Drew Barrymore is diving into one other troublesome dialog on her speak present, this time with Selma Blair over threats that have been despatched to the host years in the past.
The “Legally Blonde” actor joined “The Drew Barrymore Present” for a strong “therapeutic second” after studying that somebody pretending to be her as soon as despatched a number of “poison pen letters” to Barrymore.
“I hear from a detective who mentioned, ‘We all know this isn’t you… however somebody has been writing letters to Drew Barrymore, many poison pen letters, signed by Selma Blair,’” she informed Barrymore in a backstage phase launched on Wednesday.
Blair mentioned she’s held onto “heartbreak” and concern” over the incident, which solely intensified after studying that every one roads lead again to her father, Elliot Beitner. In her latest memoir, “Imply Child: A Information to Rising Up,” Blair mentioned her strained relationship along with her dad amongst different painful moments all through her life, together with dependancy points and her a number of sclerosis prognosis.
“Finally, lengthy story quick, [I] discovered that it was somebody concerned with my father and he was letting this data get to her,” Blair shared on the present. “Then, when he discovered it was her, he selected her and didn’t imagine me.”
Though Blair’s father later took some accountability for the betrayal, she mentioned the 2 “by no means had an actual make-up” earlier than his demise in 2012, including, “as soon as I discovered it was him, I needed to reduce him out.”
She went on so as to add: “He did one thing so unthinkable to me. I’d by no means name him dad once more, actually.”
Blair additionally revealed that after touchdown a component for a movie early on in her profession, filmmakers acquired letters from somebody claiming to be her agent. This particular person alleged she was a “heroin addict,” which she additionally suspected got here from her father.
Beitner knew that the previous “E.T.” star was her “childhood favourite,” which was why Barrymore was focused within the letters, Blair defined.
“The letters went to you I assume as a result of he knew what you meant to me,” she mentioned, to which Barrymore responded, “I completely thought it was random!”
Barrymore by no means acquired the poisonous missives and solely realized about them as soon as she received her palms on Blair’s new e book.
“I discovered in regards to the letters, then I acquired your e book after which I used to be like, ‘Fuck this, I’m going after her. I’ve to speak to her, I wanna heal this second’,” Barrymore mentioned.
She continued, “It wasn’t actual for me on my aspect nor would I ever doubt you, and truly have been a complete fan of you on the aspect.”