Kerry Katona's ex husband George Kay was allegedly penniless and forced to move back in with his parents just months before his death.
The 39-year-old former rugby league star was sadly found dead at his home in Warrington at the weekend after a suspected cocaine overdose.
While Kerry has vehemently denied she stopped George seeing his daughter Dylan-Jorge, 5, Fathers4Justice founder Matt O'Connor controversially claimed otherwise.
"He had been cut off from his daughter and wasn't in a good place," he told The Sun.
"George was going through what is known as a 'living bereavement', a sense of loss and having the most important thing in his life taken away.
"He was living with his parents and had run out of money to fight it.
"He was no saint and was clearly unwell but the situation made everything so much worse. He felt like his life was over."
Mirror online has contacted Kerry's representative for comment.
It comes after Kerry's eldest daughter hit back at the organisation for their "inaccurate and extremely insensitive" comments about George's access to DJ, and sick claims that the former Atomic Kitten star "has blood on her hands".
In a post on Twitter , she wrote: "I suggest take this tweet down.
“How dare you make statements this disgusting at such a vulnerable time, your accusations are inaccurate and extremely insensitive.
“I truly hope you never find yourself in this kind of situation. Vile words from a vile person you should be ashamed.”
Kerry's mum Sue added: "Well said Molly and so true.”
Kerry is yet to break her silence on the death of George, who she divorced in 2017.
A close family friend of Kerry said: “Kerry was told this afternoon that George suffered an overdose and was taken to hospital, but was declared dead on arrival.
“No one yet knows what he overdosed on or whether it was intentional or an accident.
“Kerry is heartbroken, he’s DJ’s dad and she loved him once."
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