Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman has responded to his daughter’s criticism of his relationship with Moon Angell, a woman she claims dated her brother before moving on to her widower father.
“Who knows what my future holds, but right now I need her,” the reality TV personality, 66, told Radar Online. Chapman lost his wife, Beth, in June 2019 after a two-year battle with lung and throat cancer.
“There will never be another Mrs. Dog but that doesn’t mean I have to be so sad.”
Chapman went on to praise Angell for comforting him when his adult children aren’t around.
“She has been with my family through many ups and downs,” he shared. “All my children are grown and gone on their own, there’s no one left to help me! I know Almighty God hears my broken heart and I didn’t ask him for another Mrs. Chapman, but I asked him for a friend and He gave me Moon.”
Chapman’s statements come days after his 32-year-old daughter Lyssa slammed Moon on Twitter for preying on her vulnerable family.
“If someone who met your family by dating your brother, tried to date your father after your step- mom died what would you do?” Lyssa wrote. “If you went to your mothers closet and saw she moved all her clothes and replaced them with her own, what would you do? #ItsNotWhenOrWhyItsWho.”
Lyssa later doubled down on her feelings about Moon, further tweeting, “My dad is a GROWN ASS MAN. His money. His dynasty. But you can guarantee that my name is not going down in history as a person who supported this.”
Contrary to Lyssa’s claims, a source at People claims Moon and Chapman are no more than friends.
“Since Beth’s death, she has stepped in to help Dog in his time of need,” the insider said. “There will never be another Beth.”