{"id":248288,"date":"2026-06-25T03:55:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/christina-ricci-paid-tribute-to-husband-mark-hampton-days-before-legal-drama-with-ex\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T03:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:55:32","slug":"christina-ricci-paid-tribute-to-husband-mark-hampton-days-before-legal-drama-with-ex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/christina-ricci-paid-tribute-to-husband-mark-hampton-days-before-legal-drama-with-ex\/","title":{"rendered":"Christina Ricci Paid Tribute to Husband Mark Hampton Days Before Legal Drama With Ex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/christina-ricci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Christina Ricci<\/strong><\/a> paid tribute to her husband, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/christina-ricci-and-mark-hamptons-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mark Hampton<\/strong><\/a>, for Father\u2019s Day before her legal drama with ex <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/christina-riccis-ex-denied-custody-after-sons-texts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>James Heerdegen<\/strong><\/a> came to light.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHappy Father\u2019s Day!!!!!! The best dad we could have ever hoped for,\u201d Ricci, 46, wrote to Hampton, 41, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZ2nruNPpOI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via Instagram<\/a> for the holiday on Sunday, June 21.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Yellowjackets<\/em> actress shared a sweet photo of her second husband cuddling with both her and Heerdegen\u2019s son Freddie, 11, as well as with her and Hampton\u2019s 4-year-old daughter Cleo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI honestly didn\u2019t know they made them like you, babe,\u201d she added in the Father\u2019s Day message. \u201cI am so grateful for you. We LOVE you so much @markhamptonhair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"wpcom-iframe-6c9bdbc637ba50a9bd832a7bbe8f31be\" width=\"650\" height=\"750\" scrolling=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.usmagazine.com\/protected-iframe\/6c9bdbc637ba50a9bd832a7bbe8f31be\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"wpcom-protected-iframe\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The new photo of Hampton with Freddie was posted a few days before <em>Us Weekly<\/em> confirmed that Heerdegen lost a legal bid to gain emergency custody of the 11-year-old.<\/p>\n<p><em>Us<\/em> obtained court documents showing that Heerdegen filed an ex parte request for order following an alleged incident that occurred earlier in June.<\/p>\n<p>Per Heerdegen\u2019s petition, he received text messages from Freddie telling him that Ricco consumed alcohol while they were on a flight to Canada together. The boy allegedly used \u201ccertain words to describe the manner\u201d of how his mother behaved after drinking. (Ricci has been candid in the past about using alcohol to cope with fame in her younger years.)<\/p>\n<p>Freddie allegedly told his father\u2019s lawyers one day later that he\u2019d \u201coverreacted\u201d and that he had \u201cno fear\u201d of being in her primary custody. Ricci requested that the original text messages be sealed because Freddie was about to start at a new school and had experienced bullying in the past.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, June 23, the judge granted Ricci\u2019s request to seal the text messages before striking down Heerdegen\u2019s request for emergency custody of Freddie.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/christina-ricci-mark-hamptons-rare-photos-with-2-kids-album\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/christina-ricci-mark-hamptons-rare-photos-with-2-kids-album\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Adorable! See Christina Ricci, Mark Hampton\u2019s Rare Family Photos With 2 Kids<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tA blended family! Christina Ricci and her husband Mark Hampton tend to keep their family life pretty private, but occasionally share rare glimpses into their roles as parents. The Casper actress shares son Freddie with ex-husband James Heerdegen. The then-couple welcomed son Freddie in 2014, nearly a year after tying the knot. Ricci filed for [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Us<\/em> has reached out to Ricci\u2019s spokesperson for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Ricci and Heerdegen welcomed Freddie in 2014, a year after they tied the knot at the Harold Pratt House and Peterson Hall in New York City in October 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Addams Family<\/em> actress filed for divorce in July 2020 after she\u2019d been granted a protective order against Heerdegen. (Heerdegen denied any wrongdoing and was not arrested when the LAPD responded to a domestic battery call at the pair\u2019s home in June 2020.)<\/p>\n<p>As part of their divorce settlement, Ricci and Heerdegen agreed to share legal custody of Freddie. (Heerdegen also received a one-time payment of $189,687 from Ricci.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4361096\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:77.142857142857%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4361096\" 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https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-507674356-Christina-Ricci-Paid-Tribute-to-Husband-Mark-Hampton-Days-Before-Legal-Drama-With-Ex-James-Heerdegen-e1782358561824.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Christina Ricci and James Heerdegen.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images for Turner<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ricci confirmed she\u2019d tied the knot with second husband Hampton in an intimate ceremony in Los Angeles in October 2021. They welcomed daughter Cleo two months later.<\/p>\n<p>Both Cleo and Freddie were present when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/christina-ricci-poses-with-mark-hampton-kids-at-walk-of-fame-ceremony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ricci received a prestigious star<\/a> on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank my family,\u201d she said in her acceptance speech. \u201cMark, you\u2019re the most supportive and loving husband. Freddie, you made me feel so much love the day you were born and reconnected me to art, passion and ambition. And Cleo, my gorgeous little baby girl, I love you so much. I\u2019m inspired by all your strength, courage and spirit. She\u2019s really spirited!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/christina-ricci-paid-tribute-to-husband-before-ex-legal-drama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christina Ricci paid tribute to her husband, Mark Hampton, for Father\u2019s Day before her legal drama with ex James Heerdegen came to light. \u201cHappy Father\u2019s Day!!!!!! The best dad we could have ever hoped for,\u201d Ricci, 46, wrote to Hampton, 41, via Instagram for the holiday on Sunday, June 21. The Yellowjackets actress shared a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":248289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-248288","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}