (just a few months out of jail) is not the only parent riding a celebrity child’s coattails.

Dig around and it almost seems that a prerequisite to landing on the A-list is to no longer be on speaking terms with one or both of your showparents. Dig around a little more and you’ll find that’s for good reason.

Here’s a list of some of the parental offenders.