Alice Evans is reportedly facing arrest after failing to appear in court to answer charges of violating a restraining order obtained by her estranged husband, actor Ioan Gruffudd. The 54-year-old actress missed her scheduled hearing at the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on Thursday, and neither she nor her attorney contacted the court to explain her absence.
After a two-and-a-half-hour wait, LA Superior Court Commissioner James Cooper issued a referral for an arrest warrant. The warrant must be signed by a judge before Evans can be taken into custody, but she could avoid jail by posting bail until the next hearing, according to the commissioner.
The restraining order was granted in February 2022, banning Evans from mentioning Gruffudd on social media for three years. The details of the two alleged breaches remain unknown. Gruffudd, 49, filed for divorce in March 2021, two months after Evans publicly accused him of walking out on their marriage and having an affair with his now-girlfriend, Bianca Wallace—claims he has denied.
In court filings, Gruffudd alleged that Evans had verbally abused him during their 14-year marriage and undermined him in front of their daughters. The actor recently spoke publicly about the divorce, describing the scrutiny as 'part and parcel' of being an actor.
Evans and Gruffudd met on the set of 102 Dalmatians in 2000 and married in 2007. They have two daughters, Ella, 13, and Elsie, 9. Gruffudd is now in a relationship with Wallace.
