Los Angeles  Actress Anne Heche has trashed her ex-husband on national television, accusing him of being a "lazy-ass".

Heche was married to former cameraman Coley Laffoon from 2001 until March, and he has custody of their 7-year-old son, Homer.

Calling Laffoon "lazy ass," Heche derided what he does for a living: "He goes out to the mailbox, and he opens up the little mailbox door and goes, 'Oh! I got a check from Anne! Yea!'"

Laffoon, now a real-estate agent, responded to the pillorying via statements to Us magazine and on his Facebook page.

To Us, he said: "After coming home from showing two different clients at two different condominiums, I was disturbed to see Anne taking out her personal frustration on the father of her child on national television." (dpa)