Cate Blanchett leaves broke disabled brother to rot

He looks just fine to me? His clothes are spotless and he looks well-fed. And imagine flying your disabled brother to another continent just to celebrate [italic]your[/italic] birthday. Who the hell does that?

This is such a tabloid non-story.

He is living like a normal person, just not someone who is rich.

I guess because his estranged sister is rich he should be rich too?

What the fuck did he ever did for her? Maybe he was a pos brother.

She got a cold heart

I think family, especially parents, with money should never let their kids starve, go w/o medical care or be homeless. Family money should provide the basics. I am not a fan of "tough love".

There's just no way to know what the truth really is. For all we know he could've abused her when they were growing up.

Australians, like Floridians, are all pathological liars. I wouldn't believe anything either of them or an Australian news outlet tells you.

He is not starving or homeless r5. He has his own place to live, though he complains to the tabloids it is too "shabby"

[quote] He has his own place to live, though he complains to the tabloids it is too "shabby"

I don't blame him. Shabby chic is so 90s. She needs to cough it up for a more MCM redecoration.

I think she's tremendous.

Like that's the worst thing that could happen to him.

I never even knew she had a brother. Who knows when and why they became estranged.

I never understand these people who have so much money but wont pay the rent on some shitty place for their family. Regardless of the backstory,she could give him an allowance and never even notice it. She hates him ? Fine,but would you really rather everyone think you're some stingy cunt ?

What if he's an asshole. Maybe Cate doesn't like toxic assholes in her life. How many threads have there been here about people cutting toxic family members out of their lives. Just because someone is famous and successful and might have the money to support their family doesn't mean they should if they were assholes.

Personally I hate when people try to humiliate celebs by finding some estranged relation that wants their money.

People aren't entitled to give away their money to anyone they don't want to. And just because someone is related to you doesn't necessarily mean anything. I have some family members I want zero to do with.

[quote]Fine,but would you really rather everyone think you're some stingy cunt ?

Way too late for that. She's come off as Julia Roberts level insufferable for ages.

Can you imagine taking him to Cannes or a film premiere?

Why, R17? He's better looking than the husband.

What a cunt!!!!!!!!!!!

We're left to rot in the gutter while Meghan and Cate dance on our early graves.

He's in Melbourne in a rental on a disability pension.

The least she could fucking donis capitalise the guy with his own place. Further, a Carer or some Trust set up for an allowance could be a futther step.

What shitty optics for her.

Sounds like her.

Sociopath.

I think he burned her somewhere along the line and now he's playing it up with that three wheeled walker, hoping he can shame her into throwing some money at him.

Why does she need to give him an allowance?

It's for his own good. He neefs to take responsibility for himself. Tough love.

OP reads Trump’s rag.

Agree with R6.

An allowance? These threads always highlight the DLers who are codependents.

She adopted a daughter a couple of years ago. Someone like that would not be so heartless to leave a blood relative destitute. That makes no sense.

My brother was a raging asshole to me the entire time growing up. I wouildn't give him a penny if he were homeless. I haven't spoken to him in years. Good riddance.

Glad you cut the fucker off Cate!

These types of celebrity stories are pretty disgusting. None of us have any idea why she cut him off. There’s no law that says wealthy people should support family especially if they are toxic, abusive, manipulative, etc.

It's from The National Enquirer. Of course it's a gross exaggeration.

She owes him nothing.

Doesn't Australia some version of a gofundme? Megahan Markle's sister Samantha had a gofundme up for awhile?

[quote]These types of celebrity stories are pretty disgusting. None of us have any idea why she cut him off. There’s no law that says wealthy people should support family especially if they are toxic, abusive, manipulative, etc.

I agree with this.

My older brother was horrible to me throughout my childhood, and did terrible things to my mother and father. I don't care if I had a billion freaking dollars, I would not give him a cent.

So what, R21? Talk about feeling entitled. She owes him nothing so long as he's fed, housed and gets healthcare. Agree with R15.

My brother is a piece of shit, I wouldn’t support him either.

Her brother is a leech.

The leechiest leech who ever leeched. Also a letch.

She could definitely be doing more.

Maybe they hooked up together and it went wrong?

