Alice Evans admits she 'didn't react well' when her 'life was uprooted' by acrimonious split from ex

Release time：2024-05-22 09:42:45 Source：Culture Canvas news portal

Alice Evans has admitted she 'didn't react well' when her 'life was uprooted' after her split from ex-husband Ioan Gruffudd. 

Following their acrimonious seperation in March 2021, the actors have been locked in a very public legal battle, resulting in slanging matches that threatened to overshadow their respective careers. 

Ioan, 50, has since moved on with fiancée Bianca Wallace, 31, who last month launched an extraordinary attack on Alice accusing her of 'stalking, harassing and abusing' Ioan. 

Sharing an update to Instagram on Wednesday, Alice, 55, said she was finally beginning to feel like herself again and thanked her fans for their ongoing support. 

Alongside an old photo of herself, she wrote: 'Getting the ‘me’ back! Thank you for all the love and the support. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it.'

Alice Evans, 55, has admitted she 'didn't react well' when her 'life was uprooted' after her split from ex-husband Ioan Gruffudd, 50

She continued: 'My life was uprooted with no warning in 2020. I didn’t react well. I applaud the people who do. But I’m intact. My girls are intact.

'Loving life and happy. I have offers coming in. Things are looking up. Thank you ALL of you that have stuck by me. I will never, ever forget.'

It comes after Bianca claimed that she has been inundated with messages from followers who claim to have been sent abusive messages from Alice and revealing she feels it's her duty to 'shine a light on bullies and abuse.' 

She also repeated Ioan's claims that Alice had set up fake social media accounts with the purpose of harassing them after a restraining order banned her from mentioning him on social media. 

In a series of Instagram posts, the Australian actress went on to share 4512 pages worth of social media posts in which Alice had mentioned her or Ioan as well as links to court documents detailing the three-year restraining order he took out against her as a result of the relentless posts. 

She began by sharing: 'I want to say thank you so much for the love and support I have received. I believe the time has come to shine a light on bullies and abuse because they only hold power when hidden in the darkness.

'Bullies and people who harass others want us to believe that we are alone, but we are not. Bullying thrives in the darkness. It makes people afraid to do anything lest it get worse. 

'I'm encouraging everyone to keep sharing your experiences. Continue reporting to the authorities. Always reach out for support.' 

Following their seperation in March 2021, the actors have been locked in a very public legal battle and slanging matches that threatened to overshadow their respective careers (pictured in 2018)

Ioan, 50, has since moved on with fiancée Bianca Wallace, 31, who last month launched an extraordinary attack on Alice accusing her of 'stalking, harassing and abusing' Ioan (pictured together in 2022)

Sharing an update to Instagram on Wednesday, Alice said she was finally beginning to feel like herself again and thanked her fans for their ongoing support

She concluded: 'Although some of what I have mentioned happened over the last few years, I want to be very clear - The harassment and abuse has not ceased. It has continued unabated and is being directed far more broadly than just us.'

Bianca went on to claim that Alice had breached a three-year restraining order put out against her in August 2022. 

She continued: 'On 13 November 2023 at 10:56am LA time, I received an email from the detective informing that the current investigations did find this persons phone number linked to at least one of the fake accounts being used to stalk, harass, and post defamatory claims.

'I want to stress that people who do this need to be held accountable for their actions, and as I have mentioned, I won't allow anyone to bully or abuse me ever again.

'If you so wish to view the supporting evidence mentioned in my previous post, most of it, minus what is currently ongoing, is already publicly available. 

'I found the following links containing the information on Google and there is a lot more publicly available information.' 

Bianca went on to share the links to Ioan's court filings for the Domestic Violence Restraining Order as well as the actor's filings for joint custody with Evans of their daughters Ella, 14, and Elsie, 10. 

In a final blow, Bianca shared a link comprised of 4512 pages worth of social media posts in which Evans had mentioned her or Gruffudd. 

