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Angelina Jolie and her father John Voight have one of the most bitter family feuds in Hollywood. Angelina did not want to publicize the reason her and her father became estranged, but did change her acting name which was once Angelina Jolie Voight to simply Angelina Jolie. Recently reunited, the pair have put their differences aside and John is now part of his grandchildren’s lives.

Brooke Shields and her mother Teri Shields repaired their troubled relationship after Teri spoke to The National Enquirer about Brooke shutting her out of her grandchild’s lives. After reading the article Brooke called her mother to talk things through.

Demi Moore is keeping her kids close to her following her troubled relationship with her mother. Demi plans to release a memoir which will detail her troubled upbringing and her complicated relationship with her mother, Virginia King.

Tori Spelling’s feud with her mother Candy Spelling has been an ongoing known Hollywood rift. Tori, who became estranged from her parents and her brother, and Candy constantly bad mouthed each other in the press. But it seems they are trying to repair their relationship after they spent mother’s Day together this year.

Lindsay Lohan has had an ongoing battle with her father Michael Lohan for years. Lindsay has said she has estranged herself from her father because of his unpredictable behaviour. In 2009 Michael released private phone call recordings between him and Lindsay to the media. She followed this up by taking to Twitter: “I haven’t had a real relationship w/Michael Sr. in years.”

Following a long feud, it seems Jennifer Aniston and her mother Nancy are finally healing the rift. Jen stopped speaking to her mother when she appeared in a TV interview and revealed personal details about her famous daughter. Nancy followed that up with a tell all book about Jen’s childhood. Now, Nancy’s poor health seems to be bringing the pair back together.

Julia Roberts began a feud with her brother after she failed to see his point of view in his nasty custody battle with his ex-girlfriend Kelly Cunningham. Julia sided with Kelly in the pair’s battle for their daughter Emma. But when Julia gave birth to her twins, Eric visited her in hospital and it seems all was forgiven.

Gary Coleman’s initial funeral plans were not able to go ahead as his ex-wife and estranged parents were arguing over who had custody of his body. Coleman’s parents, who were estranged from him at the time he died, said they wanted his body returned to the place he grew up.

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