Christian Slater has revealed that his father once tried to kill him and his mum as he hits back against the $20 million lawsuit brought against him by his dad.
The Mr Robot star has filed documents to have Thomas Knight Slater's $20 million defamation lawsuit against the actor and his mother, casting agent Mary Jo Slater, thrown out of court.
TMZ reports that Slater says his father is a manic depressive schizophrenic who was taken to hospital in 1972 in a straitjacket because he threatened to kill his wife and a then three-year-old Christian.
![Casting director Mary Jo Slater and actor Michael Hawkins (aka Thomas Knight Slater) and their son, future actor Christian Slater. Photo / Getty Images](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FLZNBGTLXHHAE7IHX53GFL6I5M.jpg?auth=55f1b73525561b4a2636c9d03518de0df3b456d2d7f663b5d616ea5964aeb0cb&width=16&height=17&quality=70&smart=true)
The documents also allege that Thomas Slater also pushed his wife into traffic when she was expecting Christian.