ABC/Fred Lee(LOS ANGELES) — A judge on Thursday ordered Robin Thicke to have only monitored visits with his 6-year-old son and stay away from his ex-wife, actress Paula Patton, after she accused the singer of emotionally abusing them during an ongoing custody dispute.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Colin Leis issued the temporary restraining order after Patton also accused the singer of physically abusing her during their marriage, which ended in March 2015. She also said Thicke has traumatized her and her son by demanding visitation and refusing to leave her mother’s home last week.
Leis’ order, which will remain in effect until a February 24 hearing, includes a finding that Thicke has a history of domestic violence and is a risk to flee with his son. The order restricts Thicke’s ability to travel outside Los Angeles County with the boy.
Thicke’s attorney Larry Ginsberg wrote in a court filing opposing the restraining order that there was no basis to issue it, and called it a retaliatory move by Patton after she was denied sole custody earlier this month.
Patton’s sworn declaration includes several allegations that Thicke was abusive during their marriage and pushed her to the ground and kicked her during a fight in April 2013.
She also accused him of numerous infidelities during their marriage and of having a substance abuse problem.
Her filing states that Thicke showed up at her mother’s house on January 19 while their son was being interviewed by child services workers and that the singer refused to leave. After the child services workers left, Thicke banged on the door and demanded to see his son, leaving only after Patton’s mother called police, Patton wrote.
“This last incident with Robin was terrifying for me,” Patton wrote. “It was terrifying for our son.”
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