Tim Allenis addressing the legal troubles facing one of his former TV sons.

“I don’t know what’s going on with him,” Allen toldTHR.

“Zach is a great kid who has grown into a complex man.

Tim Allen and Zachery Ty Bryan on ‘Home Improvement’

Tim Allen and Zachery Ty Bryan on ‘Home Improvement’.Credit: ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images

All you’ve got the option to do is step aside and let somebody go through their process.

I don’t know what happens when people get corrupted.

You just don’t know.”

He added, “What people don’t understand is that you take risks.

Nothing is for sure.

It’s the same with movie investments and everything else, you lose or you win.”

“We didn’t even really get that physical.

We got really loud.

I could’ve fought it… but that’s more stress and drama.

I got two misdemeanors and called it a day.”

Bryan is still involved with the woman, Johnnie Faye Cartwright, and they’ve since had several children.

“I know Zach’s heart.

He’s got to figure out his own way,” Allen said.