She ended her series of posts by writing 'Keep being the light.' 

Ioan previously claimed in court filings that he believed Alice had breached the order that prevented her from mentioning him on social media for three years.

He said in the papers filed last year: 'There have been a number of anonymous social media accounts set up on Twitter naming Bianca and myself 'child abusers,' and making incredibly slanderous and defamatory claims.

'Alice has slipped up a number of times on these accounts, making clear the 'anonymous' accounts are her accounts.'

It comes after Bianca claimed that she has been inundated with messages from followers who claim to have been sent abusive messages from Alice

She also accused Alice of confronting not just herself and Ioan but other unnamed people for 'decades' 

Ioan previously claimed in court filings that he believed Alice had breached the order that prevented her from mentioning him on social media for three years 

He added: 'Alice has made thousands of false, threatening and harassing posts about me on social media, and she has made false and harassing statements about me to the media.'

Bianca also accused Alice of confronting not just herself and Ioan but other unnamed people for 'decades.'

She shared: 'This has completely thrown me. What Ian's ex has done to so, so many of you over 20 years is some of the darkest s**t we have seen and finding out that what's happening to us isn't new and has been happening for decades, has been confronting, but also strangely reassuring.

'Thank you so much for sharing your personal stories and experiences of abuse with this same person. We are completely heartbroken to learn what has been going on for so long. 

'We knew what was happening to us was bad, but hearing so many of your own stories has made this so much worse.

'Because of the level that this has gone to and the sheer volume of information we have received, I am going to get advice on how to go about this and to ensure that everyone who has been victim to this person feels safe and protected for having come forward.

'If anyone receives anything, including threats and intimidation from this person, the family and supporters, give me everything. I am going to ensure everyone is safe from further harassment, threats and abuse.

'Since working on healing 10 years of DV, abuse, spine surgery, diagnosis', police relocations, public abuse campaign - If I have not already made this clear - I will never be abused or bullied again. The dark is coming into the light now.' 

She claimed she was targeted by trolls shortly after confirming her relationship with Ioan, who was still the midst of his acrimonious divorce from Alice when the couple went public in 2021 

Bianca and Ioan confirmed their engagement in January with the actress revealing her sparkling diamond ring 

She claimed she was targeted by trolls shortly after confirming her relationship with Ioan, who was still the midst of his acrimonious divorce from Alice when the couple went public in 2021. 

Bianca wrote: 'Reading the abuse that hundreds (if not thousands!) of you have faced over the past 20 years by the same person who is abusing us has been genuinely confronting and disturbing. 

'We can clearly see from you all by your comments and messages that what has happened to us and our families is not new, and definitely not caused by a break up. It is very clear now that this has been happening for decades.' 

'We are truly devastated to learn how many of you have suffered over the past 20 years at this person's hands... 

'After what I received from everyone yesterday, I need a few days to go through it all and come to terms with what we have now learnt is so much bigger than we realised - your children, careers and lives have also been attacked for so long and for that, it is important that this level of abuse & bullying is revealed. 

'In the meantime, I am here for anyone who experiences further abuse because you have told the truth.'  

Bianca previously revealed how online trolls sent vile messages in which they hoped her battle with multiple sclerosis (MS) would eventually kill her after she made her first appearance with Ioan. 

MS is a condition in which the immune system attacks the body and causes nerve damage to the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms can be mild in some, and in others more extreme causing severe disability.

She and Gruffudd announced their engagement in January, after three years of dating. 

Bianca previously revealed how online trolls sent vile messages in which they hoped her battle with multiple sclerosis (MS) would eventually kill her after she made her first appearance with Ioan (pictured in 2019) 

In December, The Daily Mail reported that Alice is in dire financial straits and has told friends that she cannot pay her rent or afford food, and is contemplating taking a job at Starbucks 

In December, The Daily Mail reported that Alice is in dire financial straits and has told friends that she cannot pay her rent or afford food, and is even contemplating taking a job with coffee chain Starbucks.

