JON VOIGHT

Jon Voight has responded to his son James Haven's 'heartbreaking' comments, Life & Style, reports

James, whose famous sister is Angelina Jolie, tells November issue of Marie Claire of growing up with father Jon Voight, "I don't want to constantly berate my father ­ I wish him well' and I hope he finds peace but he put my mom through years of mental abuse, and it made me care especially for abandoned women and children," he says. "So that's my religion­ helping widows and orphans."

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In response to his son's comments, Jon tells Life & Style, "I find it very heartbreaking that my children want to paint a bad guy portrait of me. I feel it comes from their inability to let go of years of programmed anger from their mother, who understandably felt quite hurt when we divorced."

"In all truth, I tried to give him and their mother continuous love and support and large sums of money. God knows, for years I've tried to mend this relationship," Jon says. "Perhaps the trauma of their mother's passing has made it worse. I continuously send them my heart and love and am always available to them for whatever they need from me."