Family, ay? Can't live with them, can't live without them. Well, actually you can. Just cut them out.
That's exactly what Leonardo DiCaprio did with his stepbrother, Adam Farrar. The pair were very close growing up. In fact, they even got an apartment together. However, now they haven't spoken for the last two years as Leo dodges his brother's calls.
Adam has opened up to the Daily Mail about their relationship: "We were once so close.
"I loved him and I still do. But we've not spoken in a couple of years. The last time I saw Leo was at his birthday party a couple of years ago.
"I'd been invited by another friend. Leo was pleased to see me and gave me a hug. But when I try to call him, my messages go unanswered. He has a whole team around him now and it's impossible to penetrate that wall of hangers-on."
Over the years, Adam has struggled with drug addiction. However, he now swears that he's off the drugs. Is that why Leo has distanced himself?
Adam explained: "I was arrested five or six times for petty theft, shoplifting from supermarkets, trying to support an opiate addiction of half a gram to a gram a day.
"Leo and I never had an argument. But he started surrounding himself with people that didn't want me around. He's the biggest star in the world and there's me, messed up on drugs. I was slowly shut out of his world.
"Finally I got tired of going in and out of jail. I've been off heroin since 2013."
Adam also commented on how the boys' were treated unfairly as children. Leo's dad, George, split with his mother when he was just a year old. He later met Adam's mother and started a relationship.
He said: "Leo was George's son, and he naturally showed more affection to Leo. At Christmas, Leo would have a big pile of toys, and I'd have just a couple of gifts in the corner. Leo was sent to private school, while I went to the local state school. Our parents gave us love but I felt Leo was favoured."
Apparently, speaking out now is simply because he wants his brother to take notice and to rekindle their relationship. He also lost custody of his daughter and believes he can get her back with Leo's help.
"I admit to making mistakes but Charity and I have not seen our daughter in two years. All we want is for Normandie to know her parents. In this town, the DiCaprio name and money counts for a lot. My mother used Leo's name in court and I am sure that influenced the judge. I don't want anything from my brother but I'm the only brother he has. I just want him in my life. And I want to see my daughter."
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You'd be forgiven for thinking that Adam's speaking out of jealousy, but he's keen to press that he actually pities Leo: "I see his life now, the fact that he's still doing the partying and hanging out with models, and I feel sorry for him. He hasn't grown up.
"I've been with the same woman for 17 years and have a kid, but Leo's still a playboy.
"When he first got famous he told me how lonely it felt. How he didn't know who he could trust. I think that's part of why he is like he is now. He's seeking something to make his life complete. I hope for his sake he finds it."
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