She has told friends that the money which she got from the sale of the marital home, believed to amount to $100,000 is all gone, much of it on lawyers, and she is now in a financial crisis.

A friend said: 'Alice has been extremely upset and says that she can't afford to make rent when it is due later this month – at least not if they want to eat - and has just hit a financial rock bottom. She says she has nothing – not even medical insurance.'

They continued: 'She's been told that she should get a job but has not found any acting work and in any case she needs to look after their children who are school age.

'This week she has been discussing trying for a job in Starbucks but she thinks they might not want her as she is probably too old for them at 55. Also her agent doesn't want her to do it in case it looks bad.

'She is feeling desperate and is out of ideas about how she can get along. She has been crying herself to sleep.'

Evans and Gruffudd finally divorced in July 2023 but custody, spousal and child support have yet to be settled, and the next hearing in the case is due in March.

In court filings obtained by DailyMail.com, a judge ordered Evans to take the girls to weekly 'reunification therapy' sessions with their father.  

In August, a Los Angeles judge granted the actor's request for the appointment of a child psychiatrist to referee the increasingly bitter battles over the two girls, aged 13 and nine.

Alice had vehemently opposed the move, claiming that it was unnecessary and that Gruffudd had not seen or called his daughters in almost three months.

In an Instagram post which shows Elsie playing in a swimming pool, Evans vowed to reveal all about what she claimed had been a campaign of harassment.

She wrote: 'Posting this moment of joy (which I share with my kids every single day) because I am about to tell my truth about the harassment I have been on the receiving end of for two years now. I cannot sit here and be maligned and lied about on a permanent basis.'

The couple divorced this year, but the issues of spousal and child support as well as child custody still need to be resolved. 

It follows the judge's ruling, which came after Gruffudd filed a new 34-page written document - found by DailyMail.com - in which he blasted Evans, accusing her of calling daughter Ella a 'f***ing b****' and telling the teen she 'would be getting a new father soon'. 

Read more: Ioan Gruffudd obtains a three-year restraining order against estranged wife Alice Evans - which bans her from mentioning him on social media

Evans has denied all her ex's 'abuse' allegations. 

In a declaration to the court, Gruffudd described Evans's latest statements opposing the evaluator and criticising him as 'false or grossly misleading'.

He said: 'Circumstances with our daughters Ella and Elsie, and my relationship with them are not as Alice describes.

'Alice has stated in her own words in multiple postings on social media that I have been trying to get at least 50/50 custody of Ella and Elsie and that she does not want this and/or is actively working to preventing it.

'I believe it is imperative that a specific evaluator be appointed at the hearing on August 17 in order to avoid further and potentially significant delays in getting this important process started.'

Gruffudd pointed out that although 'Alice argues that no child custody evaluation is necessary,' the girls' court-appointed attorney and their most recent therapist both support appointing an evaluator.

And he added the therapist wrote: 'I feel that it would be in the best interest of your daughters for Elsie to continue psychotherapy with me and Ella to be evaluated by a child psychiatrist.'

Gruffudd expressed concern that Evans has taken Elsie out of the school she'd been in since kindergarten and placed her in a new one, defying a court order preventing her changing the kids' schools without his agreement. 'I did not agree,' he said.

Talking again about the 'serious emotional harm' he believes Evans is inflicting on their daughters, Gruffudd went on, 'Alice regularly berated, verbally abused and threatened me during our marriage and after separation, often in the presence of Ella and/or Elsie.

'Among other things, Alice told me she had been miserable for years and wanted a divorce, attacked my appearance and my career, threatened to call the police on me and told Ella she would be getting a new father soon.

'I believe it was unhealthy and distressing to the girls to witness this behavior and I believe Alice's conduct was abusive not only to me, but to the girls as well.'

