LOS ANGELES – Two adult children who are suing their billionaire father for part of his fortune say they grew up angry and hurt because they didn’t know their father.
The children of Irvine Co. Chairman Donald Bren testified Monday in Los Angeles after their father greeted them with a handshake in the courtroom.
Twenty-two-year-old Christie Bren and her 18-year-old brother David Bren are seeking $134 million in retroactive child support. Their mother is the billionaire’s ex-girlfriend.
Christie Bren acknowledged she never lacked for material things growing up in Beverly Hills but suffered because of her father’s absence.
Donald Bren’s attorneys say he already paid more than $10 million in child support, including money for college and graduate school.