Ioan Gruffudd was seen in good spirits simply days after his 13-year-old daughter filed a restraining order in opposition to him.
The “Improbable 4” star, 49, and his girlfriend, Bianca Wallace, had been noticed by paparazzi strolling arm-in-arm and grinning ear-to-ear throughout a stroll in Los Angeles Friday night.
The pair each flashed large smiles to the cameras as they took their canine out for a stroll.
Nonetheless, simply earlier this week, Gruffudd’s teen daughter, Ella, filed a restraining in opposition to each her well-known dad and his girlfriend.
The younger lady additionally sought a civil harassment safety order in opposition to Wallace.
Ella reportedly took authorized motion after an incident that allegedly occurred at Gruffudd’s residence, whereas she and her youthful sister, Elsie, 9, had been visiting.
Nonetheless, not many particulars concerning the alleged dispute have been revealed.
Gruffudd has had mounting rigidity with the ladies’ mom and his estranged spouse, Alice Evans, in recent times.
The “Titanic” actor stated in courtroom paperwork obtained by the Day by day Mail in February that he feared that his ex’s conduct would have an effect on his relationship with their youngsters.
“I initially filed the custody RFO due to Alice’s ongoing conduct towards me and towards the kids, and since I believed she was interfering in my relationship with them,” Gruffudd stated.
“I imagine Alice continues to intrude in my relationships with the kids to at the present time, and I imagine that additional custody orders are crucial presently to stop further harm to the relationships and emotional hurt to Ella and Elsie because of Alice’s persevering with conduct.”
Alice, in the meantime, is searching for authorized and bodily custody of each Ella and Elsie.
The British-American actress has been outspoken about the truth that her ongoing divorce has taken a toll on her.
Main as much as Gruffudd submitting for divorce in March 2021, Alice blasted him on social media, saying the British-born actor had left her in “excruciating” ache.
“I'm nonetheless combating in opposition to it, as a result of I really like our children, and I nonetheless love him, however one thing has occurred inside his head and no matter it's, I don’t see him coming again to us,” she shared on Instagram on the time.
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Alice then accused Gruffudd of having a three-year affair together with her pal and claimed he “mentally tortured” her after they had been collectively.
The actor has stated that his ex is on a marketing campaign to destroy his popularity.
Because of this, he filed a restraining order in opposition to Alice and a choose granted the order be prolonged for 3 years in August 2022.
A supply beforehand instructed the Day by day Mail that Gruffudd hoped the courtroom’s determination would “put an finish” to the discourse, as Alice had allegedly “turn into more and more risky and seemingly intent on destroying his profession together with her character assassination.”
Hearings for Ellas’ filings in opposition to her dad and Wallace are scheduled for June 22 and June 23. Reps for Alice and Gruffudd haven't returned Web page Six’s requests for remark.