Evans has denied all his 'abuse' allegations and has not responded - so far - to Judge Freeman Stinn's latest ruling against her.

Gruffudd - who met Evans when they co-starred in the 2000 Disney movie, 101 Dalmatians - filed for divorce in March 2021, shortly after the blonde actress claimed on social media that her husband of 14 years was walking out on her and their two daughters.

MailOnline has contacted representatives for Evans and Gruffudd for comment.  

Inside the most bitter divorce in Hollywood: A timeline of Alice Evans and Ioan Gruffudd's relationship

January 2021: The beginning of the end  

Gruffudd filed for divorce in March 2021, shortly after Evans claimed on social media that her husband of 14 years was walking out on her and their two daughters.

October 2021: Ioan goes public with his new love  

After Evans' explosive announcement about her split all seemed to quieten down until October 2021 when she took to Twitter to claim to her 29,000 followers that her estranged husband had been cheating on her for three years with a much younger woman.

Evans implied that her ex had gaslighted her for years, betraying her and their two daughters (but did not offer any evidence to support her accusation).

February 2022: Ioan files for a restraining order against Alice 

After months of pointed tweets and social media posts made by Evans, Gruffudd responded by filing for a restraining order, submitting 113 pages of unhinged texts and emails that had not previously been made public. 

In his court filing, Gruffudd claimed he told Evans that he wanted out of 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 filing.

He claimed she verbally threatened to tell the media he had abused her 'do what Amber Heard did to Johnny Depp'. 

Inside the most bitter divorce in Hollywood: A look back at Alice Evans and Ioan Gruffudd's shock slanging match (pictured in 2004) 

June 2022: Alice begs fans for money to pay for a divorce lawyer 

As their divorce proceedings entered its 15th month, Evans claimed to be 'completely out of money for food and bills.'

She claimed she would receive no financial support from Gruffudd and that she was struggling to pay her legal fees and would be unable to 'feed or clothe' their daughters with her dwindling funds. 

July 2022: Ioan asks for joint custody of daughters 

After Evans filed for sole custody of their daughters, Gruffudd filed for custody and visitation rights to see his children, claiming in the filing that Evans had been purposely trying to cut communication between himself and the children. 

He also petitioned that the girls attend in-person therapy and reunification therapy via zoom with him pending court-ordered mediation about custody. 

In the filing, Gruffudd reiterated allegations that Evans had been verbally abusing during their 14-year marriage, and 'undermin[ing him] in front of the girls throughout their lives.' 

August 2022: Ioan gets a three-year restraining order against Alice 

Having previously been awarded a temporary restraining order against his estranged wife, Gruffudd successfully obtained a three-year restraining order against Evans in August 2022. 

Harsher restrictions were put in place by a US judge, including a ruling preventing Alice from leaking private text messages from their children.

In the court documents, Gruffudd claimed Evans continued to cause him issues and wanted additional provisions added to the existing restraining order.

He also requested Evans not post his text messages or any other communications to the parties’ children, or the children’s text messages or any other communications to Ioan, on any social media account.

Gruffudd also asked for the judge to order Evans not to contact his employer or make disparaging statements about him to his employers.

October 2021: Ioan went public with his new love Bianca Wallace, posting a picture with the Australian actress who is 21 years younger than Alice 

September 2022: Ioan and Alice's child custody battle hits a wall 

Two months after Gruffudd filed for joint custody of his two daughters and asked for custody and visitation rights, the exes failed to settle their differences in family court, despite the help of a mediator.

Court documents showed the exes meeting was set for 31 August and that mediation had taken place but that 'no agreement' had been reached.

The document went on to confirm that that both Gruffudd and Evans had completed the mandatory Our Children First program.

The Superior Court of Los Angeles states of the program that: 'Parents are required by law to attend a mediation orientation/parent education program and a mediation session prior to appearing at an Order to Show Cause or Trial regarding the custody and/or visitation of their children.'

