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"Philip Seymour Hoffman refused to set aside money for his kids, because the late actor &amp;quot;did not want his children to be considered &amp;apos;trust fund&amp;apos; kids,&amp;quot; Page Six, which obtained court documents, reported Monday, July 21.\r\nHoffman&amp;apos;s accountant David Friedman was recently interviewed by court-appointed attorney James Cahill Jr., who was hired to protect the interests of the children&amp;#x2014;son Cooper, 10, and daughters Tallulah, 7, and Willa, 5. According to a Manhattan Surrogate Court filing from Friday, July 18, Friedman recalled conversations with Hoffman &amp;quot;in the year before his demise were the topic of a trust was raised for the kids and summarily rejected by him.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nFriedman said Hoffman wanted his $35 million fortune to go to his longtime partner and the mother of his children, Mimi O&amp;apos;Donnell. In the filing, Friedman said the Capote&amp;#xA0;actor believed his longtime love &amp;quot;would take care of the children.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nIn the filing, Friedman also claimed to have &amp;quot;observed Hoffman treating his partner/girlfriend&amp;#x2026; in the same manner as if she were a spouse.&amp;quot; The reason why Hoffman never married the costume designer was because he &amp;quot;simply did not believe in marriage.&amp;quot; The two, despite their marital status, shared &amp;quot;substantial&amp;quot; joint bank accounts.\r\n\r\nHoffman&amp;apos;s will, which was written in 2004 before the births of his girls, also explicitly stated that his eldest child Cooper was to &amp;quot;be raised and reside in or near the borough of Manhattan [or] Chicago, Illinois, or San Francisco, California.&amp;quot; The Oscar winner explained: &amp;quot;The purpose of this request is so that my son will be exposed to the culture, arts and architecture that such cities offer.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nHoffman and his son were close. &amp;quot;My spare time is really about hanging out with my kids,&amp;quot; the Hunger Games star told Us. &amp;quot;If I&amp;apos;m free, a good chunk of that is going to be thinking about how to hang out with them.&amp;quot;\r\nHoffman was found dead in his NYC apartment back in February from died of &amp;quot;accidental acute mixed drug intoxication&amp;quot; at the age of 46. Mourning the beloved Hollywood and Broadway presence were his close pals like Justin Theroux, Joaquin Phoenix, Michelle Williams, and&amp;#xA0;Amy Adams."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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