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Dennis Hopper gets restraining order on wife
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The sad and utterly unfair decline of the great Dennis Hopper has been made worse by intense legal action, and most people blame Victoria Duffy, his now estranged wife.
In newly-filed papers, Dennis, 73, tells L.A’s Superior Court he’s still perfectly capable of making decisions, while his Doctors say one way to prolong his life is to get Victoria out of it — Now.
“The presence of his estranged wife is hampering Mr. Hopper’s care,” Dennis’ chief specialist, Dr. David Agus says in the papers. “It is my belief that the less Mr. Hopper has to do with his wife, the more likely he is to have that life extended.”
His lawyer, Joe Mannis also explains to the court that, even while Dennis is enduring treatment for advanced prostate cancer, Victoria has “repeatedly subjected him to severe emotional distress.”
One example of this came last December when Victoria took their 6-year old daughter, Galen, out of school and flew her to Boston – where they hid for six days.
“This malevolent act has caused me to miss what may be my last Christmas with my daughter,” Dennis says in the filing.
The documents also reveal that both his wife and her mother woke Dennis up one night around Christmas, then grilled him about how much money and property Vicky would get when he died.
“Victoria’s mother told me I should simply leave the bulk of my property to Victoria, as I was going to die soon,” Dennis says in the filing. “I found this statement distressing, bizarre and disturbing.”
Dennis filed for divorce last month, and under their prenup Vicky loses her 25% cut of his estate when that becomes final. But don’t waste any tears — she’s already picked her next host.
The 42-year old socialite is now close to Democratic strategist James Boyce, who writes for the Huffington Post, and is also a CNN analyst on DC events. The pair have worked on Democratic causes together, and even attended President Obama’s inauguration — Using tickets that were meant for her husband.
When Page Six checked with Mr. Boyce he denied the connection, but insiders seem sure of their facts.
Dennis has now been granted a restraining order, keeping Victoria 15-yards away at all times and banning her from his home in Venice, California. That, plus the divorce means she must be out of his home and his life by March 11. And return all his artwork.
But something tells me this story’s a long way from over…
Well well well…so it appears that Dennis Hopper, having taken and passed a mental competency test, is in his right mind – abandoned by his wife repeatedly and deprived of the company of his youngest child during what appears to be his last Christmas, he files for divorce.
Under these circumstances, who wouldn’t??!
Didn’t Vicky claim that Dennis was out of his mind in her divorce papers? And that his children were forcing him to divorce her?
Perhaps taking the kid away at Christmas had something to do with it?
Or stealing his art?
And, weren’t rumors about Dennis not being in his right mind were started by THE HUFFINGTON POST in January…where Vicky Duffy’s “friend” works??!?
Shame on you, Vicky.
Shame on you.
Actually, if you dig a little deeper, which I have, the story is the complete opposite of how you report it. I have had the privilege of meeting this couple, and truthfully Victoria is deeply kind, gracious, and committed to her husband. From what I heard, and frankly witnessed, Marin, the oldest daughter, is insanely jealous of the long standing and committed relationship Victoria had with Marin’s father. In fact, blind with jealousy. It was MARIN that from all real accounts, instigated this horror show over a year ago by getting Victoria cut out of the will. And that all through the years Dennis has been abusive to Victoria. But she stood by him, and Marin, and the son. 18 years is a LOOOONG time to be with a partner. This is NO fly-by-night, shack-up then make-off with-the-goods kind of relationship.
In a Daily Beast article, it clearly and convinsingly states: “…as his illness worsened, the marriage began to fray, in part because he became so cruel to his wife. “Dennis has misdirected all his rage and fear onto Victoria,†is how one close friend of the couple puts it. Says another: “He’s angry about his health and he’s taking it out on her.â€
In another article : “Marin is engineering a deathbed divorce and sending lies out to the media to try to bleed extra millions out of his sizable estate.”
It’s from his LAWYERS that he was incapacitated: “Hopper filed the divorce papers even though his lawyers would not let him sign other paperwork at the same time, telling one family member that he was in an altered mental state due to the copious amounts of drugs he is taking.” Don’t blame Vicky for that statement. His mental state issues come directly from HIS CAMP.
Also mental states can be horribly compromised in late stages of cancer. If you do some research cancer victims often have wicked paranoid outbursts, and level horrible accusations against people just days ago loved. So Mr. Hopper’s statements about Vicky and that mother sound pretty suspect. And Mrs. Hopper just does not seem to be that kind of person. I would venture to say it’s clearly the effects of the disease AND the chemotherapy.