November 2022: Alice is reported to police over claims of 'child abuse' and drug use

Amid her ongoing custody battle, Evans claimed that someone called social services and the police on her with concerns over child abuse and drug and drink use.

The actress took to Twitter to allege that someone had sent authorities to her property who then found 'absolutely no signs of abuse' and 'no drugs or drink'.

July 2022: Ioan asked for joint custody of their  daughters Ella, 13 and Elsie, nine, claiming Alice had been trying to cut communication between himself and the children (pictured in 2018

February 2023: Child custody agreement is stalled again after Alice is charged with 'violating restraining order' 

Evans appeared in court in February 2023 to answer two charges of violating a restraining order that was put in place by her estranged husband. 

The warring former couple were scheduled to appear later that month at a custody hearing but Evans asked for a postponement.

Her attorney, Marie LaMolinara, argued that testimony Alice gives at the custody hearing could be used against her in her later criminal trial, which would violate her right, under the 5th Amendment, not to incriminate herself.

March 2023: Charges against Alice are dropped 

Prosecutors in Los Angeles dropped charges against Evans who had been accused of defying a restraining order the Welsh actor has against her.

Evans had pleaded not guilty to two counts of violating the order and at a hearing at LA's Airport Courthouse, Commissioner James Cooper dismissed the charges after prosecutors told the court they were 'unable to proceed.'

At a follow-up hearing, Evans' attorney, public defender, Daniel Stefanic, filed a motion asking for a ruling that would declare her 'factually innocent' of the charges. 

August 2022: Ioan successfully obtained a three-year restraining order against Alice that banned her from mentioning him or his girlfriend on social media (Ioan and Bianca pictured May 2022) 

May 2023: Alice moves out of $2million family home as ex Ioan is 'too poor' to pay for it

Evans and her children moved out of her family home and into a rented abode with their two daughters after Gruffudd pleaded with a court to allow the home to be sold, saying he didn't have the money to keep up with mortgage payments for his family following their split in 2021.

The Fantastic Four star told a court in a document filed last year that neither he nor Evans could afford the $6,750 a month in mortgage payments, insurance and property tax.

He said he'd had just one paid job in the past year and was so poor he was relying on handouts from his young girlfriend.

May 2023: Ella, 13, applies for a restraining order against dad Ioan and his girlfriend Bianca 

The teenage daughter of Evans and Gruffudd asked for a restraining order against her famous father and his girlfriend in documents filed on May 31 at the Los Angeles Superior Court.

In the documents, Ella stated that she is 'afraid' of her father and accuses him of 'threatening to call the police on her anytime she misbehaves' during their visitations.

Ella filed for a domestic violence restraining order against her father following what she said was an ugly incident at their home, during which she claims Bianca 'slammed a door on her head'. 

In her filing against her father, Ella requested that he be made to keep at least 100 yards away from her and not contact her for five years and asks that Gruffudd be ordered to undergo a '52-week batterer intervention program'.

The program, which involves weekly classes, is intended - the document states - to 'stop abuse, teach accountability, abuse effects, and gender roles'.

Ella requested that the restraining order also cover her nine-year-old sister Elsie, noting that she 'lives with her sister and is afraid that [Ioan] will abuse and/or continue to allow abuse to happen to my sister too'.

She also asked that her father be made to pay 'for some or all of her lawyer's fees and costs' and requests that her phone account and that of her sister Elsie's be transferred to their mother, alleging that Gruffudd has 'threatened to cancel my sister's phone account and my phone account'.

Along with her domestic restraining order filing, Ella included a declaration as evidence to support her case, in which she shared her recollection of a bitter spat that she claims took place while she and her nine-year-old sister Elsie were visiting their father's home on May 26.

Ella admitted that she was 'so mad' at her father to find that Wallace was at his apartment when she arrived that she began throwing food on his bed, on the floor, and on him, before she attempted to flee the apartment - which, she says, is when the actress 'slammed a door on her head', leaving her with 'a small bump' and a 'bruise on her arm'. 

