Warring Hollywood exes Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans took their long-running battles to a Los Angeles court on Thursday, this time fighting over his claim that she has prevented him from seeing his two young daughters for most of the past year. .
The two, who are seeking custody of the girls, were officially granted a divorce last month, ending a drama-filled celebrity marriage that spanned 14 years.
But it didn’t end their bitter and acrimonious feuds that began after their split two years ago when Fantastic Four star Gruffudd, 49, joined his current girlfriend, Bianca Wallace, who, at 31, is 24. less than Evans.
On Thursday, his lawyers were in Los Angeles Superior Court to discuss Evans’ demands for spousal and child support, and Gruffudd’s petition to the judge to grant him more time with his daughters, Ella, 13. , and Elsie, nine.
Lawyers for Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans returned to court on Thursday as the former couple continue to fight for custody of their two daughters, Ella, 13, and Elsie, 9, (pictured April) amid their messy divorce. .
Gruffudd, who has been dating girlfriend Bianca Wallace (pictured in February) since her split from Evans in 2021, is also asking for more time with her daughters, claiming her ex kept her from seeing them for most of the past year.
The former feuds were declared legally divorced in July, two years after the actor filed for divorce after 14 years of marriage.
Judge Josh Freeman Stinn barred the press from the hearing because it involved discussions of visitation and custody of minor children.
But while what was discussed or decided about custody of the girls remains secret, Gruffudd claimed in public court filings that he was only allowed to spend seven percent of last year with his daughters, while his ex had the another 93 percent. his time.
“Due to (Evans’) alienation from the children, (Gruffudd) has only spent approximately 27 days with his children in the last year,” his lawyers said in legal documents.
‘Gruffudd is hopeful of increasing timeshare and custody arrangements.’
The judge continued with the financial issues of child and spousal support for another hearing on February 7 of the next year.
In one of the ex-couple’s latest skirmishes, the Welsh actor accused Evans of creating fake Twitter accounts to brand him and Wallace ‘child molesters’ after their daughter Ella tried to get a temporary restraining order against her. father and Wallace.
Gruffudd, who met Evans when they co-starred in the 2000 Disney film 101 Dalmatians, filed for divorce in March 2021, shortly after the blonde actress claimed on social media that her husband of 14 years was leaving her already. his family. two daughters.
In documents obtained by DailyMail.com, Gruffudd claimed his ex has had custody of their daughters ’93 per cent of their time’
Gruffudd claimed in court documents that he only spent approximately 27 days with Ella and Elsie this year due to Evans’ “alienation of the children.”
The actress shared a plethora of snaps with her two daughters on Instagram as they celebrated her 55th birthday last week.
She tweeted at the time: ‘Sad news. My loving husband/soulmate of 20 years, Ioan Gruffudd, has announced that he is leaving his family starting next week.
‘Me and our little daughters are very confused and sad. We have not been given a reason except that he ‘doesn’t love me anymore’. Very sorry.’
Their split would only get nastier from there, as Evan made headlines with a slew of public statements and accusations against her estranged husband.
After months of stinging tweets and social media posts by Evans, Gruffudd responded by seeking a restraining order, submitting 113 pages of unhinged text messages and emails that had not previously been made public.
In his court filing, Gruffudd claimed that he told Evans that he wanted to end the marriage in August 2020 and that since then, she had harassed him with hundreds of unanswered text messages, abusive emails and social media posts, many of which he included in the presentation.
Having previously received a temporary restraining order against his estranged wife, Gruffudd successfully obtained a three-year restraining order against her in August 2022.
A US judge has imposed stricter restrictions, including a ruling that prevents Alice from leaking private text messages from her children.
The Welsh actor first filed for custody and visitation rights to see his children in December 2022. He is pictured with his estranged wife and daughters in 2018.
Gruffudd and Evans announced that their marriage had ended in January 2021, and he went public with his new romance with Wallace in October.
Evans appeared in court in February 2023 to answer two counts of violating a restraining order placed by her ex-husband. The charges were later dropped.
Three months later, in papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, the couple’s teenage daughter filed for a restraining order against her famous father and his girlfriend.
In the documents, Ella stated that she is “afraid” of her father and accuses him of “threatening to call the police every time he misbehaves” during their visits.
She filed for a domestic violence restraining order against her Gruffudd after what she said was an ugly incident at her home, during which she claims Bianca “slammed the door on his head.”
In June, Judge Freeman Stinn denied her request for a restraining order and appointed a children’s attorney, an attorney appointed by the court to represent the best interests of Ella and her minor children.
Weeks earlier, Gruffudd had filed court documents accusing Evans of creating fake Twitter accounts to brand him and Wallace “child molesters.”
He also claimed that Evans yelled at him outside his Los Angeles home and called him a “fucking abuser” and an “abusive f***” in front of Ella.
