Dennis Hopper’s fifth wife has accused the star of threatening to kill her and lighting up a marijuana joint in front of their six-year-old daughter, according to legal papers obtained by The Daily Beast on Monday.
The 73-year-old actor, who is reportedly near death after being diagnosed with prostate cancer, filed for divorce from his wife of nearly 14 years, Victoria Duffy, citing irreconcilable differences, earlier this month. According to the papers, the acting legend has told his wife “he does not want to divorce,” but filing the papers was the result of pressure of others who are “insisting he take care of them upon his death.”
Nonetheless, Victoria is fighting for custody of the couple’s daughter, Galen, as well as child and spousal support. In a court filing this week, the 42-year-old claims she “discovered a pistol with multiple rounds of ammunition in [Dennis’] bedroom drawer. The gun and ammunition was unsecure and easily accessible, including to Galen.”
Victoria also claims that Hopper “has in recent months used marijuana in Galen’s presence.”