Rory Feek responds to claims that youngest daughter is unsafe

Rory Feek has responded to threats of legal action from his eldest daughters, Heidi And Hopiewho claim he placed their 10-year-old sister Indiana Boone in an unsafe situation.

Heidi, 38, claimed in an interview that her father neglected Indiana, who has special needs. People published on Saturday, August 31. “She walked into traffic on Highway 431, terrified and lost, until a stranger found her and brought her home,” Heidi told the outlet. “Rather than address the danger she was in, my father used this traumatic incident to create content that boosted his public image.”

She also claimed Rory completely cut her and her sister Hopie, 36, off from communications with Indiana. “This is a devastating change for her because we have been in her life since the day she was born,” Heidi said. “She even comes to stay with us once a month for most of her life.”

However, Heidi said that all changed three years ago when Rory started limiting her and Hopie’s contact with Indiana. At first, she said, they were “not worried,” but that changed when their father started canceling Indiana’s regular visits to her sisters.

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“Eventually he told her not to make any more overnight visits, without any explanation,” Heidi said People. “After that, we only got to see her three more times: her tenth birthday, one dinner, and the Homestead Festival in June – when we last saw her. Now he won’t let us talk to her on the phone and won’t respond to my texts.

Rory, 59, responded to these claims via a blog post which was published on Saturday with the title ‘love, father’, in which he described the situation with his daughters as a ‘family conflict’, saying that Heidi’s claims about him have been ‘nullified’. [his] heart.”

Rory shared Indiana with his second wife and singing partner, Joeywho died of cancer eight years ago. (Rory shared Heidi and Hopie with ex-wife Tamara Gilmer.) Heidi’s claims come months after Rory married Indiana’s schoolteacher, Rebekahin July.

In Rory’s lengthy message, he added that Indiana has “never been more loved or better cared for than now.” According to the country star, the main problem is that Heidi and Hopie “refused to respect my wishes at the time [Indiana] was there” in regards to the films and music they “wanted to expose her to.”

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“But Indiana is my daughter, and I know what Joey would want, and I am determined not to compromise the values ​​and principles that are important to me to raise Indy,” he continued. ‘I tell her that hopefully we will all be together again soon, and she can talk to them and see them again. I’m looking forward to that day almost as much as Indy.

In his blog post, Rory also took time to respond to claims that he and Rebecca had “joined a cult,” regarding his ties to Homestead Heritage, described as an “intentional Christian community,” according to the website. Heidi told me People that Indiana had been left in the care of the community branch in Montana while Rory and Rebecca went on their honeymoon.

Rory responded to this allegation in his blog post, saying, “Indiana stayed with two families, both of whom have little ones that Indy is close to.”

As for Heidi, she said People“[If I could see her] I told her what I told her at the Homestead Festival: “I love you, I miss you, and I will do anything to see you. I’m sorry if my actions get you in trouble, but I will never stop fighting for you.” She said okay and gave me a hug.”

Us has reached out to Rory’s reps for comment.