So how do we reconcile this statement from the Daily Beast: “As the fighting between them got worse, friends advised Victoria to her leave her husband. She refused. “Her attitude was that Dennis was sick and when someone’s sick, you don’t leave them,â€. That actually reflects the person I met : deeply kind, gracious, and committed to her husband.
But NOW he pushes her out ?? Maybe because he doesn’t want to face the truth about his sick-puppy daughter Marin who is likely robbing her daddy behind his back. It really sounds to me like Marin & the lawyer are running a smear campaign against her arch rival… the only woman who could handle Mr. Hopper long term: Victoria Hopper. God bless her, in my eyes, she has contributed immensely to his current stature “as an elder statesman of the cinema”. I really believe that Victoria is responsible for Hopper’s more stable reputation… she didn’t have much to work with 18 years ago, but miraculously she’s helped his image exponentially.
Dear Sophia Wisdom:
You quote the Daily Beast – “As the fighting between them got worse, a friend advised Victoria to leave her sick husband. She refused.” Well, what do you call taking off to go the Bahamas, and renting a house behind his back at the Hamptons during the summertime, and abandoning him during his last Christmas, providing him no contact with his daughter Galen. Are these examples of Victoria “standing by her man”???!
Victoria can SAY whatever she wants in the press, and her friends can print nonsense on these blogs. But the fact is, countless witnesses who don’t have a dog in this fight have seen that Dennis is mentally fine. But HER CAMP keeps claiming he is incompetent, on his deathbed, can’t walk, is being coerced by his children, etc. SHE CLAIMS that his lawyers said he incapacitated, while in fact his lawyers have submitted a mental competency test, WHICH HE PASSED.
Just because Victoria says something, or you read it somewhere in a story she’s likely planted–for example by her “friends” who work at The Huffington Post– doesn’t mean it is true.
You say that Marin is jealous of her father’s 18 year marriage to Vicky. Has it occurred to you that Marin has known and been close to her father FOR HER ENTIRE LIFE? That eighteen years with a FIFTH wife pales in comparison to a lifelong relationship for BOTH father and daughter?!?
You can quote the Daily Beast, and other articles, that have been PLANTED BY VICKY as evidence of the truth. The facts speak for themselves. Vicky abandoned her husband repeatedly, has stolen his things, smeared his family in the press, and, and his son said clearly under oath, made Dennis’ life a living hell for the past six months.
Yes, it is true that mental states CAN be altered during cancer. But it is not certain that they ARE, and there is NO EVIDENCE that this is the case with Dennis, other than what VICTORIA has claimed. NO ONE ELSE HAS MADE THESE ALLEGATIONS BUT HER. Your statements above are simply more hearsay. Dennis’ doctors have sworn under oath that he is competent, and that VICKY is the threat. And the JUDGE made it clear that she believed so too when the restraining order was filed against VICTORIA.
As for your belief in Vicky: if she is so terrific, why did she request that Dennis’ son Henry’s trust be taken away from him? Is that kind and thoughtful? Why did she take their daughter away from him time and time again? Why did she steal his things while claiming that his CHILDREN are thieves? Is there any PROOF that the kids have stolen anything form their father, while we all know that Victoria has taken his things????!?
Finally, Dennis’ reputation as an “elder statesman of cinema” was earned by one person and one person only: Dennis Hopper. To claim that VICTORIA had anything to do with it is bizarre, confused and creepy.
Finally, may I suggest that if it appeared to you that Victoria was the bee’s knees upon your meeting her, then YOU hang out with her.
DENNIS HOPPER and his family clearly DON’T WANT TO.
And Sophia:
I just read in the court papers (available online) the email that was used to fuel the false claim that Dennis’ lawyers reported he was “incapacitated” due to painkillers.
What his lawyer actually said in an email (available IN PRINT) is that he could not reach Dennis at that moment because Dennis had taken painkillers and was “not available”.
The lawyer did not say he was incapacitated. He said he was not available.
BIG DIFFERENCE.
So maybe your post is yet another example of a spin in the press from Victoria’s camp…?
Just like the piece in the Huffington Post where Victoria’s alleged boyfriend, James Boyce, works…?
Why don’t you ask your friend Victoria to continue polishing Dennis’ silverware, so that by the time she is required by the judge to return it, it’ll be nice and shiny -
Boy Elaine,
What’s your ax to grind ? Getting a little worked up over this situation? Sounds like it reminds you of something in your own life.
Actually I DO have experience to back up everything I said. I just won’t share it here.
Dear Sophia,
Terrific! Rehash it all with Victoria the next time you see her.
I’m sure, given how things are going for her, she’ll need PLENTY of your support.