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The notion of being an entertainer in the public eye comes with heavy baggage for 28-year-old Mercedes Kilmer. The actress, who appears with her father, Val Kilmer, in the new movie “Paydirt,” saw her childhood scarred by her dad’s rabid fans and paparazzi. “I was traumatized by people trying to climb our gates and take …

Val Kilmer’s daughter, Mercedes. She’s in the film “Paydirt:” “My mom, actress Joanne Whalley, didn’t push showbiz. Both parents stayed neutral. Neither were supportive nor discouraging. It happens my brother is an actor, too. It also happens this is my first film with my father. “The acting bug bit me at 12 when I did …

Val Kilmer not only had high-profile relationships with Cher, Cindy Crawford and Daryl Hannah, but in his new memoir, “I’m Your Huckleberry,” he details his little-publicized romance with Ellen Barkin. The 60-year-old actor writes that he unexpectedly fell for Bronx-born Barkin, 66, who he describes as having “the best smile in all five boroughs.” “I …

Val Kilmer was excited to do more than just work with Angelina Jolie. The “Top Gun” star, 60, confessed that he had feelings for his “Alexander” co-star, Jolie, 44, long before they began working together on the 2004 film. In his new memoir, “I’m Your Huckleberry,” Kilmer recalled that he and Jolie first met on …

Val Kilmer didn’t want to date Cher. In 1981, the Juilliard student was eating alone in a Manhattan restaurant when a friend showed up and said, “Someone is interested in meeting you.” Turns out it was the singer, whose career and personal life were then on the wane. “I saw Cher as a less-than-fascinating character …

Val Kilmer has dated his fair share of Hollywood legends, but his break-up with Daryl Hannah stung the most. “Lord knows I’ve suffered heartache. But Daryl was by far the most painful of all,” Kilmer wrote in his new memoir “I’m Your Huckleberry” (via People.) Kilmer, 60, and Hannah, 59, began dating in 2001 after …