Courtroom Drama: Alice Evans vs. Ioan Gruffudd in High-Stakes Divorce Battle
Drama Unfolds: Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans' Bitter Battle for Child Support Heats Up
The war between former Fantastic Four star Ioan Gruffudd, 51, and his ex-wife, actress Alice Evans, 56, is about to get a whole lot messier. In just days, the estranged couple will face off in a Los Angeles courtroom, with Evans demanding more child support for their two daughters.
As The Scholarly Note has obtained court documents, it's clear that tensions between Gruffudd and Evans have reached a boiling point. Evans claims she's on the brink of financial disaster, forced to borrow money from friends and set up a GoFundMe account that raised a whopping $18,000 in donations. She asserts that she and her girls - Ella, 15, and Elsie, 11 - were recently evicted from their LA home due to her inability to pay the staggering $6,500 monthly rent.
But Gruffudd is pushing back against Evans' cash demands, calling her claims "false" and "manufactured." In his own court filing, he alleges that Evans intentionally stopped paying rent, instead taking the kids on a vacation trip to Europe. His motive? To "support her false public narrative of financial destitution" and strong-arm him into paying more support than he can afford.
The drama began when Gruffudd filed for divorce in March 2021, just days after Evans publicly announced that their husband of 14 years was leaving her. Their divorce was finalized in July 2023.
In the midst of this legal battle, a new player has entered the scene: Bianca Wallace, Gruffudd's pregnant wife of four months. She's expected to testify against Evans at an upcoming hearing, where Gruffudd will seek to extend a three-year domestic abuse restraining order he obtained in August 2022.
Gruffudd claims that Evans engaged in a "smear campaign" of hateful text messages, emails, and social media posts aimed at intimidating him and his new wife. The restraining order is set to expire next month, but Gruffudd is determined to keep it in place.
As the battle for child support rages on, sources close to the couple reveal that the kids are caught in the middle of this toxic war. Insiders claim that Ella and Elsie have been receiving stressed messages from their father, who's frustrated by Evans' claims of financial distress and her attempts to manipulate him into paying more support.
But Evans is pushing back against Gruffudd's accusations, denying any wrongdoing and calling the restraining order an effort to "muzzle" her and violate her First Amendment rights. She insists that there's no evidence of stalking or harassment and has no interest in pursuing Gruffudd or his wife.
As the drama unfolds, fans are left wondering: What's really going on behind closed doors? Is Evans truly struggling financially, or is this just a ploy to get more support from her ex? And what about Gruffudd's new wife, Bianca Wallace - will she be able to bring some much-needed calm to this volatile situation?
Stay tuned for updates as this juicy drama continues to unfold.