Team Cate. I have a half brother I wouldn’t give a cent to & I owe no one any kind of explanation.

Good for her!

That's his problem.

I'm on Cate's side.

Wasn't there another actress who had a similar story where a disabled sibling or relative complained about them not helping them out financially? It wasn't Meghan Markle. It was maybe ten years ago and the story died quickly.

She must be worth 100s of millions, but she can't spare her own brother enough to keep him off the street? Class A bitch.

^^ Yet, his broke-ass refuses to fund his life, just because his sister is rich?

He should embarrass her in the papers, works every time

R48 The brother isn't living on the streets.

"Cate" is an archaic word for a choice food or delicacy, FWIW.

R48 you're an idiot

R52 well thanks, Mr. Smartypants

Oh please! Not one of us knows what the real story is between Cate and her brother.

Unfortunately it’s not uncommon for these relatives to try to get their 15 minutes of fame, make as much money as they can off their celebrity relations.

Scorsese’s daughter, who has a gofundme to redo her Brooklyn apartment after a flood. When criticized for using her father’s name in the gofundme blurb vs just asking him for help, she said she shouldn’t have to go to her father. True enough, but you should have had insurance and a lawyer to sue whoever caused the flood.

I really have no sympathy for celebrity relatives who think they’ve hit some jackpot due to their relative’s success. It must me so tiresome knowing your relatives are using any opportunity to monetise their relationship with you.

Cate isn't worth $100 of millions, but fuck the brother. I remember working with John Schneider, and he was making around $3 million a year then. Every relative came out of the woodwork. No wonder he's broke now.

Team Cate

Charity, Caritas, is the highest virtue.

Who cares.

Barbra Streisand's morbidly obese stepson could stand to lose a few tons.

I love the people who trot out "we don't know what's going on" but then automatically side with Cate and assume she's in the right.

She might be in the right, but after she trashed several actors when she was collecting awards for Blue Jasmine, making her out to be Marie Osmond is a bit too much. Hasn't she thrown snark at her family in previous interviews as well?

My sister and husband are wealthier than me and live in a much nicer house. I don’t expect them to “upgrade” my lifestyle. She has no obligation to share her wealth with him.

It could be worse. The brother is not living under a bridge somewhere. Nor is he jerking off and showing hole!

Cate owes him nothing.

This is just blackmail.

And I wonder how much the brother got for this story and the pictures?

There's always more to it.

[quote]I really have no sympathy for celebrity relatives who think they’ve hit some jackpot due to their relative’s success. It must me so tiresome knowing your relatives are using any opportunity to monetise their relationship with you.

I remember some article years ago where a financial adviser who worked for celebrities said that he had several clients who had taken legal action against mooching relatives.

Truth is Cate has left me to rot as well, and I don’t even know her! Callous.

They make it big and get a swell head. Think there s**t don't stink. Wait till THEY need help and see how their out in the cold with no paddle!

So true, Professor!

Cate is the kind of person who would reply to r67 by pointing out he does not understand the difference between “they’re” and “their.” What a cunt.

Just becuz someone doesn't know that difference doesn't mean they're a cunt!

You'll never be able to do enough to keep poor relations content.

Most likely he is being reticent about his drug/alcohol use and/or other problems and the help he received from her over the years, money that he wasted, etc...

Cate should share her hundreds of millions with all her long-time fans who've stuck with her through thick and thin. From "The Talented Mr. Ripley" to "Thor", we've put our bums in seats to watch her and paid a pretty penny to do so. Is it really too much to ask for a small slice of her vast wealth as a "thanks"?

What a sensationalist headline; she didn't leave him to rot. It's bone dry Australia...she left him to desiccate.

[quote]Cate isn't worth $100 of millions, but fuck the brother. I remember working with John Schneider, and he was making around $3 million a year then. Every relative came out of the woodwork. No wonder he's broke now.

Schneider's reminds me of that documentry "Broke" about former athletes who lost most or all of their money. Quite often relatives would come out of the woodwork and hit up the athletes for money and some of them admitted they felt they couldn't say no.

Its the same when people win the lottery.

Whenever there is someone people kinda know with some money, they come out of the woodwork like a shark to blood looking for a piece.