Dave Grohl admits to having an illegitimate child
Dave Grohl has announced that he is now the father of a little girl born “outside of my marriage.”
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Dave Grohl shocked fans on Tuesday with the surprise announcement that he had fathered a child outside of his 21-year marriage to Jordyn Blum.
The Foo Fighters frontman is asking his family for “forgiveness” following the birth of his youngest daughter. “I recently became the father of a baby girl born outside of my marriage,” Grohl, 55, wrote in a statement shared on social media on Tuesday. He is already a father to Violet, 18, Harper, 15, and Ophelia, 10. “I have recently become the father of a baby girl born outside of my marriage,” Grohl, 55, wrote in a statement shared on social media on Tuesday. He is already a father to Violet, 18, Harper, 15, and Ophelia, 10.
“I plan to be a loving and supportive father to her. I love my wife and children and am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness,” the statement continued. “We are grateful for your consideration for all of the children affected as we move forward together.”
Grohl’s representatives declined further comment.
Naturally, fans shared their opinion. “Dave Grohl reminds us that men are men at the end of the day,” wrote one X-user. Another added: “You would expect all front men in a rock band to cheat on their wives and have a child outside of marriage… Dave Grohl is at the bottom of everyone’s list.” Also: “I had so much respect for Dave Grohl. He made some inappropriate comments, but I really thought he was one of the few good guys left in the music industry. To cheat on his wife of over 20 years with 3 daughters and have a CHILD with someone else? That reputation is gone.”
The incident highlights the pitfalls of fan culture. When you put a person, no matter how famous, on the highest pedestal, you are bound to be disappointed.
“It’s important not to hold celebrities to impossible standards because they are fallible human beings with inevitable flaws and imperfections, just like the rest of us,” Shana Redmond, a professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, previously told USA TODAY. “What we see on social media is a small slice of who they are – we can’t replace that glamour with the whole thing.”
Further details: Dave Grohl reveals he fathered a child outside of his 21-year marriage and asks for “forgiveness”
Dave Grohl and his reputation as a nice guy
Stan culture is flawed because people are flawed. For example, how can you expect someone who is talented at singing to be great at everything? Grohl may have had a reputation as a nice guy, but no one is 100% good or bad in their life.
“I really admire my urologist for being able to remove kidney stones from my body,” Robert Thompson, founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications, previously told USA TODAY. “So I don’t think my urologist is completely free and perfect in every other way either.”
Such disappointments are not unexpected.
“When (characters) turn out to be something other than what you imagine, disappointment is inevitable,” says Redmond. “And that can happen often because we are constantly inundated with new media designed to captivate us and make us fall in love with someone.”
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What we can learn about our heroes
Of course, there’s a lot we don’t know about this particular situation, but one can’t help but wonder why Grohl chose a moment when this news could have easily flown under the radar – just before a presidential debate.
“The timing of this Dave Grohl ‘announcement’ is impeccable,” wrote another X user. “Hours before a presidential debate. The headlines will be gone within hours.” Although the news made the rounds, it likely had less immediate impact given the distraction.
Time will tell, as the news trickles out, whether Grohl is the best at living up to his reputation.
With this latest news, fans are once again reminded that sometimes their heroes lose their capes.
Contributors: KiMi Robinson
