Kent Damon, left, and his son Matt attend the premiere of "The Town" at Fenway Park in Boston on Sept 14, 2010. News came over the holiday weekend that Kent Damon, the father of Oscar winner Matt Damon, has died after a years-long battle with cancer. Kent Damon died on Dec. 14 after complications from multiple myeloma, a rare blood disease that affects the bone marrow, the actor’s rep Jennifer Allen confirmed to the Associated Press on Saturday. (Damon came under fire for his “spectrum of behavior” explanation about conflating “shameful and gross” sexual misconduct with criminal sexual assault.) However, a rep for Paramount Pictures said that Damon was out of town “dealing with an ongoing family matter,” according to reports.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 24, 2017 21:00 UTC