What happened to Macaulay Culkin’s sister Dakota?
ACTOR Macaulay Culkin is one of eight children – but two of his siblings have tragically passed away at a young age. The Home Alone star, now 40, became a father for the first time when longtime girlfriend Brenda Song gave birth in April of 2021. What happened to Macaulay Culkin’s sister Dakota? Dakota Culkin […]
ACTOR Macaulay Culkin is one of eight children – but two of his siblings have tragically passed away at a young age.
The Home Alone star, now 40, became a father for the first time when longtime girlfriend Brenda Song gave birth in April of 2021.
What happened to Macaulay Culkin’s sister Dakota?
Dakota Culkin was killed in a car accident in 2008.
She was just 29.
“We can officially confirm that the victim is Dakota Culkin,” the family told TMZ at the time.
“This is a terrible tragic accident. We have no further comment at this time.”
She “was struck by a car when she stepped off the curb and in front of a moving vehicle,” according to E! News.
Macaulay’s siblings include Succession star Kieran, Rory, Quinn, Shane, and Christian.
Jennifer Adamson, who was Culkin’s half-sister, died in 2000.
What did Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song name their child?
The couple named their son after Macaulay’s late sister Dakota.
Song gave birth in Los Angeles to a newborn son weighing six pounds, 14 ounces.
The couple revealed the news to Esquire, sharing: “We’re overjoyed.”
Macaulay and the former Disney Channel star started dating in 2017, after meeting on the set of their movie Changeland.
The couple live together and have three cats – Apples, Dude, and Santa – and a fish named Cinnamon.
In an Esquire cover story last year, the Home Alone actor opened up about being ready to have kids.
“We practice a lot,” he joked.
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“We’re figuring it out, making the timing work. Because nothing turns you on more than when your lady comes into the room and says, ‘Honey, I’m ovulating.’”
Macaulay famously dated Mila Kunis for five years until 2006.
He married actress Rachel Miner in 1998, but the couple separated in 2000 and divorced in 2002.