Ioan Gruffudd has secured a five-year domestic violence restraining order against his former wife, Alice Evans, following a bitter legal battle in Los Angeles. The ruling extends the original order, which was granted in 2022, until at least 2031.
The judge, who described Evans's social media activity as a 'concerted, focused, intentional and caustic campaign of denigration', noted that she had violated the terms of the initial order multiple times. Evans had confessed to sharing negative comments online about Gruffudd and his new wife, Bianca Wallace, expressing shame and regret for her actions.
During the trial, Gruffudd testified that he felt 'disturbed' and 'anxious' about the lengths Evans might go to cause a scandal, including a threat to 'Amber Heard' him. The judge acknowledged that Evans's harassment had 'abated somewhat' but questioned the sincerity of her apology.
The couple, who married in 2007 and separated in 2021, have two daughters. The judge urged them to find a way to co-parent, noting that Gruffudd had not seen the children for two years. Evans had previously claimed she was left destitute and reliant on food stamps, earning just $300 a month in royalties.
