Hopper 'desperately ill' divorce judge told

A Los Angeles judge ruled today that 'Easy Rider' star Dennis Hopper’s estranged wife and daughter would be allowed to live on the actor’s property while the couple engage in a bitter divorce battle.

A judge also ordered the ailing actor-director to pay $12,000 (€8,900) a month to his wife and child.

The 73-year-old is battling prostate cancer and his lawyer repeatedly described him during the hearing today as being “desperately ill”.

Hopper did not attend the hearing, but his estranged wife, Victoria, and his adult children were present.

Judge Amy Pellman sternly urged them to try to work together to ease the impact of Hopper’s likely death on the couple’s seven-year-old daughter.

The divorce has seen numerous allegations lobbed by both sides.