David Foster's Daughter Defends Him Against Claim He 'Abandoned' His Older Children for 2-Year-Old Son Rennie

Mar. 15, 2025

David Foster’s daughter is defending him against criticism that he “abandoned” his older children.

“Lol!!!! He’s the dad…..he’s also got daughters (he abandoned) older than me,” the user wrote in response to someone else.

David Foster/ Instagram

Foster’s daughter Amy S. Foster replied to the comment, defending her father.

“Hi….I’m a daughter…absolutely no abandonment,” Amy, 50, wrote, tagging the user.

“I literally just talked to my dad five minutes ago,” she continued. “Are you sticking up for us?”

Amy S. Foster’s comment.David Foster/ Instagram

Amy admonished the person for seeing a video of a young boy drumming and choosing to turn it into something negative.

Amy S. Foster and David Foster in Los Angeles in May 2022.Rodin Eckenroth/Getty

“We love our dad. Our dad loves us and we love how our dad is with Rennie,” she added.

Rennie is David’s only son and only child with his current wife,Katharine McPhee, whom hemarried in 2019.

From left: Katharine McPhee, Jordan Foster, David Foster, Amy Foster and Erin Foster attend the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival TIFF Tribute Gala.Jemal Countess/WireImage

In a2023 interview with PEOPLE, David admitted that he was hoping to be more present with Rennie than he was with his older children.

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“At this point in my life, it’s different again,” the Grammy-winning producer said. “Not better or worse, just different. I still work, I’m still gone a lot, but maybe the time is a little more precious to me because I got more runway behind me than I have ahead of me now.”

Katharine McPhee and David Foster in Los Angeles on April 15, 2023.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

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In a separateinterview with PEOPLEin 2020 before Rennie’s birth, David said he has some regrets about parenting mistakes he made with his five daughters — Amy, Allison Jones, 53, Sara Foster, 42, Erin Foster, 41, and Jordan Foster, 37.

“I missed a lot because I didn’t raise them,” he admitted. “The geography was really tough. That was my own doing and a regret that I have, but it was what it was and there was no changing it. So I did the best I could, which was quite imperfect at times. Plus, I worked so much. I mean, I’ve made a pound of music in my life.”

source: people.com