Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Valerie Bertinelli's ex-boyfriend, Mike Goodnough, accused the former Food Network star of taking "backhanded swipes" at him in her Instagram posts when he spoke out about speculation the two were engaged in a subtle feud on social media. The 54-year-old writer and Bertinelli, 64, called it quits in November after 10 months of dating.
On Monday, Goodnough responded to the many "messages and replies" he said he had received, which implied the duo "appear to be communicating with each other via our Instagram posts and stories." "That is not the case," he wrote in a lengthy Instagram post. "I have never at any time posted something on social media for the purposes of communicating with someone indirectly when I know them personally and have ample ways to reach them directly.
Valerie Bertinelli's ex, Mike Goodnough, accused her of taking "backhanded swipes" at him on social media. (Stewart Cook/Getty Images for NATAS) "I have never at any time posted something for the purpose of getting a message to someone or getting reaction out of someone," Goodnough added. "I’ve never posted something in an effort to impact someone’s feelings about me privately or to influence others’ opinions of them publicly.
VALERIE BERTINELLI ENCOURAGES FOLLOWERS TO 'BEGIN AGAIN' IN THE NEW YEAR "I am an adult," he added. "I am very capable of communicating openly and directly with people I know and care about." Goodnough asserted th.
