Who are Gary Oldman’s sons and what has Gulliver Flynn said about Donya Fiorentino’s abuse claims?
The Oscar-winning actor has three boys from two of his five marriages, here's what we know about them...
GARY Oldman has three sons - Alfie, Charlie and Gulliver.
Gulliver hit headlines in March 2018 when he penned an open letter to defend his dad over domestic abuse claims. But what did he say and what else do we know about the sons?
Who are Gary Oldman's sons?
Gary Oldman became a father for the first time in 1989 when his then while Lesley Manville gave birth to their son Alfie.
He had two sons with Donya Fiorentino – Charlie John and Gulliver Flynn – during their marriage from 1997 to 2001.
His son Alfie now has two children, Matilda and Ozzy.
Gulliver, now 20, is an aspiring photographer, while Charlie, 18, has worked as a model, most recently walking for Dolce and Gabana.
Gary was awarded full custody of Gulliver and Charlie after a lengthy legal battle which included the actor claiming his ex-wife was found by her daughter unconscious from a drug overdose, reports Newsweek.
What did Donya Fiorentino say about Gary Oldman?
Donya Fiorentino, 50, has accused her ex-husband Gary Oldman of beating her with “a telephone in front of their children.”
Fiorentino labelled her four-year marriage to the five-times married star as “a nightmare” and hit out the Academy Award for “awarding an abuser” following Oldman Best Actor win on Sunday.
She made the allegations in a 2001 legal filing – claims which Oldman has since called “lies, innuendos and half-truths.” They resurfaced following his Oscar win in 2018.
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How did Gulliver respond to his mum’s abuse claims?
Gulliver launched a passionate defence of his famous father in an open letter calling Oldman “his hero” and “the man he aspires to be.”
Writing about the alleged telephone attack, Gulliver said: “I can see how coming out with a statement to combat an allegation must look.
“However, I was there at the time of the ‘incident,’ so I'd like to make this radiantly clear: it didn't happen. Anyone who says it did is lying...”
Fiorentino made the allegations in a 2001 legal filing – claims which Oldman has since called “lies, innuendoes and half-truths.”
Gulliver wrote: “It has been troubling and painful to see that these false allegations against my father being written about again, especially after this was all settled years ago...
“Custody of children is not given to a wife beater, and under most circumstances, hardly ever a man. My having lived, full time with my father should be in itself, proof enough.”