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Christina Ricci says quarantine was a dangerous time in her household because her husband allegedly beat her several times, and now she fears for her life and that of their son.
The actress filed a restraining order Wednesday James Heerdegen, who according to her started abusing her in December 2019. Christina claims he hit her, spat on her and made pig noises in her face. She says the incident, during which she sustained multiple bruises, convinced her that she had to leave him.
Christina says she told James she wanted to divorce, but it was derailed when the COVID-19 quarantine began in March, and she ‘got caught in a house with a violent abuser’.
In documents, she claims that Heerdegen attacked her twice in June, while she was still locked up … chased her through the house and tried to stop her from calling 911 after an argument. He allegedly dragged her by her wrists and threw her into a fire pit, leaving her cut and bruised.
During the second attack, she claims that he spat on her and threw coffee and a chair at her – all while their 6-year-old son was watching.
Christina submitted several photos to the court showing injuries she sustained according to Heerdegen’s hands.
Christina filed to divorce him after the alleged incidents, and her lawyer, Samantha Spector, was in court Wednesday to file the restraining order.
According to these documents, obtained by TMZ, Christina also fears that Heerdegen’s abuse could be fatal. During a car ride in late 2019, she claims that James’ said something that made me think so [he] could kill me. He said the only way he could feel sorry for me was if I was handed out in small chunks. ‘
Christina says she immediately hid all the knives in the cabin where they were vacationing.
Late Wednesday, the judge granted a restriction on domestic violence … requiring Heerdegen to stay 100 meters from Christina and their son and have no contact with them.
Christina claims that Heerdegen has the dog attached to his living room table when he visits their son – and under the provisions of the restraining order, he must also stay away from the dog.
Although he has already moved, Christina wants a formal court order that can stop James.
And there it is … Christina is afraid that her estranged husband – whom she married in 2013 – will release private audio and video of her to “humiliate and embarrass her”, or use it to seduce her af te pers. She wants the court to prevent him from releasing it, forcing him to surrender it.
Heerdegen’s lawyer, Larry Bakman, told TMZ that they would file their own restraining order against Christina “outlining her alcohol and drug abuse. His documents also contain documentation that Ms. Ricci advised law enforcement in December 2019 that there had been no incidents of domestic conditions yet. violence between the couple, thereby casting doubt on its credibility. ‘
He also says his client unequivocally denies all allegations of abuse by me. Ricci in 2020. “