Pierce Brosnan: James Bond legend 'reconciles with estranged son' 20 years after cutting him off over drug addiction
Former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan has reportedly reconciled with his estranged son of 20 years following a rift between the two.
The actor, 72, was seen leaving a swanky restaurant in London’s Notting Hill last week alongside son Christopher, 52. They were joined by Brosnan’s 29-year-old son Dylan, with a source telling The Mirror: “They both looked happy and relaxed while sitting down with one of Brosnan’s other sons Dylan.
“Pierce and Christopher’s problems have been well documented. But it seems they’ve managed to put them behind them. It was really nice to see them together.”
Christopher is the biological son of Brosnan’s late wife Cassandra Harris and her ex-husband Dermot, with the actor and his wife Keely Shaye going on to adopt him and his sister Charlotte following their father Dermot’s death in 1986.
Brosnan has been open in the past about the estrangement between him and Christopher, who has suffered from drug addiction to substances such as cocaine and heroin. Christopher came close to death in 2002 after suffering from an overdose, while he was arrested three years later for possession of heroin.
Speaking to Playboy in 2005, Brosnan said: “Christopher is still very lost. Shockingly so. I know where he is, but he’s having a hard life. I can only have strong faith and believe he will recover.
“He has tested everybody in this family, but none more so than himself. He knows how to get out. He doesn’t want to. It’s painful because you shut down. You never completely cut them off, but I have cut Christopher off. I had to say: ‘Go. Get busy living, or get busy dying.’ He has my prayers.”
Christopher will be known to viewers of the early iterations of Love Island, with the celeb son taking part in the second series of the ITV reality show in 2006. He works as a filmmaker and even worked with dad Pierce behind the scenes on Bond flicks such as GoldenEye in 1995, Tomorrow Never Dies in 1997, and The World Is Not Enough in 1999.
Pierce previously sparked rumours of a reconciliation after posting a Father’s Day message to social media in 2022, which read: “My love forever to you dear sons, Paris, Dylan, Sean and Christopher, thank you deeply for your love on this Father’s Day.”