Thu, 20 September 2007 12:00:00 ET
Bob Geldof is branded a "satan" and money-oriented person by his step-daughter's grandmother after he decided to take full custody.
Sir Bob Geldof has been branded "Satan" by the late Michael Hutchence's mother. Patricia Glassop, whose son was found hanged in a Sydney hotel room in 1997, claims the Band Aid founder will not allow her family to see 11-year-old Tiger Lily, Hutchence's daughter with Geldof's late wife Paula Yates.
She accused Geldof - who became Tiger Lily's legal guardian when Yates died of a drug overdose in 2000 - of being a bad father and is only raising the little girl because he wants her money. Referring to his nickname of 'Saint Bob', Glassop said: "He's certainly not a saint I can't see that side of him at all. I think he is Satan. Whoever gets the child gets Michael's inheritance. But he can keep all the money he's got belonging to Michael, we just want Tiger."
She claims Geldof - who lives in the UK with Tiger Lily and his three daughters, Fifi, Peaches and Pixie, with Yates - rarely lets her see or speak to her granddaughter. Glassop, who lives in Australia, added: "I think he is cruel, very cruel to keep her from her family. I am not allowed to speak to her on the phone. He's even changed the phone number."
Glassop also alleged Geldof had "no control" over his three elder daughters and claimed 18-year-old Peaches is a bad influence on Tiger Lily. She told Australian TV show 'A Current Affair': "I don't think she should be Tiger's role model. Tiger knows about what she gets up to."
When Yates dies, Geldof - who recently announced he wanted to formally adopt Tiger Lily - decided it would be best for the little girl to live with him as he didn't want her to be separated from her half- sisters.
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