May 2023: The teenage daughter of Alice and Ioan asked for a restraining order against her famous father and his girlfriend in documents filed on May 31 (Alice and Ella pictured) 

June 2023: Ioan accuses Alice of abusing him via fake Twitter accounts

In court documents seen by MailOnline, Gruffudd claimed his estranged wife screamed at him outside his Los Angeles home and called him a 'f***ing abuser' and 'abusive c***' in front of their 13-year-old daughter.

Gruffudd also claimed Evans repeatedly broken a three-year restraining order he took out against her which has resulted in criminal charges - and flashed him while wearing no underwear when their children were being dropped off.

The bombshell papers also contained claims from Gruffudd that: Evans has made 'thousands of false, threatening and harassing posts' about him; Evans claims to be home-schooling Ella, but has 'provided no information'; Evans has interfered with the girls' therapy and they are missing appointments; and Ella poured rolled oats from a bag over his head, which left him 'in shock'.

July 2023: Ioan and Alice are declared legally divorced

In a court order handed down in LA Superior Court, Judge Josh Freeman Stinn finally granted Gruffudd's request for divorce amid the couple's ongoing custody battle.

The Welsh actor had filed for bifurcation and termination of marital status in May which would allow him and Evans to be declared legally divorced even as they continue settlement negotiations in their split.

A minute order obtained by DailyMail.com show the judge approved the request on July 3, ruling: 'The Court finds irreconcilable differences have arisen in the marriage and grants judgment for the dissolution of marriage as to status only, effective today.' 

July 2023: Ioan's daughter loses bid for domestic violence restraining order against him 

Two months after Ella filed documents a judge at the Los Angeles Superior Court dismissed an application by Ella for a domestic violence restraining order.

Gruffudd was present in court, along with Ms Evans for the hearing, as well as the lawyer appointed as the minor's counsel last month.

The judge ruled: 'The minor's request for a domestic violence restraining order against the petitioner is hereby dismissed without prejudice.'

The decision came three weeks after the teenager's bid to get a civil protection order against Gruffudd's actress girlfriend Bianca Wallace, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, was also denied.

Ioan said: Friends of the Liar star said he was 'very relieved' at the outcome. They also claimed that the situation is a 'nightmare' but they are 'happy to see some progress'.

August 2023: Ioan accuses Alice of 'child abuse' and keeping their daughters  from him 

A Los Angeles judge attempted to shield Gruffudd and Evans from the fallout of their parents' ugly battles by banning the press from a custody hearing, keeping the proceedings secret.

But that didn't stop the warring former couple – who are both seeking custody of the girls – from taking vitriolic shots at each other in written court filings that are public and not sealed.

The Welsh star called his ex a 'child abuser' – while Evans claimed Gruffudd hadn't seen or called his children for almost three months, according to court documents obtained by DailyMail.com. 

Ioan said: 'Alice has continued to inflict serious emotional harm on Ella and Elsie by her statements and by interfering in my relationship with them.

'Alice has verbally abused and undermined me in front of the girls throughout their lives.

'Since January 2021, Alice has also encouraged and instructed them not to see me or communicate with me and she has made thousands of threatening and abusive communications to me and about me.'

Alice said: 'I have read and disagree with the declaration of petitioner (Gruffudd) as to allegations that I am inflicting or causing our children ''serious emotional harm".

'No one has ever contacted me or reported me for such conduct. No professional, nor teacher, nor school administrator, nor counsel, nor therapist.

'Petitioner has not seen, complied with, nor called the children for 11 weeks. I don't understand how having no recent information, "petitioner believes" there is an urgency such that a child custody evaluation must be commenced.'

June 2023: Ioan claimed in bombshell court documents that Alice has interfered with their daughters' therapy sessions and they are missing appointments

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