I'd be willing to listen to an explanation. It was about 3 years ago. Maybe he was in the hospital or has some other really good eplanation, but I doubt it.
He also learned of his daughters acceptance to harvard from a newspaper. That one is a little more understandable, but still reeks.
I have this feeling about Donna Hanover. I know another person who can't attend things for his kids when his wife is there. And she says all these awful things about him and the kids tell him when he sees them. Bitterness can be horrible.