Christian Slater is being sued for $20 million - by his own father.
The Heathers star is the subject of a defamation action by Thomas Knight Slater - who goes by the stage name Michael Hawkins - in which the 80-year-old actor has accused his famous offspring of destroying his acting career after making public claims that he suffers from manic-depressive schizophrenia.
The lawsuit was filed by Thomas because the 46-year-old actor "intentionally maligned and defamed him, and caused him to be blacklisted in the show business community."
In his legal action, the Amityville Horror actor accuses ex-wife Mary Jo Slater and the Mr. Robot star of slander, libel, defamation of character, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, and invasion of privacy, as well as intentional infliction of emotional distress.
And Thomas also noted Christian - who had made the comments last July - didn't have the "medical credentials" to correctly diagnose him with any condition.