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Ben Stiller Says He ‘Resented’ His Father for Not Knowing How to ‘Handle’ His Mom’s Alcoholism

Ben Stiller Says He ‘Resented’ His Father for Not Knowing How to ‘Handle’ His Mom’s Alcoholism

Ben Stiller is detailing the resentment he held toward his father, Jerry Stiller, over how he handled his mom Anne Meara’s alcoholism. “When [my mom] was drinking, my dad never really knew how to handle it,” Stiller, 59, explains in his new documentary, Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost, which details his parents’ love story. “I think he loved her …

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