‘Family Man’ Steve Garvey Cut Off His Children

California U.S. Senate candidate Steve Garvey (R) claims to be “a devoted family man” but “the reality of Garvey’s life is more complex,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

“The 75-year-old has struggled with debt, been repeatedly sued, faced a bitter divorce, and got two women pregnant before quickly marrying a third woman, his current wife, in a scandal that briefly made him a national punchline in 1989. He pledged in interviews at the time to take ‘moral and financial responsibility’ for the children.”

“Speaking publicly for the first time, the two children involved in the paternity imbroglio, now adults, told The Times that their mothers repeatedly tried to arrange meetings and phone calls for the children with Garvey, but he declined to communicate.”

“Also speaking publicly for the first time, Garvey’s oldest child from his first marriage said he cut off almost all contact without explanation about 15 years ago in a move that she still finds painful.”