Laurence Fox has hit out after his ex-wife Billie Piper admitted she finds co-parenting with him “enormously” tough.
Controversial broadcaster and actor Laurence, 45, blasted Billie, 41 – who he was married to from 2007 to 2016 – and known as her feedback “outright lies”.
In a prolonged submit on X (previously Twitter), he wrote: “I can’t keep silent within the face of outright lies.
“The truth is that not all marriages work out and the world is not excellent.
“I do nonetheless take nice exception to the assertion that co-parenting with me is enormously tough.
“I’ve by no means tried to disclaim our boys entry to their mum and I might by no means want her something aside from a secure household, which it appears continues to elude her.
“My solely focus these previous years has been to be current of their lives and be a loving dad. I am not excellent, however I’ve carried out my very best to place the youngsters first.”
He additionally went on to allege that Billie had taken him to courtroom “greater than a dozen occasions” since their cut up.
He wrote: “Within the almost a decade now that I’ve been separated from my ex-wife, she has taken me to courtroom greater than a dozen occasions….She has… reported me to social companies. Her want has at all times been and stays to be to disclaim our youngsters a gift father…
“The kids stay to at the present time, as they’ve carried out since we divorced, in a shared care 50/50 cut up between every father or mother.”
Laurence hit out after Billie spoke about how they co-parent their two sons Winston, 16, and 11-year-old Eugene since their cut up.
Requested about co-parenting with Laurence, she instructed the brand new challenge of Britain’s Vogue journal: “With monumental problem.
“I shut every thing down and preserve a really strict routine with the youngsters in order that there’s consistency. I preserve them shut. That’s all I can do.
“What’s paramount for me is the privateness and anonymity of my youngsters. They deserve to not be extensions of the mother and father and to forge their very own identities.”
Billie – who additionally has five-year-old daughter Tallullah with former companion Johnny Lloyd – admitted the difficulties with Laurence have taught her “resilience” nevertheless it is not at all times straightforward.
She mentioned: “I attempt to preserve individuals from telling me stuff nevertheless it’s actually, actually onerous. I don’t learn it however everybody desires to speak about it. Generally I’ve to say to individuals: ‘Please don’t convey this to me, now or ever.’
“It’s made me really feel stronger in some ways. I’ve learnt I’ve a whole lot of resilience I didn’t know I had. I’ve needed to be taught the onerous method that you could solely management your self and the way you react to issues. It’s actually onerous.”
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