Mark Harmon of the ratings juggernaut “NCIS” held a bitter grudge against his gravely ill sister, Kristin Nelson — who died without his forgiveness! Catch up on more Mark Harmon news here….
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Mark Harmon of the ratings juggernaut "
NCIS" held a bitter grudge against his gravely ill sister,
Kristin Nelson — who died without his forgiveness!
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Kristin died April 26 at age 72 of a massive heart attack as an ambulance was rushing her to a hospital. “They actually managed to bring her back once, and she was laughing with the EMT guys,” her devastated daughter, actress
Tracy Nelson (left), exclusively told
The National ENQUIRER.
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“But then she had another heart attack in the ambulance and unfortunately did not make it.” Kristin had recently struggled through a battle with pneumonia, which turned into the potentially lethal staph infection MRSA, and was hospitalized in intensive care in a Sante Fe, N.M., hospital.
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They had four children together: Tracy of “Father Dowling Mysteries” fame; twins
Matthew and
Gunnar (left and right) of the band Nelson; and son
Sam. “Three years ago, Kris took a bad fall and had to have fluid drained from her skull to relieve pressure on her brain,” the insider added.
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“Mark was aware of it, but chose not to visit her.” Sources said the handsome hunk was still bitter over the
custody war he waged with Kristin over Sam, following the 1985 plane crash death of his rock-star dad. During an ugly court battle, Mark claimed Kristin was a pill-popping junkie and unfit mother.
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In 1987, after Kristin did a stint in rehab,
Mark and actress wife Pam Dawber went to court seeking permanent custody of Sam, who was then just 12. On the stand, Pam testified that she’d seen Kristin “blasted” while shopping, and said Sam was afraid to go home.
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Then, Kristin’s lawyers accused Pam of using cocaine while working on TV’s “
Mork & Mindy” with the now-late
Robin Williams. Shortly before Pam was to testify about her drug use, which she denied, Mark abruptly dropped the lawsuit.
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Kristin later said, “I knew from that time on that our family would never be the same again.” During her marriage to Ricky, Kristin acted sporadically — appearing in her famous in-laws’ TV show, “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,” “Adam-12” and "Green Acres" (left).
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After the custody battle, Kristin and Mark developed an uneasy truce, according to Tracy. But sources said Mark — who reportedly earns $525,000 per episode on his hit CBS series — repeatedly refused to kick in a penny to help his sister, whose once-stellar career as an artist had flatlined.
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“Kristin was nearly destitute,” a source told The ENQUIRER. A family friend added: “Tracy had begged her uncle to help out her mom.” But according to the friend, Mark replied, “No! She made her bed, now she can lie in it!”
Mark Harmon of the ratings juggernaut "
NCIS" held a bitter grudge against his gravely ill sister,
Kristin Nelson — who died without his forgiveness!
Photo credit: InStar/Files
Kristin died April 26 at age 72 of a massive heart attack as an ambulance was rushing her to a hospital. “They actually managed to bring her back once, and she was laughing with the EMT guys,” her devastated daughter, actress
Tracy Nelson (left), exclusively told
The National ENQUIRER.
“But then she had another heart attack in the ambulance and unfortunately did not make it.” Kristin had recently struggled through a battle with pneumonia, which turned into the potentially lethal staph infection MRSA, and was hospitalized in intensive care in a Sante Fe, N.M., hospital.
Photo credit: Getty Images
They had four children together: Tracy of “Father Dowling Mysteries” fame; twins
Matthew and
Gunnar (left and right) of the band Nelson; and son
Sam. “Three years ago, Kris took a bad fall and had to have fluid drained from her skull to relieve pressure on her brain,” the insider added.
“Mark was aware of it, but chose not to visit her.” Sources said the handsome hunk was still bitter over the
custody war he waged with Kristin over Sam, following the 1985 plane crash death of his rock-star dad. During an ugly court battle, Mark claimed Kristin was a pill-popping junkie and unfit mother.
In 1987, after Kristin did a stint in rehab,
Mark and actress wife Pam Dawber went to court seeking permanent custody of Sam, who was then just 12. On the stand, Pam testified that she’d seen Kristin “blasted” while shopping, and said Sam was afraid to go home.
Then, Kristin’s lawyers accused Pam of using cocaine while working on TV’s “
Mork & Mindy” with the now-late
Robin Williams. Shortly before Pam was to testify about her drug use, which she denied, Mark abruptly dropped the lawsuit.
Kristin later said, “I knew from that time on that our family would never be the same again.” During her marriage to Ricky, Kristin acted sporadically — appearing in her famous in-laws’ TV show, “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,” “Adam-12” and "Green Acres" (left).
After the custody battle, Kristin and Mark developed an uneasy truce, according to Tracy. But sources said Mark — who reportedly earns $525,000 per episode on his hit CBS series — repeatedly refused to kick in a penny to help his sister, whose once-stellar career as an artist had flatlined.
“Kristin was nearly destitute,” a source told The ENQUIRER. A family friend added: “Tracy had begged her uncle to help out her mom.” But according to the friend, Mark replied, “No! She made her bed, now she can lie in it!”
