'Fantastic Four' Star Ioan Gruffudd's Ex-Wife Demands An Increase In Monetary Support For Their Kids
Gruffudd is fighting against her claims and has accused her of embarking on several phony schemes "as a fraudulent way to strong-arm me into paying more support than I can afford."
The "Fantastic Four" actor also accused her of manipulating their children to send him emotionally blackmailing messages parroting her claims, but Alice Evans denied it in a new court filing.
Alice Evans Claims She Has 'Burned Through' Her Savings And Needs More Support From Ioan Gruffudd
Alice Evans' acrimonious divorce battle with her estranged husband, Ioan Gruffudd, has reached a new fever pitch with the actress demanding urgent financial assistance from him to prevent her and their two daughters from becoming homeless.
According to the Daily Mail, the former couple is set to head to court on Wednesday as Evans seeks to secure an upward review of the $4,500 that Gruffudd pays her in child and spousal support each month.
Court documents obtained by the news outlet show that Evans claims she's languishing in poverty and is so broke that she had to borrow money from friends as well as set up a GoFundMe account that raised $18,000 in donations.
She explained that she and her daughters, Ella and Elsie, were evicted from her L.A. home because she couldn't afford the $6,500 per month rent and has had to "burn through" her savings to pay living expenses and legal fees.
Ioan Gruffudd Contends With Alice Evans' Claims
Gruffudd has hit back at her claims in a court filing of his, saying that she "purposely got herself evicted… intentionally ceased paying rent and instead took the children on a vacation trip to Europe."
The "Hornblower" actor stated that his ex-wife did that to "support her false public narrative of financial destitution in an attempt to further harm my reputation," as well as devise a "fraudulent way to strong-arm me into paying more support than I can afford."
He also offered up subpoenaed bank records, which purportedly showed that Evans is far from being broke and made more than $130,000 in 2024 and is expected to earn a similar amount this year, a claim that Evans called "false and misleading."
Ioan Gruffudd Claims Alice Evans Is Manipulating Their Daughters As He Shares Bizarre Text Messages
In the legal document filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court, Gruffudd explained how he was "mortified" to have received "dozens of stressed messages from our minor children in which they have parroted Alice's false and manufactured claims of becoming homeless in the immediate future."
One message read: "Mummy works very hard and also looks after us 24/7. You are avoiding the issue, which is that you don't want to work. It's not mummy's fault, it's yours. You left us, and now you can't provide for us."
Another said: "You need to get a job daddy. Looking after your girlfriend is not a job. You are a father who has abandoned his children and doesn't see them or talk to them. You don't even send Christmas presents. It's pathetic and everyone sees you."
"Ps, if there is enough money for us never to become homeless, then why aren't you helping us out? You hate mummy more than you love us," the message read.
Alice Evans Denies Manipulating Their Kids
Evans has since denied Gruffudd's claims that she's manipulating their children to send him those disturbing messages.
"I absolutely did not ask the children to send messages to (Gruffudd) about our eviction and pending homelessness," she said, per the Daily Mail.
"The children are well aware of our financial distress and the eviction," Evans added.
The Actress Made A Public Plea For Help, Claiming She And Her Kids Could Become Homeless
Evans had made a public plea for fans to donate funds to her as her financial situation had become "dire" following her divorce from Gruffudd.
In a social media post, she noted that she'd hit "rock bottom" and begged fans for a spare room, explaining that she and her daughters "have nowhere to go."
"I'm so embarrassed about this. If you're here, you know my story. You know how much I struggle to keep my two girls healthy and happy and a roof over their heads," she said. "You know what I've been through. It never ends. I'm just getting squeezed in every which way and smeared in the media so that nobody even wants to employ me."
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